I wonder if the popular HBO show Chernobyl will add any fuel to this fire. It paints nuclear power in a very bad light (albeit fairly — Chernobyl was horrific).
I’m afraid it could cause some serious resistance to nuclear power, which could be a very important solution to energy security and aspects of global warming.
I’ve always wondered whether show writers consider this. It’s similar to the ER/medical shows where an organ donor turns out to still be alive or something like that. I wonder if they consider the potential damage that has on organ donation and the ramifications of turning off so many people from signing up to be a donor.
I haven't seen the HBO show (although I've watched the BBC documentary some have said it's based on), but while radiation is creepy I actually find it a strangely encouraging story. It took a lot of screwups and broken safety culture for things to get that bad, and the serious consequences were quite localized. If Chernobyl is the bar we have to clear for safe nuclear power - well, that doesn't seem too hard!
I guess that's probably an unusual perspective though, and most people will just be reminded that radiation is scary.
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I wonder if the popular HBO show Chernobyl will add any fuel to this fire. It paints nuclear power in a very bad light (albeit fairly — Chernobyl was horrific).
I’m afraid it could cause some serious resistance to nuclear power, which could be a very important solution to energy security and aspects of global warming.
I’ve always wondered whether show writers consider this. It’s similar to the ER/medical shows where an organ donor turns out to still be alive or something like that. I wonder if they consider the potential damage that has on organ donation and the ramifications of turning off so many people from signing up to be a donor.
I haven't seen the HBO show (although I've watched the BBC documentary some have said it's based on), but while radiation is creepy I actually find it a strangely encouraging story. It took a lot of screwups and broken safety culture for things to get that bad, and the serious consequences were quite localized. If Chernobyl is the bar we have to clear for safe nuclear power - well, that doesn't seem too hard!
I guess that's probably an unusual perspective though, and most people will just be reminded that radiation is scary.