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Worst Nuclear Accidents in History

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What it is

Kurzgesagt compares how many people nuclear accidents have killed against other energy sources. It walks through the worst nuclear accidents and puts their death tolls in context per unit of energy.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN uses it as a short, well-sourced overview showing that fossil fuels kill far more people than nuclear power.

  • 7 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “I highly recommend anyone with 10 minutes to spare give it a watch.”

    Compares deaths per kWh across energy sources.

    dijit, 2021-02 · Strong recommendation · in “The World’s Aging Dams”

  2. “I highly recommend”

    Compares nuclear deaths with other energy sources.

    0xTJ, 2021-04 · Strong recommendation · in “Japan decides to release water from Fukushima plant into sea”

  3. “I recommend this excellent video on this topic from Kurzgesagt”

    Excellent overview of nuclear versus fossil fuel deaths.

    piplikoc, 2021-03 · Recommendation · in “Why Nuclear Must Be Part Of The Energy Solution (2018)”

  4. “I really recommend watching this short video which gives a really excellent overview”

    Overview of nuclear dangers in the context of alternatives.

    michaelbarton, 2021-03 · Recommendation · in “Nuclear power must be well regulated, not ditched”

  5. “Kurzgesagt has a great video explaining everything here”

    Explains energy death rates per TWh.

    Mrdarknezz, 2021-03 · Recommendation · in “Nuclear power must be well regulated, not ditched”

  6. “for a pragmatic lense”

    Pragmatic view that fossil fuels kill far more than nuclear.

    wlpu, 2021-03 · Recommendation · in “Nuclear technology’s role in the world’s energy supply is shrinking”

  7. “I thought Kurzgesagt did a pretty good job of breaking this down”

    Breaks down relative safety of energy sources.

    Wowfunhappy, 2022-03 · Recommendation · in “NY energy grid: Real-time dashboard”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: nuclear accidents, energy deaths, chernobyl, fossil fuels, kurzgesagt

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