Originally Posted by 458 Lott
True safety is achieved through constant vigilance.


Yep. Fiftyish years (depending on how you count) of commercial nuclear energy in the US and the number of people killed or even seriously injured by the nuclear part is still zero. That's zero point zero zero. Safer than riding a bicycle or taking a bath.

Nuclear energy gets held to an absolutely insane standard of safety, it actually meets that standard, and gets not enough credit for that accomplishment.