Yale Daily News

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If U.S. doesn't go nuclear, power will go out

Published Tuesday, October 12, 2004

Nuclear power is the regrettable third rail of American energy policy. The environmental lobby has knee-jerk concerns about waste and pollution, the dirty power lobby is concerned about competition, and the public is irrationally concerned about safety. None of these issues makes particular sense for the environment or the public interest; in fact, they have stifled any innovation or improvement in nuclear technology since the 1950s. The U.S. may have written the book on nuclear technology, but right now the only area where we lead the world is in the manufacture of nuclear...

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