The lure of nuclear power has been its low operating cost. The bane of nuclear power has been the high capital cost. That means the total cost is coming down, and at a time when there is a need for 30 percent more electricity generation capacity to be built by 2010. There remains, of course, concern about the storage of nuclear waste material. Energy Department approval is pending.
Nuclear power is used all over the world.
France, for example, has 59 nuclear power plants, even though the Greens in Europe are a powerful political force. Apparently all of those other nations have found a way to store nuclear waste. Why, in a relatively free nation such as the United States, a clean, safe, reliable and affordable source of power is not used more extensively is a mystery. Enter words describing a concept or keywords.