Nuclear power plants produce radioactive byproducts that are incredibly toxic. Increasing nuclear production increases the production of these poisons. Palo Verde Nuclear Plant produces 400 to 500 pounds of plutonium a year.
Plutonium is one of the most carcinogenic substances ever created by man.
It ignites spontaneously when exposed to air, and when inhaled, causes cancer. Plutonium gets in the food chain, it gets in the water, it gets in the air. The poisons released into the environment from those accidents still remain today. They will continue to be a threat to human life long after we are dead. Plutonium has a half-life of 24,400 years, which means that if you have 1 pound of plutonium today, in 24,400 years you will have a half pound of it.