Kiev, Ukraine, 20 April 2011 - Secretary-General's remarks at "25 Years after Chernobyl Catastrophe: (Reply #23)

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23. Kiev, Ukraine, 20 April 2011 - Secretary-General's remarks at "25 Years after Chernobyl Catastrophe:

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[font face=Serif][font size=5]Kiev, Ukraine, 20 April 2011 - Secretary-General's remarks at "25 Years after Chernobyl Catastrophe: Safety for the Future" conference[/font]

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The 6,000 children whose health was seriously undermined by thyroid cancer

The more than 330,000 people uprooted from local towns and villages

The 600,000 recovery workers

The six million people who continue to live in affected communities of Belarus, Russian Federation and Ukraine

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Is solar really four times the cost of nuclear? No, but… [View all]	wtmusic	Jun 2013	OP
people of chernobyl are anxiously awaiting the arrival of "cheap, low cost" nuclear nt	msongs	Jun 2013	#1
They didn't have to wait at all.	wtmusic	Jun 2013	#2
Gee, nuclear power for the hospitals	Lugal Zaggesi	Jun 2013	#4
Oh please...you and Helen Caldicott	wtmusic	Jun 2013	#6
Oh please...you and Glenn Beck	Lugal Zaggesi	Jun 2013	#7
Check this out - this dude grew up across the street from the reactor	wtmusic	Jun 2013	#8
He looks deformed,	BlueToTheBone	Jul 2013	#26
Kiev, Ukraine, 20 April 2011 - Secretary-General's remarks at "25 Years after Chernobyl Catastrophe:	OKIsItJustMe	Jul 2013	#23
Thyroid cancer from Chernobyl has conclusively resulted in nine (9) deaths.	wtmusic	Jul 2013	#24
Let’s not pretend it was business as usual after the meltdown	OKIsItJustMe	Jul 2013	#25
Backpedal! Backpedal!	wtmusic	Jul 2013	#29
I’m not backpedalling in the least	OKIsItJustMe	Jul 2013	#33
Still waiting. nt	wtmusic	Jul 2013	#38
What are you waiting for?	OKIsItJustMe	Jul 2013	#44
Nuclear is cleaner than renewables	wtmusic	Jul 2013	#46
And, if battery backup, or hydrogen backup were used?	OKIsItJustMe	Jul 2013	#51
Honestly I don't know.	wtmusic	Jul 2013	#54
Do you own stock?	BlueToTheBone	Jul 2013	#27
When antinukes don't have an argument, they resort to mindless hacks.	wtmusic	Jul 2013	#31
One last question.	BlueToTheBone	Jul 2013	#37
World Nuclear Association: Health Impacts — Chernobyl Accident Appendix 2	OKIsItJustMe	Jul 2013	#28
Hilarious...you might want to "read" before you "cut and paste".	wtmusic	Jul 2013	#36
And there it is! Your tell! The smiley!	OKIsItJustMe	Jul 2013	#48
How many people have died from wind turbines falling over?	wtmusic	Jul 2013	#50
You like to pretend that nuclear power is absolutely safe	OKIsItJustMe	Jul 2013	#52
Really? Show me where I make that claim. nt	wtmusic	Jul 2013	#53
It’s all about your attitude	OKIsItJustMe	Jul 2013	#55
If they had depended on solar panels covered with snow to keep them warm	wtmusic	Jul 2013	#56
Non sequitur - I thought the topic was the safety of nuclear fission plants	OKIsItJustMe	Jul 2013	#57
And we should consider the design of Chernobyl as representative?	wtmusic	Jul 2013	#58
I suppose we should consider Chernobyl irrelevant…	OKIsItJustMe	Jul 2013	#59
For all practical purposes, it is.	wtmusic	Jul 2013	#60
So, let me see if I follow your argument	OKIsItJustMe	Jul 2013	#61
You and your straw men: please talk amongst yourselves. I'm bored.	wtmusic	Jul 2013	#63
I don’t need any straw men to keep me company	OKIsItJustMe	Jul 2013	#64
A couple of extra pair of underwear...	kristopher	Jul 2013	#65
People in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan	Lugal Zaggesi	Jun 2013	#3
Sorry - but you are being a sucker for anti-nukes that know Photoshop...	PamW	Jun 2013	#10
Chernobyl is the Hindenburg of the nuclear power industry	PamW	Jun 2013	#9
Whats illogical in all this	madokie	Jun 2013	#11
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Nuclear the cheapest option? Only if you lie.	kristopher	Jun 2013	#5
Just wondering... Did you actually believe any of that?	FBaggins	Jun 2013	#12
Sorry but that doesn't work.	kristopher	Jun 2013	#14
Nice attempt at deflection	FBaggins	Jun 2013	#15
It is manifestly obvious that wind is cheaper than nuclear.	DLnyc	Jun 2013	#16
You need to do some homework.	wtmusic	Jun 2013	#17
Well thank you for this information reinforcing my point.	DLnyc	Jun 2013	#18
Please. $50 billion in "nuclear subsidies" is either just bullshit	wtmusic	Jul 2013	#19
Back of napkin, early morning half assed asleep figures	madokie	Jul 2013	#20
A = pi r^2. You are basically correct.	DLnyc	Jul 2013	#21
And if more than half of the circle isn't over land?	FBaggins	Jul 2013	#22
Does that include the cost of transporting/storing spent rods?	Auggie	Jul 2013	#30
Soil contamination?!	wtmusic	Jul 2013	#32
Potential ...	Auggie	Jul 2013	#34
Can you guarantee the human race won't be extinct in 500 years?	wtmusic	Jul 2013	#35
Nuclear never cheaper once total life cycle including waste & decommission included	on point	Jul 2013	#39
The biggest uncertainty facing nuclear power is how many idiots Greenpeace can marshal	wtmusic	Jul 2013	#40
Really?	Mopar151	Jul 2013	#41
All the disasters you name were from weapons production,	wtmusic	Jul 2013	#42
Show me the NPV for 100,000 yrs of waste protection and we can talk	on point	Jul 2013	#43
Ah, Greenpeace Idiotic Talking Point #1.	wtmusic	Jul 2013	#45
Nobody is falling for your pro nuclear propaganda. Plz move to Fukushima ok?	on point	Jul 2013	#47
Statistically it would be safer than living in parts of West Virginia	wtmusic	Jul 2013	#49
The Mass Yankee core is buried at Hanford	Mopar151	Jul 2013	#62

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