Archangel M
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Old American Tech and Soviet Nuke plants are not the standard to measure the new nuclear technology on. There have been HUGE advances in nuke tech. Far safer..far smaller footprint.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/13/AR2010091304026.html
France supplies 75% of their electricity by nuclear power.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/13/AR2010091304026.html
Believe it or not, living near a nuclear reactor may be safer than living near a coal-fired plant, which spews a host of dangerous chemicals into the air. The only visible emissions from a reactor is steam; the spent fuel is more of a byproduct. (More on that later.).
What about radiation, you ask? The ash coming from a typical coal plant carries plenty of radiation: According to some estimates, it carries 100 times more radiation into the surrounding area than a nuclear reactor producing the same amount of energy.
France supplies 75% of their electricity by nuclear power.