Premature deathsWhile nuclear waste is really toxic,
it’s stored somewhere, while the toxic byproducts of fossil fuels
are pumped into the air we breathe every day. So, just by reducing the amount of fossil
fuels burned, countless cases of cancer or lung disease and accidents in
coal mines have been avoided. Even if you include the death tolls from
Chernobyl and Fukushima, nuclear energy ranks last in death per
energy unit produced.
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DEATHS PER ENERGY UNIT
Figure 1. - Showing nuclear energy is the least harmful out of all energy sources today
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