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In the X interview with Musk, Trump spoke about Fukushima and Chernobyl, claiming that people will start occupying the land again in 2,000-3,000 years. Trump is roughly right about the issue as there are still no-go zones within the 20km radius of the Fukushima and Chernobyl nuclear power stations decades after nuclear disasters.
Hiroshima recovered much sooner because Hiroshima was a single burst of radiation, while Chernobyl was a radiation pump, dumping more and more radioactive material into the atmosphere. In Ukraine, there are 6,000 children born with genetic heart defects every year. Children living in the areas contaminated by the Chernobyl accident had significantly higher rates of congenital anomalies.
He began the conversation by calling nuclear electricity “underrated” and “actually one of the safest forms of electricity generation.” Both men then agreed that it had a “branding problem,” before Trump referred to the situation in Japan, “where they say you won’t be able to go on land for about 3,000 years.”
Musk pointed out that it wasn’t as bad as people thought. “After Fukushima happened in Japan, people were asking me in California, are you worried about a nuclear cloud coming from Japan? I am like no, that’s crazy. It is actually, it is not even dangerous in Fukushima. I flew there and ate locally grown vegetables on TV to prove it.”
After Trump joked about being worried about Musk not feeling well recently, the X owner spoke about the atomic bombings in 1945. “Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed, but now they are full cities again,” he said. “That’s great, that’s great,” replied Trump, before Musk added, “It’s not as scary as people think, basically.”
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Hiroshima recovered much sooner because Hiroshima was a single burst of radiation, while Chernobyl was a radiation pump, dumping more and more radioactive material into the atmosphere. In Ukraine, there are 6,000 children born with genetic heart defects every year. Children living in the areas contaminated by the Chernobyl accident had significantly higher rates of congenital anomalies.
He began the conversation by calling nuclear electricity “underrated” and “actually one of the safest forms of electricity generation.” Both men then agreed that it had a “branding problem,” before Trump referred to the situation in Japan, “where they say you won’t be able to go on land for about 3,000 years.”
Musk pointed out that it wasn’t as bad as people thought. “After Fukushima happened in Japan, people were asking me in California, are you worried about a nuclear cloud coming from Japan? I am like no, that’s crazy. It is actually, it is not even dangerous in Fukushima. I flew there and ate locally grown vegetables on TV to prove it.”
After Trump joked about being worried about Musk not feeling well recently, the X owner spoke about the atomic bombings in 1945. “Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed, but now they are full cities again,” he said. “That’s great, that’s great,” replied Trump, before Musk added, “It’s not as scary as people think, basically.”
Elon Musk Describes Nuclear Energy as 'Not as Scary as People Think' After Referencing Hiroshima and Nagasaki
During a recent live chat with Donald Trump, Elon Musk referenced Hiroshima and Nagasaki while speaking about the merits of nuclear energy.
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