Nuclear Power

Nuclear Power Nuclear power is the taboo technology of the last 30 years. People, in the United States, are very scared of what could happen in a nuclear accident. Are their fears warranted? Has the environmental lobby generated a hysterical view of a very safe and efficient energy source? Even in today’s energy crisis, nuclear power remains much maligned. What is nuclear energy? Nuclear energy is heat energy produced by the process of nuclear fission …

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