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Is nuclear power safe or not?

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After the Three Mile Island meltdown in 1979 and the Chernobyl disaster in 1986 nuclear power shot to the top of the environmental villains list, and now the situation in Japan has seen it again rise to the top of many political agendas. Since nuclear power produces no greenhouse gasses, proponents are touting it as a greener alternative to fossil fuels. They argue that one pound of enriched uranium (the chief nuclear fuel) can provide the same energy as 3 million pounds of coal or 1 million gallons of gasoline  More...

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