Should we turn to nuclear power to solve our energy needs?

I'm all for it. In all of history, there have been 2 accidents involving nuclear power. Cherynoble and 3 mile island. not a bad track recod when one looks at other means of power and their mishaps. Cherynoble by the way was due to an improperly trained worker and a very poorly maintained plant. the facilities are emerging to recycle the spent fuel that may eliminate the need for storage. We have a Nuke plant in my state, in seabrook. It's quite a ways from here and we dont get power from it up here, but it still powers quite a bit of the southern regions. all this being said, I still think wind and solar should be continued in development for eventual mass power production. I couldn't beliebve how a large, vocal but incredibly naive group in my areaa faught a wind farm just over the state line in the people's republic of vermont. I guess there are just some people who will never be happy.

I have a hard time with nuclear power but I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that I live fairly close to 2 plants that have had issues over the years. Ferme I guess just sort of speaks for itself and Davis Besse had a hole in the reactor head for a period of time and honestly I don't think anyone really knows how long it was there. Being so close to these two plants one would think my power comes from one of them but it doesn't so I honestly do not know if it really is cheaper as some say.

Absolutely! The excuses about spent rods are based on outdated technology (sadly, though, outdated technology that our nuclear infrastructure still uses). Build new nuclear power plants, but update the use, re-use and eventual disposal of nuclear waste. If we do both, we wouldn't have an energy crisis.

I can see the two cooling towers for a nuclear power plant from my house and as another poster said here we don't get our power from this plant either, people in New Jersey benefit from it. What we get is the spent rods that have been stored on site for over thirty years since there is no place in the U.S. to store all the nuclear waste. There have been plans to store it in Nevada but not surprisingly they don't want it there - can't say I blame them! - plus it would have to be shipped cross-country and I don't feel too confident about that prospect. There have been safety issues with many of the nuclear plants here, one being Three Mile Island which is also in my state of Pa. So until there is more of an assurance that it's safe and there's somewhere to store the waste that won't put someone at risk and a way to transport it that we can sure is safe my answer would be "NO". There is a lot of other alternatives which will take time to develop but it can be done. I find the things that T. Boone Pickens has been saying quite interesting. I hope someone pays some attention to him. Annie

Good day... If things turns from bad to worse in the oil sector I guess one hasn't really got a choice has he? I mean we will take the risk that is associated with using nuclear reactor when the oil runs out up until we found a reliable, maybe safer and renewable power source. It has to be that or we'll be plunged into darkness.