"Nuclear energy is not safer than coal and oil."
Evidence1
The strongest counterpoint is accident severity: nuclear accidents are rare but can cause concentrated long-term disruption, unlike typical single-site oil or coal incidents.
Nuclear-safety comparisons must include accident characteristics, not only average death rates.
Major nuclear accidents are rare, but when they happen they can trigger long-term evacuation, contamination management, and social disruption.
This does not remove fossil fuels'' much larger routine mortality burden, but it explains why nuclear risk is often viewed as low-frequency and high-consequence.
Nuclear-safety comparisons must include accident characteristics, not only average death rates.
Major nuclear accidents are rare, but when they happen they can trigger long-term evacuation, contamination management, and social disruption.
This does not...