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Current Events » in reply to Lamar Alexander calls for more nuclear plants

Sounds like a good idea, but there needs to be a major educational effort first

There needs to be an educational program to stress the great progress made in making nuclear power the preferred alternative, and that it's cleaner, we're capable of safe storage and disposal of nuclear waste, and that it's more efficient than the alternatives.

There remain popular misconceptions many still have in mind. Trouble is, when many people hear "nuclear power" they still think "Three Mile Island" or even worse, "Chernobil".

That's the big challenge - convincing the public that it's safe, and that having cleaner air and cheaper electricity are worth the long-term issue of dealing with the radioactive waste.

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