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Title: Poisoned legacy: why the future of power can’t be nuclear
Post by: Marlin on May 18, 2022, 02:25

Don't shoot the messenger, it's news.

Poisoned legacy: why the future of power can’t be nuclear

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/may/14/poisoned-legacy-why-the-future-of-power-cant-be-nuclear

Title: Re: Poisoned legacy: why the future of power can’t be nuclear
Post by: peteshonkwiler on May 19, 2022, 10:53

"Boiler explosions were the scourge of American life from the mid-19th century through the early 20th. Some 50,000 Americans died every year in these accidents, which, during the 1850s, occurred on average once every four days."
https://www.power-eng.com/nuclear/asme-boiler-code-became-constitution-for-steam-age/#gref