Nuclear Energy Still Needs To Deal with Public Fear

Timothy Maloney writes:  Fear of nuclear radiation is a superstition – a belief maintained in the absence of valid evidence out of deference to perceived authority. Extraction of hydrocarbons cannot be stopped by political or social action. It can be stopped only by a superior energy source, one that beats carbon energy on capitalism’s own terms – reliability and price. Only nuclear fission can do that.

I see your point, but I wouldn’t call it a superstition. Rational people realize that the correlation between bad luck and broken mirrors doesn’t exist, but those same people see a sad truth: nuclear accidents actually do occur. Also existing in the real world is the proliferation of nuclear weapons, which have been known, even in saner times, to cause horrific levels of death and destruction.

In addition, you also have some work to do to convince the reader that incremental nuclear plants can be built and operated cost-effectively.