[MsLady]

Did the mountains have anything to do with the radiation being so bad there? You know once the radiation traveled over Austria did it become trapped because of the mountains? I know smog will do that. Like in Hong Kong.

I am not a fan of nuclear power. I know some on FR are, but, I think the risks out weigh the benefits.

[darkside321]

No the mountans did have nothing to do with it.
The bad luck was it was raining for days.
Of course the mountains have something to do where it rains.
But this time it was just bad luck :-(
This radiation was in the atmosphere (so a lot higher than mountains can get(. If it would have been a nuke for example the people on the other side of the alps would not even have to worry.
Just for example Nothing would have happened if it would not have rained this day. (This means the next country would have got it)

[aruanan]

I am not a fan of nuclear power. I know some on FR are, but, I think the risks out weigh the benefits.

Even in terms of number of kilowatt hours generated over the past 60 years per life lost (0 in the United States) it is absolutely the safest form of energy production we presently have in the world?