Nuclear Energy Winning War Of Public Opinion

Polish scientist Przemyslaw Mastalerz on the futrue of nuclear energy:

The heavy opposition against electric power generation in atomic plants appears to be fading away with growing realization that atomic plants are safer than plants fired with coal because of the high death rate in coal mines. In addition, electricity from atomic plants is cheaper and its supply is more reliable than in the case of wind turbines and solar cells. In the past decades, when the fear of radiation prevailed, no new atomic power plants were built and the demolition of existing ones was considered but this seems to be over now. The fear of radiation is also decreasing with growing realization that low radiation doses are harmless or even beneficial to living creatures.

Thanks to Greenie Watch for the pointer. For NEI's latest public opinion data, click here.

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