Would you eat food in high radiation zones? 🤔 engineering
At times, he speaks the truth to the power and be right about a host of things. On other occasions, ha makes us question if the same individual is handling the account. A recent tweet aboutIn the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the West's dependence on Russia for energy, Muskto reconsider nuclear power. We have also reported in the past that countries such as Germany are shutting down nuclear power plants as they shift to more renewable sources of energy such as wind and solar.
While these plans were drawn over the longer horizon of decades enabling a smooth transition, the recent conflict has thrown spanner in the works, and the world fears that energy prices will shoot through the roof, the longer the conflict ensues. Musk, therefore, called it a national and international security risk and urged European countries to retain nuclear power for their energy needs a little while longer and where needed, even restart dormant plants.Musk also took it upon himself to address the risks of radiation leaks as we have seen with nuclear disasters in the past. Musk went a step too far when he tweeted this
For those who think this is a radiation risk, pick what you think is the worst location. I will travel there & eat locally grown food on TV. I did this in Japan many years ago, shortly after Fukushima. Radiation risk is much, much lower than most people believe.