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		pps43 on July 31, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Out of all major energy sources, nuclear is the sa... So if you played Russian roulette a couple of times and lived, it must be safe, right? Probability is events over trials, zero events in two trials means probability of dying is 0/2=0%.

mrb on July 31, 2017 [–]

We have been operating thousands of nuclear generators for 60 years.

pps43 on July 31, 2017 | [–]

Based on that information, what is the probability of a nuclear power plant accident making a large city near it uninhabitable?

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