US assessing reported leak at Chinese nuclear power facility

oh great, it&#x27;s an EPR<p>if there&#x27;s a significant incident then that really is the end of the nuclear industry

I hope there&#x27;s no accident of course. That said, Tchernobyl and the cost of managing that disaster is seen by many historians as the event that bankrupted the USSR and ended its communist regime for good. If a disaster does happen one can only hope for a similar silver lining ...

3.6 Roentgen, max.

I cannot see how nuclear power is worth the risk.<p>There are usually a large number of pro nuclear comments on articles related to nuclear power on HN.<p>Events like this help to confirm my point of view.<p>--<p>Edit: Here we go, downvoting begins.