radiation from one of the tanks, when the average person receives 350 millarems of radiation each year from what occurs naturally in nature. Even when the plant on Three Mile Island had a disaster in 1979, (the worst is US history) the average person that resided in that area received 2 to 10 millarems. This would also mean that nuclear power is not the cancer causing threat that the majority of the population thinks that it is. The burning of coal can be more cancerous then nuclear power, and coal burning releases more radiation then nuclear power. Not only is nuclear power more nature friendly, but more human friendly. The United States needs a non-polluting form of energy that can supply the mass of people, and they have it. Nuclear power is not an enemy and should be considered for use now and in the future. France runs on 76% nuclear power and there it is seen as the safe, environmentally friendly practice that it is. However to be as efficient as France, the US must recycle their waste products to be used in the plants, decreasing the public fear of nuclear waste. With the facts on paper, in black and white, nuclear power is the logical choice with the environment as the concern. The only thing that is released into the air from a nuclear plant is steam, and that water is not contaminated in any way. Mankind knows that he is contaminating the planet by burning fossil fuels for energy. Nuclear power is much more environmentally friendly. When all the waste is accounted for, (which it has been since the moment of institution) the nuclear industry releases no pollutants into the atmosphere. With concern for the health of the environment, nuclear power is the answer. ...
