They're Lying to You About Nuclear Energy

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In 1969, the U.S. was flipping the switch on three new nuclear reactors a year—fast, efficient, and powering millions of homes. Then, almost overnight, the industry collapsed, not because of accidents like Three Mile Island, but because of a single rule that changed everything. This video uncovers the little-known story of how fear, regulation, and economics killed America’s nuclear momentum. And why small modular reactors might finally bring it back. **Chapters:** 00:00 We Suddenly Stopped 01:05 The Radiation Scare 02:45 Your Daily Radiation 04:25 The Actual Result of the Meltdowns 05:54 Linear No-Threshold 07:47 Nuclear Plant Economics 11:09 The Energy Tradeoff 15:55 Small Modular Reactors Follow Maxinomics on social -- X: https://x.com/maxinomics Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maxinomicsmb TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@maxinomics Producer: Phil Andrews (the guy in the videos and the comments) Video Editor: Steve Thompson Motion Graphics: Seth Laupus Director of Production Services: Sam Wolf Thumbnail: Tom Grillo Franchise Content Producer: Tariq Abdellatif Chief Content Officer: Devin Emery ** Sources ** The Gordian Knot - https://gordianknotbook.com/download/why-nuclear-power-has-been-a-flop/ Galen Winsor - https://vimeo.com/518893048 Seabrook Delay Hearing - https://youtu.be/_QjEHvwwtGo?si=yNtSwKHF9GIB52a3&t=1421 NRC says LNT might not be the best model - https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/08/17/2021-17475/linear-no-threshold-model-and-standards-for-protection-against-radiation Cronkite Plutonium - https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/reaction/etc/script.html Linear No-Threshold - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_no-threshold_model Proposed Rule Making, NRC Appendix 1 Part 50 - https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1406/ML14066A030.pdf UN Fukushima Effects - https://www.unscear.org/unscear/en/news/content/a-decade-after-the-fukushima-accident_-radiation-linked-increases-in-cancer-rates-not-expected-to-be-seen.html