Ignorance about Nuclear Power is Killing Us

Nuclear power is by far the safest, cleanest, and most economical form of large scale energy production available today, yet it has been foolishly rejected in the United States due to abysmal ignorance. Dr. Bernard L. Cohen has devoted a good portion of his illustrious career to fighting this ignorance. With his permission, I have reproduced a few of his articles below. But first read Some Amazing Facts about Nuclear Power.

Bernard L. Cohen is Professor-Emeritus of Physics and Astronomy and of Environmental and Occupational Health at University of Pittsburgh. He has authored 6 books, over 300 papers in scientific journals, and about 75 articles in non-technical journals. He has presented invited lectures in 47 U.S. States, 6 Canadian provinces, 7 Japanese prefectures, 6 Australian states and territories, and 24 other countries in Europe, Asia and South America. His awards include the American Physical Society Bonner Prize and the Health Physics Society Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award. He has been elected Chairman of the Division of Nuclear Physics of the American Physical Society, and Chairman of the Division of Environmental Sciences of the American Nuclear Society.

Articles

Nuclear Power is Our Safest Choice -- Bernard L. Cohen
Most Scientists Reject Radiation Phobia -- Bernard L. Cohen
The Myth of Plutonium Toxicity -- Bernard L. Cohen
The Hazards of Nuclear Power -- Bernard L. Cohen

Books

The Environmental Case for Nuclear Power -- Robert C. Morris (2000)
The Health Hazards of Not Going Nuclear -- Petr Beckmann (1976)
The Nuclear Energy Option -- Bernard L. Cohen (1990)
Hard Green: Saving the Environment from the Environmentalists -- Peter W. Huber (2000)