Daniel Van Boom writes for CNET about the benefits of nuclear energy and the challenges to further implementation.
- Nuclear energy is safe, reliable, and our largest source of carbon-free energy.
- Nuclear power has declined steadily in recent years due to excessive regulations and misplaced safety concerns.
- In order to reach our environmental objectives, we must grow and support nuclear energy.
“As a result, nuclear power’s reputation is among its biggest hurdles. In the public imagination, nuclear power presages disaster. But the numbers tell a different story. Estimates of deaths from nuclear incidents range from less than 10,000 to around 1 million.”
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