The nuclear power industry’s “attempt to rehabilitate the image of nuclear power is understandable,

since not a single nuke has been ordered in the US since 1973. To

overcome opposition, the industry will have to overcome not only

economic obstacles but its own reputation as the quintessentially scary

technology. Several recent events have given the industry what they see

as an opportunity to make a comeback,” notably the California energy shortage and concern about global warming … and the Shrub in the White House. Alternet