December 7, 2001

The Viability of Nuclear Energy

To the Editor:

Nuclear energy has been the energy source of choice since it was first developed to a practical level ("As Universities Close Their Reactors, Energy Dept. Considers a Policy Shift," November 2). It is clean, efficient, abundant, and can be made very safe. It produces minimal byproducts, and these are generally amenable to safe, nonintrusive disposal or recycling. ... It is only right that the U.S. government is finally coming to the realization that nuclear energy is

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