I fear that we in America are going to repeat the mistakes of our past that led to more than 55 nuclear reactor accidents, the most serious of which was the Three Mile Island accident in 1979.
Fear of global warming is renewing interest in redevelopment of nuclear power in the United States. It should be remembered that the whole issue of CO2 causing global warming was fostered by the Mobil Oil company when it underwrote scientists’ studies that would expound on the global warming theme. It did so because in the 1970s, Mobil Oil was intending to expand into nuclear energy for fear of shrinking U.S. oil reserves. The incident at Three Mile Island effectively shut down Mobil Oil’s plans and any expansion of the U.S. nuclear industry.
