Nuclear Power: Exploding the Myths
And here is an excellent background article for everyone just starting to find out about nuclear:
reprinted from Encompass Magazine, March 2001
by Gordon Edwards
Nuclear power was once portrayed as peaceful, clean, safe, cheap and abundant. It was even described as miraculous. Disney’s animated documentary film “Our Friend the Atom” promised that nuclear power could end world hunger, eliminate poverty, and bring about an unprecedented era of peace and prosperity. For decades, the Canadian Nuclear Association distributed a public-relations comic book which concluded with these words:
“NEW BOON TO MANKIND
“The benefits of nuclear radiation that we know today are nothing when compared to what we may reasonably expect in the future.
“Food may be preserved in its original fresh condition for long periods of time. Nuclear-powered ships may ply the oceans; trains may cross continents many times on only a few ounces of nuclear fuel; power reactors may … Continue reading