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The second referendum had been planned long before, and then the Fukushima disaster happened, just a couple of weeks before the vote. A stark reminder that nuclear energy is not safe.

By the way, Italy had several nuclear reactors, but they were shut down after the first referendum.



> A stark reminder that nuclear energy is not safe.

For some nebulous and often politically-charged definition of safety.


A bunch of aviation accidents have happened in the last few months. Is flying unsafe?

See, your definition of safety seems to actually be "what feels safe to me". As such, it happens to be exactly opposite to what the data tells us.




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