If I say to you "Chernobyl", what comes to mind?
I asked my niece what she knew about it. She had absolutely no idea what I was talking about. That's absolutely shocking! We have forgotten so much already!
Chernobyl was the worst nuclear accident to date involving a civilian nuclear power facility.
This made 3 Mile Island look like spilled milk in sheer comparison!
The term "China Syndrome" comes to mind... a deadly runaway core meltdown involving toxic radioactive metals that could bore a hole directly down into the Earth's very core.
...but China Syndrome never happened... thankfully.
I came across this website a few years ago:
Elena has done a wonderful job documenting the history of nuclear power at Chernobyl, and the end result of this deadly accident. There is alot of material on this website about the myth of cheap "safe" nuclear power. It's really worth taking the time to look this over.
We should never forget this terrible nuclear legacy that we have created... a toxic wasteland... a vast physical reminder of the true cost of nuclear power within this tiny little environment we call Earth.
But apparently we forget too easily; our infatuation with fission returns, but once again, at what cost?
Christina Macpherson continuously reminds us that the idea of nuclear power is unfortunately still being resurrected by big business and associated governmental agencies:
http://www.antinuclear.net
Let's scrap the idea of "cheap" nuclear power and look at safer, better long term replacements for fossil fuels before it's too late...
I'm really not interested in seeing another potential China Syndrome anytime in the future.
I'm really not interested in seeing another potential China Syndrome anytime in the future.
