More Americans have died in Ted Kennedy's car than have died from generating nuclear power.
Three Americans were killed at the SL-1 reactor in Idaho in 1961 due to the reactor going critical too quickly and creating excess steam pressure. This caused the control rods and pressure container to explode upwards, pinning one technician to the ceiling and killing two others.
Still, all in all, nuclear power is very safe...no accidents resulting in death in almost 50 years. That’s safer than WalMart, Home Depot AND DisneyWorld!