Are nuclear power plants worth the risk?

Try to imagine the difficulty, in the event of an emergency, of evacuating such an area with its millions of residents. “This plant in this proximity to New York City was never a good risk,” said the governor. There are, blessedly, very few catastrophic accidents at nuclear power plants. read more

The Union of Concerned Scientists, in a 2009 analysis of the costs associated with nuclear plant construction, said that once a plant came online it usually led to significant rate increases for customers: “Ratepayers bore well over $200 billion (in today’s dollars) in cost overruns for completed nuclear plants. read more

Nuclear waste disposal is only complicated politically, from a safety and engineering point of view it is relatively simple. 400 kg (not tonnes, kg - a quarter of the weight of ONE small car) of nuclear material will power a plant for years. read more

Nuclear Power Is Worth the Risk But there's much more we can do to reduce the odds of a catastrophe. read more