In televison, nuclear is not the context but the antagonist. It becomes a demon: It is constantly talked about, its nature endlessly debated and described.And that demon terrifies people, because it could happed again one day.

Nuclear energy as a negative character

Radiation is not contagious.&nbsp;Once someone has removed their clothes and been washed, the radioactivity is internalized.After nuclear disasters, hospitals do isolate radiation victims behind plastic screens, but that's because their immune systems have been weakened and they are at risk of being exposed to something they can’t handle

Radiation inaccuracies

Television gets nuclear wrong not only for dramatic effects, but for the same reason humankind as a whole has been getting it wrong for over 60 years, which is that we’ve displaced our fears of nuclear weapons onto nuclear power plants.

TV shows get nuclear wrong

Nuclear is actully the safest way to make electricity. In the worst nuclear power accidents, relatively small amounts of particulate matter escape, harming only a handful of people.During the rest of the time, nuclear plants&nbsp;emit no carbon dioxide and&nbsp;are reducing exposure to air pollution, by replacing fossil fuels and biomass.&nbsp;

The safest way to make electricity

Since the start of HBO's mini-series about the 1986 nuclear disaster, "Chernobyl," journalists have praised the series for getting the facts of the event right, even if its creators took some creative liberties. "The first thing to understand about the HBO mini-series "Chernobyl," wrote a reporter for The New York Times, "is that a lot of it is made up.

Nuclear energy as a negative character

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