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Unfortunately, the networks, including Fox, have had on so-called experts and scientists whose agenda is to deep-six nuclear power. Their reason?? They believe the US should focus on "renewables" which will make our current reliable electric grid system unreliable. If we can't use fossil fuels or nuclear power, we will end up as a third-world country. So beware of the chicken-little sky-is-falling so-called experts who will try to equate the Japanese problems with nuclear power as something that could happen in the US.
“So beware of the chicken-little sky-is-falling so-called experts who will try to equate the Japanese problems with nuclear power as something that could happen in the US.”
Come-on to say this can never happen to us is crazy talk. We have had close calls in the past and in accordance with Murphy’s law it will happen in the future. Nuke’s are cheap power with risk, some don’t mind taking risks while others prefer to play it safe.