Op-Ed: Is it Time to Give Up on Nuclear?
By John Moran
For nearly seventy years, the prospect of a nuclear world has existed. The experiments with Chicago Pile-1, the first functioning nuclear reactor, displayed the near limitless power that can be produced through nuclear means. Yet, after all these years, the world is still extremely limited in its use of nuclear energy. Nuclear energy throughout history has been shown to be efficient, powerful, and relatively clean. However, due to fears that it is more dangerous and dirty than already established fossil fuels, nuclear power is largely ignored and therefore underdeveloped. Now, what is the validity of these fears, and what could come of the nuclear energy industry if we committed to investing more into the field?
Nuclear energy often evokes images of public health ...