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[–] [email protected] 111 points 6 days ago (30 children)

[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 days ago (23 children)

Yup meltdowns happen sometimes. AND there’s the century-long legacy of radioactive waste!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago (3 children)

century-long legacy

At least millenia, might be epochs (million years) ...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

The dangerous radiation disappears much much sooner then that. And if its millions of years, the local life would adapt, more then it already has. Interesting related info: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiotrophic_fungus

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Interesting link, thanks. Also, radiotrophic fungus is speculation at this point and has never been found in nature.

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