Nuclear energy remains a risky technology after almost 50 years
In the past few weeks I’ve read several editorials about nuclear energy which say that it should maybe become part of our future. One by a libertarian columnist claims that nuclear power has run into too many political obstacles. It states that no one was hurt by the near disaster at Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania in the late 1970s. It says that people are exposed to radiation in many ways, air travel as well as other everyday activities. A more objective political editorial states that Minnesota’s moratorium on new nuclear power plants might be an issue in Election 2026. Many ...