2011-03-13

safety: nuclear power versus poverty

  • Number of deaths casued by Fukushima nuclear accident: 0
  • Number of deaths caused by poverty since Fukushima accident, 2 days ago: 100,000
  • Number of children killed by poverty since Fukushima accident, 2 days ago: 60,000
  • Number of deaths immediately caused by nuclear power accidents ever: approximately 100
  • Number of deaths attributed to exposure to radiation after Chernobyl accident: approximately 4000
  • Including Chernobyl total, nuclear power has killed an average of 1 person every 4.5 days over the last 50 years.
  • Poverty kills 225,000 people every 4.5 days.
  • Poverty has proven itself to be 225,000 times more dangerous than nuclear power.
  • If you are concerned about safety, you should be 225,000 times more concerned about poverty than about nuclear power.