Nuclear power concerns cloud US emissions benefits

Reuters: Nuclear power may help the United States cut greenhouse gas emissions one day, experts said, but the industry first must overcome high costs and concern about potential accidents. Advocates have pumped nuclear power as a safe alternative to fossil fuels as concerns about global warming increase. But the 1979 Three Mile Island accident in Pennsylvania that required an emergency evacuation of the surrounding area -- and a clean up that cost nearly $1 billion -- still haunts the ... Link  (VIA - EcologicalInternet.org (Dr. Glen Barry)