The political atom.(much of the public's sentiment has turned against nuclear power)

From: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists | Date: July 1, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

Nuclear power proponents need to change their ways if they want political and public support.

ATOMIC ENERGY ENJOYED ENORMOUS political and financial support during its formative decades. Three decades ago, Glenn T. Seaborg, a Nobel laureate and chairman of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, painted a grand prospect:

"Human civilization is rapidly approaching a series of crises that can be managed only through some radical departures in man's dealings with the relationship between energy and matter. Nuclear energy holds one key--a crucial one--to the successful resolution ...

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