We have reached the point where a response to the time worn question “What about Three Mile Island and Chernobyl?” can be answered with “They were both problems that happened MORE than 20 years ago.”
Of course, there is room for discussion about the events and they should not be dismissed or forgotten, but the initial question should not be successful in stopping all useful discussion about the positive aspects of an important technology.
If you want to learn more about the events that led to the accident and the responses to that accident, please listen to Atomic Show #13 posted on April 26, 2006
