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Old 05-12-2015, 01:46 PM   #22 (permalink)
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We learned about that but it had nothing to do with nuclear power. I understand what you are saying but if it leads to fear it should have lead to a banning of radioactivity in medical use, something not protested anywhere. Most smoke detectors have a radioactive source inside as well. I think if we thought of nuclear power as a life saving device in the clean environment it provides maybe we could turn the current opnion which links nuclear power to nuclear weapons.
Even though radiation can be used for medical purposes in a safe way at a highly-controlled environment, people still tend to think about Chernobyl or Fukushima.
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