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
