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1. simsa03 (simsa03@gnusocial.cc)'s status on Friday, 23-Apr-2021 11:02:38 EDT simsa03
   Richard Stone, "No excess mutations in the children of Chernobyl survivors, new study finds" https://gnusocial.cc/url/540605
   
   « In a study of more than 200 Chernobyl survivors and their children, the researchers found no evidence of a transgenerational effect. »
   
   [Stop fretting about ominous radiation and start building more nuclear power plants.]
   1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 23-Apr-2021 18:50:47 EDT lnxw48a1

      in reply to
      @simsa03 I find that two other arguments against nuclear power come up:
      
      1: Current nuclear technology was intentionally chosen because it produces substances useful in weapons programs.
      
      2: The issue of nuclear waste.
      
      I know there are some designs that are expected produce little if any long-lived waste (and no weapons material), but as far as I am aware, no one has built such reactors to test them out.