How Many People Did Nuclear Energy Kill? Nuclear Death Toll
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Nuclear energy creates an uneasy feeling of danger for many people: ancient and dangerous minerals are concentrated to awaken seemingly unnatural powers, creating toxic elements that, if they escape, can and have killed people in horrible ways. How many people has nuclear energy killed and how?
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Maxim Rucando
8 dögum síðan
I can't find your sources documents so I can learn# go kurzgesagt :D!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Medley3000
17 dögum síðan
@Henry Walke Yes we could, until the first rocket explodes above your state and burning highly toxic and highly radioactive material falls on your home. Good luck with that.
Robox
23 dögum síðan
I think im too late
Đave
23 dögum síðan
Can you please make a Video about ringworld
Allearthstuff's
25 dögum síðan
I am 376th person to comment
Lucas Kman
Klukkustund síðan
Ay... Germany also wants to get away from burning coal... I think that's not fair...
Francisco B.
4 klukkustundum síðan
Could we get a video on particle accelerators and what we could do with them, or a video on how we could use volcanoes as power courses?
Francisco B.
4 klukkustundum síðan
I’m gonna be very stupid for a second plz don’t judge. Why don’t we use steam to power different things, like assign different ways of making energy to different needs for example let’s say we could just use solar power for our homes and if when we don’t have access to the sun due to like clouds we could use like a generator that we have stored that’s been charged by the solar panels yk.. I’m dumb for that nvm..
Neo
6 klukkustundum síðan
where do i sign
Dagoberto Garza
6 klukkustundum síðan
They say you will own nothing and will be happy, how happy would you be when you know godzilla is right below you? 7:38
Vesper
6 klukkustundum síðan
i want to see a whole video on renweable energy
⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻ ⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻
8 klukkustundum síðan
here before 30k comments
VERSITIES 808
10 klukkustundum síðan
plz make a video game about species evolution ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
atun siregar
10 klukkustundum síðan
First
Elijah Powel
11 klukkustundum síðan
I think we should start using more nuclear
Zephel Thendrys fur Hansel
11 klukkustundum síðan
Could this pollution indirectly cause more respiratory-related health screenings that itself might have caused an increase in thyroid cancer?
Half_Finis
11 klukkustundum síðan
ty for highlighting the good side of nuclear
grey warden
12 klukkustundum síðan
0:00 among us
Derick Kurpiel
12 klukkustundum síðan
Would love a video on nuclear disposal!
H
12 klukkustundum síðan
4:25 *i can hear this image*
5ar.S
12 klukkustundum síðan
A video about the best options on how to get rid of nuclear waste would bi lit! like do we just shoot it into space? Or maybe we could invent a radiation eating bacteria?
Radioactive Light
13 klukkustundum síðan
I just wish one of the Kurzgesagt staff or the narrator would react to Don't Trust Kurzgesagt
NG games
14 klukkustundum síðan
I have a question for the narrator. Did you ever Improvised? Did you Improvisation made the cut?
martillo de la justicia
14 klukkustundum síðan
nuclear waste video!!
itsa me motherfucker
15 klukkustundum síðan
A nuclear power argument video would be greatly appreciated.
LordBloxmans
16 klukkustundum síðan
4:24 wtf why is Dr Doofenshmirtz's tower there
Rameshwar singh
16 klukkustundum síðan
perfectly Researched on the NUCLEAR incident,NICE patriot TEAM🎀🎀🎀
Rameshwar singh
16 klukkustundum síðan
why the subtitles in RUSSIAN ...
Fionn Galvin
18 klukkustundum síðan
A N T V I D E O P L S
Nishit Kusalkar
19 klukkustundum síðan
Deaths per Energy Unit damn never would have thought of that you guys killed it
bcvbb hyui
17 klukkustundum síðan
Germany, wrong way, booo!
65melody 1
19 klukkustundum síðan
I’m telling you guys, please make a podcast like this. I would listen to it during my commute and I’m sure others would too
bcvbb hyui
17 klukkustundum síðan
Next please make vid about mars and perseverance landing!
Bumber
19 klukkustundum síðan
The video doesn't take into account deaths related to mining the uranium, coal, and rare earth metals.
ahmad alkhaled
20 klukkustundum síðan
Could you do one about the cardiovascular system
Jayati Chaudhary
20 klukkustundum síðan
Awesome video kurz
تاج راسي
20 klukkustundum síðan
العربيه ؟!
Bruno Leal
20 klukkustundum síðan
thanks for the subtitle in portuguese. Obrigado pelas legendas!
Mr Anonymous
22 klukkustundum síðan
it's time we develop super efficient solar panels..... unarguably *the Best source of energy*
Mr Anonymous
22 klukkustundum síðan
We must also look at long term effects of any energy source.... hence i believe solar energy is the best.... requires minimal maintanence cost once installed, cheaper and eco friendly.... and absolutely no deaths for installing a solar panel at your home... this must be looked into and we must not overlook a completely ( cost, pollution, death)-free source of energy come on, it's time we do this... i don't know why on earth solar energy is so dang neglected
Anna Żochowska
22 klukkustundum síðan
12021
Expired Milk
23 klukkustundum síðan
Please make a whole video about nuclear waste
shaqalle abdillahi
Degi Síðan síðan
kurzgesagt is german that means littel saying thats weird
night wolf
Degi Síðan síðan
Can you make a video on blight
محمود مصطفى عطية
Degi Síðan síðan
Got a video idea: what would it cost to make a nuclear rifle that can shoot all nuclear waste (which is stored in the bullet) to maybe Jupiter. Like to make him see
hyou zan ren
Degi Síðan síðan
Next please make vid about mars and perseverance landing!
Lee Oswald
Degi Síðan síðan
Germany, wrong way, booo!
Sergiythegamer here
Degi Síðan síðan
I saw the Doofenschmirtz reffernce.
Fornbjorn
Degi Síðan síðan
Funny how we still make sacrifices to the gods of light for energy use but pretend we're better than societies from the distant past
Miles Oldfield
Degi Síðan síðan
Been a while, Kurzgesagt. You must be planning something BIG. :-)
Rafael Graciano
Degi Síðan síðan
A video about the storaging problem, please!
Dustin D
Degi Síðan síðan
Why not send our nuclear waste into space, as in not into orbit, but out of our solar system. I understand that that takes a huge amount of energy to do, but wouldn’t it be worth it to get rid of the waste completely?
viktor1496
23 klukkustundum síðan
Because of the unreliability of rockets, only one has to fail and you basically detonate a dirty bomb in the atmosphere
Sherlock Homie
Degi Síðan síðan
Whoa
Unyxx
Degi Síðan síðan
resuming the video: humans are dumb
Sam Wan
Degi Síðan síðan
people r so dumb
Niko The savior
Degi Síðan síðan
Is there a way to recycle nuclear waste into a usable material?
viktor1496
23 klukkustundum síðan
yes! You can either chemically extract the dangerous parts of the waste which leaves you with just uranium that can be re-used (MOX fuel) Or you can use new fast neutron reactor types like the thorium reactors that are being built in China right now. If you let spent fuel rods sit in those for a while, when they come out they're only dangerous for approx 300 more years. Much more reasonable
Baronn 1
Degi Síðan síðan
I will have to ask, what about the hundreds of thousands of jobs that the coal industry brings. My friends family has a lot of coal miners and plant workers and I would hate to see them in poverty.
viktor1496
23 klukkustundum síðan
It's harsh but they'll have to transfer to new jobs over time. New types of energy bring new jobs as well Of course it's up to the government to help those people re-educate themselves or to make sure they can transition to new jobs. But that's a social issue
Aky4 582kt
Degi Síðan síðan
alright KURWAGATESHARET
Yue Bi
Degi Síðan síðan
How to avoid producing radioactive waste that is buried underground and may cause problem in the future? Let’s burn more coal and release toxic gas right now!
Henrique Tolentino
17 klukkustundum síðan
You can recycle nuclear waste
Matthew L. CAMINS
Degi Síðan síðan
To be honest, If all the presidents watched these videos from the past and also from 12019 videos this can advance humanity thousands of years to the future thx for the videos we might be in the future already :>
Laiyemo Boys
Degi Síðan síðan
Can you make a video on the virophage please because I don't get how they work and your videos always make things easier to understand.
henry stickman
Degi Síðan síðan
Do a vid about using valcanos for energy or space x
fartpluswetone
20 klukkustundum síðan
Pointless because most equipment will melt or be fried, and Geothermal energy exists.
Ankur Jain
Degi Síðan síðan
+1 on video for nuclear waste, landfills and their implications over time... Thank you!!!
Jean Carlos Mazzolli
Degi Síðan síðan
Podia fazer uma sessão de videos explicando acidentes nucleares mais detalhadamente e incluir acidentes civis como o que teve em goias no Brasil
J
Degi Síðan síðan
Please do arabic transaction
Jack Browne
Degi Síðan síðan
Fun fact : kurzgesagt means ' said shortly ' in German, correct me if I'm wrong 😉
Somerandomguy number1
20 klukkustundum síðan
"In a nutshell" hehe Basically the same thing.
Fireface 89
Degi Síðan síðan
Who else would like a video about the lituya ba tsunami
Your FBI agent
Degi Síðan síðan
Over 5
diamarker 100
Degi Síðan síðan
8:05 *frustration noise*
Pr0tat03s The Pr0tat03
Degi Síðan síðan
Kurzgesagt should make a game, the equal share of humor and education would go well into a game, not to mention the animation style.
Talik
Degi Síðan síðan
People arguing about the death tolls of nuclear energy rely a lot on the "but sometimes" argument. We have something that's superior in many ways, but sometimes bad things happen. This ignores the same issue that happens with current technologies just to stay where things feel familiar.
aquagardenalgae
Degi Síðan síðan
Why is pollution, nuclear energy, the depletion of non-renewable resources a delicious cake for the country?
The Mobile Lord
Degi Síðan síðan
I miss new kurzgesagt videos
oiuet souiu
Degi Síðan síðan
Kurz, I won't let that Wilhelm scream at 6:15 remain unnoticed... Nice touch!
oiuet souiu
Degi Síðan síðan
Couldn't you just yeet nuclear waste in to the sun with a skyhook?
Nguyen Duc Hung
Degi Síðan síðan
Monke brain: No explosion but gradual death
ShubbyShabaas
Degi Síðan síðan
New videi of kurzgesagt coming out in under a week! It's about gold!
Javroop Badlia
Degi Síðan síðan
I heard that Bill Gates and his friends were able to successfully develop a new nuclear plant design that could use the nuclear waste as energy and create a much safer method of using meaning it will be theoretically the safest and most efficient in modern history and theoretically meaning it’s the best resource we have and the safest.
Somebody
Degi Síðan síðan
If you ever feel useless, remember that there is a dislike button for this button
ravenousbear
Degi Síðan síðan
A more detailed video about nuclear energy would be great
REEET boi
Degi Síðan síðan
DO A VIDEO ABOUT FORCE!!
Florian Gallus
Degi Síðan síðan
How is it, that I always feel better after these videos, regardless of content? Thank you, kurzgesagt team :)
Matia Caka
Degi Síðan síðan
hmmm I wonder how many people can live on earth before earth cant provide any more resources
Leqz
2 dögum síðan
This animation is god tier man
ANIMATION
2 dögum síðan
How you make these videos?
Dermot O'Loughlin
2 dögum síðan
Would love to see a video on nuclear waste!
MetalFaro
2 dögum síðan
Thanks for the video, great work! I would like to see a video concerning the nuclear waste discussion :)
Average Nissan Channel
2 dögum síðan
When will you restock the pluschies?
Vany oky
2 dögum síðan
Looks like irresponsible people who believes others are responsible for their lives and hold others accountable for plights they face. Each man for himself God for us all they should understand that their lives and needs are not anyones responsibility.
N. M.
Degi Síðan síðan
What happened to helping the poor?
Sofa Tux
2 dögum síðan
Fantastic video!
Malte Haus
2 dögum síðan
Can you please do a Video on spacex‘s new starship? I just watched sn10 land live.
BETA
2 dögum síðan
Couldn't you just yeet nuclear waste in to the sun with a skyhook?
BETA
11 klukkustundum síðan
@Henrique Tolentino i don't think that's how that works
Henrique Tolentino
17 klukkustundum síðan
Your you could just recycle it into more fuel, which is possible
viktor1496
2 dögum síðan
We don't have any tech reliable enough to throw nuclear waste in space. Only one launch has to go wrong and you have a disaster on your hands. That said, there are multiple places on earth where it is completely safe to stock it underground.
Veridan
2 dögum síðan
Just use solar panels...
viktor1496
Degi Síðan síðan
Ignorant answer, An energy grid can not run on 100% wind/solar. With current battery tech we can achieve 40-50% at most (still considerably higher than what we have now) The rest needs to be filled up with regulatable sources: Hydro, Fossil fuels or nuclear. Air pollution by fossil fuels kills millions every year. Hydro is at least as dangerous as nuclear and is reaching its limit, there are only so many rivers to be dammed. So do you want air pollution and global warming or nuclear and temporarily deal with the nuclear waste problem?
ozan baş
2 dögum síðan
death toll caused by chernobyl way way much higher. due to radiation spilled around black sea coast, all the vegetation had been poisened. governments denied its level of effects. people consume the crops and animals, cancer became an epidemic in the area for tens of years.
viktor1496
Degi Síðan síðan
@ozan baş With current battery tech, we can only at maximum use around 40% solar/wind. Please tell me which energy source you would suggest for the remaining 60%?
ozan baş
Degi Síðan síðan
@viktor1496 in my point it is not acceptible. there is far more harmless and riskfree options out there
viktor1496
Degi Síðan síðan
@ozan baş And that's the point, air pollution by fossil fuels kills millions every year. Hydrodams destroy their environment and ecosystem and have killed many in cases of failure. Compared to that, a nuclear disaster every few decades if far preferable. Especially if it remains as limited as it did in Fukushima.
viktor1496
Degi Síðan síðan
@ozan baş Those numbers include all predicted cancers and premature deaths caused by radiation leaks. In Fukushima, practically no one got a dangerous dose of radiation contrary to Chernobyl. After 10 years, there are no noticeable increases in risks for cancers...etc for those who lived around the reactor. It's you who is looking for death and destruction where there is none.
ozan baş
2 dögum síðan
@viktor1496 you only see numbers of direct kills. that is selfish and unethical. you have to consider all effects. like how fossil burning contaminate air and cause death of millions, spread of leaked nuclear radiation, poisining the earth, water, oceans by ditching the nuclear waste can not be ignored. they have long lasting effects. you may like "mutants" in hollywood, it doesn't work like that irl.
titos21100
2 dögum síðan
there is a thing called "Carbon capture and storage", doesnt that make fossil fuel burning better than nuclear?
Henrique Tolentino
17 klukkustundum síðan
@viktor1496 man you're the real mvp in this comment section
viktor1496
2 dögum síðan
CCS is expensive and under developed. It might be a solution in the future, but not in the coming decades.
Teddy Sturgeon
2 dögum síðan
prehaps
MontgomeryPlayz
2 dögum síðan
your videos are so inspiring, I may sound like a cringy 400,000 yr old but we should show this content to world leaders.
Gearhart Woodhouse
2 dögum síðan
The talented planet scully detect because atom retrospectively coach until a lyrical title. harsh, typical palm
Zoren
2 dögum síðan
or you could just use thorium
DestroyerVideo
2 dögum síðan
i wuld like a video about nuclear waist i tought it was reusable
TheAdvertisement
2 dögum síðan
I think the problem is that people can use the big explosions and disasters from Chernobyl and Fukushima to demonize nuclear energy, and don't realize that while not as dramatic, air pollutions kills many, many more.
deadbeef
19 klukkustundum síðan
@Kharkov Luzhin My argument for nuclear? Clean air, far less CO2, stable power source ideal for the base load, future potential with new generations of reactors, safety (really, 2 accidents in 30 years are the problem?) and much less waste compared to every other power source.
Kharkov Luzhin
19 klukkustundum síðan
@deadbeef nope, my argument is about 1000 people die a year is less compared to than fossils energy in the same circumstances, more over, we had found somewhat of a way to recycle the nuclear waste just not efficient, while we have no idea how to stop fossils fuels from polluting the air and absolutely no way to fix what happens to the atmosphere. What is your argument?
deadbeef
2 dögum síðan
You can say... 2 acciddents in 30 years? That is the argument of yours?
zolivip 1
2 dögum síðan
i lóvé your You made a video of the black hold deads?
Clare Crooks
2 dögum síðan
when will you restock the plushies!
Ryan Bergen
2 dögum síðan
miss you guys
asioe kiou
2 dögum síðan
It would be super weird if students in 30 years get shown kurzgesagt videos like this and felt like us when teachers showed us old VHS documentaries.
asioe kiou
2 dögum síðan
when discussing nuclear energy kill china : coming out from nowhere and get blamed for its dam me : wait, is that how media work here, great
guilherme gui
2 dögum síðan
Every Kurzgesagt video is top-notch high quality informative content
Dyhino_27 the rice lord
2 dögum síðan
Could please you do a kugelblitz video
Niccoló Alcalde
2 dögum síðan
Only 500 deaths...