SpliFF wrote:nuclear fission
Nuclear fission is 100% contained, it releases no radiation under normal operation. Contrast to coal burning which releases massive amounts.
SpliFF wrote:Which will be of little consolidation to you when that piece of radioative caesium, that came from a vegetable, that was fertilised by a dead bird, that ate a fish, that swam past Fukushima gets lodged in your glands and causes your body to eat itself.
The amount of cesium released at Fukushima was miniscule, once again, for comparison, the amount of cesium released at Fukushima is dwarfed by the amount of similarly radioactive particles released when burning coal.
SpliFF wrote:
and you of course know that EVERYONE in Denver is fine.
I was making a point that radiation is a natural energy that's present everywhere, some places more than others, and that the higher level of radiation in Denver is still well within safe boundaries. I was making a point that radiation in itself isn't dangerous, in the same way that heat isn't dangerous - until there is a large amount.
SpliFF wrote:
ha ha ha. that's just... well.. WHAT?
Same as above. I guess you didn't get the idea.
SpliFF wrote:
it's called light and heat
Radiation is a completely separate form of energy and you would do yourself a favor if you actually read about what it is before saying blatantly ignorant things like this. Fire releases radiation, and it's a completely different beast than light and heat. A good point though - smaller fires release less light and heat, and larger fires release more light and heat. It's the same with radiation, the more there is, the more radiation it will emit.
SpliFF wrote:
So adding more radiation and pollution to the mix proves your point how?
Once again, nuclear releases zero radiation and pollution under normal operation, everything is completely contained, which makes it look pretty damn clean compared to coal which releases very large amounts of radiation and more important, huge amounts of pollution.
SpliFF wrote:
Exactly... it is extremely basic to the point of being inaccurate and misleading.
Not at all, once again this is a method that involves EVERY field of science and every aspect of life. YOU CANNOT MEASURE EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME! All the measurements you learned in your science classes, the things you learn when you read the news, any time there is a measurement of something of large quantity, the measurements you see are extrapolated based on a certain sample size. This is not assumed inaccurate. Once again, please get at least a very basic understanding of these things before saying uninformed crap like this.
SpliFF wrote:
I didn't know fear of radiation poisoning was a side. I guess you must be on the side of eating lead?
Yes, extreme hyperbole is a great way to have a calm debate.
SpliFF wrote:
When that vague and inaccurate data is used to convince people a dangerous activity is "perfectly safe" then yes, it would be better to know nothing.
It is neither vague nor inaccurate. Please research this before making unbased claims.
SpliFF wrote:So Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, Fukushima and all the little fuck-ups inbetween all count as ONE incident? How many fingers am I holding up?
The total number of total NPP failures is 3. The total number of NPP disasters is 1. Neither TMI or Fukushima cause any casualties or environmental fallout.
We have learned massive amounts in 50 years.
SpliFF wrote:
.. and Fukushima.
All the radiation released by Fukushima was within safe boundaries and in fast decaying forms.
SpliFF wrote:So what? I only said that because people who compare radiation from coal, fire and bananas to nuclear fallout like they're the same thing are idiots.
I was not comparing bananas to nuclear fallout. I was trying to give some perspective on the Fukushima disaster, making a point that was release was NOT a nuclear fallout and was all in negligible amounts.
SpliFF wrote:Enough of anything will kill you but you'd need a mountain sized pile of coal and god knows how many trillion bananas to get the same lethal dose as a few specs of plutonium. Chances are you won't be finding a mountain of coal, a banana plantation or a raging fire in your sushi roll any time soon.
Funny you should say that, because we DO burn mountains of coal. Every day. And it releases uranium, thorium, and arsenic, all very long lasting radioactive isotopes directly into the atmosphere.
There has only been one event in the history of nuclear power that has released any long-term radioactivity, and only one event that has released any pollution. By contrast, every coal plant releases massive amounts of both daily under completely normal operation.
Not to be rude Spliff, but the comments you're making are all extremely uninformed and do you no credit, it's obviously you've spent little to no time bothering to research these things before spouting very extreme condemnations, while turning a blind eye to all the obvious faults of conventional (coal, oil) power production. Please research radiation and nuclear power, as well as coal and oil power.