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		jlebar on Sept 1, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Want to fight climate change? Build more nuclear p... > What would happen if the Chinese took the same attitude with nuclear power? I'd bet it would be pretty calamitous, as you imply. I can't say I'm comfortable with the idea. However, would it kill 300,000 people every year? I'm not so sure.

shangxiao on Sept 1, 2014 [–]

I don't honestly know where 300,000 came from wrt that Forbes article.

I have different number: 1,049 from [1]

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_in_China#Accidents_and_de...

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