In fact, the NRC has been battling with the EPA for years over radiation standards. NRC s proposed standards are consistently less protective than the EPA s. Nuclear power is unreliable. Complex and oftenmis-managed nuclear power plants are subject to frequent fires, leaks and other accidents. For example, the Nuclear Energy Institute s website boasts that Increased Nuclear Output Would Satisfy California's Residential Demand.
Nuclear power is uneconomic.
Nuclear power would not exist in this country today if it weren t for enormous subsidies paid for by ratepayers and taxpayers. Originally touted as being too cheap to meter , nuclear power plants are still too expensive for America. It is incredible that the nuclear industry shamelessly revises history to pretend that it has transformed itself into a cost effective energy source. Yet the industry continues to ask for more handouts. Taxpayer dollars should not be used for more nuclear research and development funding .