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What is something that people think is dangerous but in reality is completely harmless? (lemmy.fmhy.ml)
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[โ€“] [S] 14 points 3 years ago (5 children)

Woah, this one is actually surprising to me. Even though I am in favour of nuclear power, I do have some fear of living in close proximity of such plants, especially seeing how even the clothing used in the facility is mixed into the barrels of radioactive wastes.

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  • [โ€“] 10 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Would you rather the clothing get washed at your local cleaners? Or washed on-site and the water drained into the city sewers?

    Seems like a sensible precaution

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  • [โ€“] 8 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Not all the clothing anyone wears in a plant. Clothing special for contamination areas. They also do scans at thresholds and anything you carry with you that gets contaminated is confiscated. Nuclear plants genuinely have a level of safety in the us that is pretty hard to comprehend, it's all done out of an abundance of caution more than a genuine need for it. Not quite security theater, just a very high degree of security.

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  • [โ€“] 10 points 3 years ago

    I remember reading about a guy who worked at a nuclear plant that was tripping their radiation detectors on his way into work but not on his way out at the end of his shift. Turned out he had a radon problem in his home that needed to be addressed.

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