Probablythemostwellknownnuclearaccidenthappenedon 26 April 1986 attheChernobylnuclearpowerplantinSovietUkraineDutchjournalistMiriamVossenreflectsonwhathappenedwithBBCWorldServiceprogram.
WellnotaccordingtoEnergyInstituteresearcherPaulDorfmannuclearpowerstationsarelocatednearseesorlargelakesbecausetheyneedwatertocooldown, paulthinksthatsoonrisingsealevelswillmeantheendofnuclearhas a realisticenergyoption.
Instead, asheexplainedtoBBCWorldServiceProgram, therealstory, I thinkthekeytakeawaysthatnuclear's lowcarbonelectricityuniquesellingpointkindofsitsinthecontextof a muchlargerpicturethatnuclearwillbeoneofthefirstandmostsignificantcasualtiestorampingclimatechange.
Oneadvantageofnuclearpoweristhatitproduceselectricityusinglittlecarbonpaul, Dorfmancallsthisitsuniquesellingpoint a uniquesellingpoint, whichissometimesshortenedtoUSPis a commonwaytodescribethefeatureofsomethingthatmakesitdifferentfromandbetterthanitscompetitors, butthatdoesn't changethefactthatrisingsealevelswouldmakenuclearandunrealistic, evendangerouschoice.
しかし、海面上昇によって原子力発電が非現実的で危険な選択になることに変わりはありません。
Thisiswhyhecallsnuclearpower a casualtyofclimatechange, meaning a victimorsomethingthatsuffersas a resultofsomethingelsehappening.
そのため、彼は原子力発電を「気候変動の犠牲者(Casualty of climate change)」と呼んでいます。「犠牲者」とは、何かが起こった結果、被害を受けるものという意味です。