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[PamW]

9. Chernobyl is the Hindenburg of the nuclear power industry

Chernobyl is the Hindenburg of the nuclear power industry.

The Hindenburg exploded during docking and crashed to Earth killing many of its occupants.

However, did we say, "Oh well, kill off commercial aviation". Of course not. We realized the dangers of using a hydrogen-filled airship to carry passengers. The Hindenburg was originally intended to be levitated by Helium, but the US stopped exporting Helium to Nazi Germany, so they used Hydrogen.

Are you afraid of flying in a Boeing 777 because of what happened to the Hindenburg?

Most of the people on this forum have only the most basic education in science and technology, and that is especially true when it comes to nuclear technology. With minimal nuclear education, many don't realize that there are many types of reactors with differing characteristics. To most here, "a reactor is a reactor is a reactor"; they are all the same.

Is that true for aircraft? Most here know that a Boeing 777 is nothing like the Hindenburg, and nobody is talking about building any more hydrogen-levitated Hindenburgs to serve the commercial aviation industry.

Just as the Hindenburg is COMPLETELY IRRELEVANT when it comes to talking about the future of commercial aviation dominated by Boeing 777s and Boeing 787s and the like; the same comparison is true with respect to Chernobyl and future nuclear power.

Chernobyl was a "Generation 0" reactor. It wasn't even as advanced as the Generation 1 reactors the USA retired decades ago which preceded the Generation 2 reactors in service now. Future reactors will be Gen 4+.

So saying that nuclear power should be avoided because of Chernobyl is akin to saying that future commercial air travel on Boeing 777s and Boeing 787s and the future aircraft from Boeing and Airbus should be abandoned because a hydrogen-levitated airship called the Hindenburg caught fire and crashed decades ago.

Doesn't make ANY logical sense whatsoever.

PamW