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Friday, April 13, 2012

Proposal to shut down Diablo Canyon, San Onofre is not logical

Proposal to shut down Diablo Canyon, San Onofre is not logical
A proposed initiative to shut down the Diablo Canyon and San Onofre nuclear plants in California is guided more by fear than fact, writes risk-perception consultant David Ropeik. Opponents ignore the low health risks as well as the benefits of nuclear energy. "[N]uclear power emits no particulates, which are emitted from coal-fired power plants and which sicken and kill thousands of Americans each year, according to the National Academy of Sciences. Given the profound threat of climate change, it's a huge plus that nuclear power generation emits practically no greenhouse gases," he writes. Los Angeles Times

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