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Certainly the words have been repeated by others, but only in the context of denigrating the commercial nuclear industry. It is often repeated by anti-nuclear persons and groups in an attempt to discredit the economics of nuclear energy and to impugn the personal integrity of those who support the industry.

Lewis Strauss made that statement in 1954. There were no large-scale commercial nuclear plants then. The first came on line in this country in 1969. No responsible person in the commercial industry ever said those words. Strauss was merely speculating on a possible future world where things would be different than they were then. One difference might be that electrical energy in bulk would be abundant enough to offer users on a flat-rate basis, just as many wireless plans, cable TV and Internet services, and regular maintenance on various items and systems, are available today.