Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Most people assume Chernobyl was the worst energy accident in history.

In reality, a hydropower dam collapse in China killed around 200,000 people – far more than all nuclear accidents added together, across decades.

In this clip from the Existential Hope Podcast, science communicator Isabelle Boemeke explains why nuclear is statistically as safe as (if not safer than) other renewable sources, and why public perception is so far from reality.

Watch the full episode here → youtube.com/watch?v=_l8r2FcVjGg&list=LL