Nuclear is scary. Let’s face those fears

Grist
By Nathanael JohnsonApr 11, 2018, 7:01 am167 pts
Is it any wonder that nuclear power scares people? The word nuclear alone conjures up a parade of terrors: the sinister radiation, the whiff of apocalypse, and the tendency to go boom. Those are the obvious sci-fi horrors. But nuclear power comes with plenty of other risks that aren’t so obvious: the hazards…

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