Environmental and Safety Concerns
One of the greatest concerns
connected with the expansion of nuclear power is the risk of a meltdown or some
other accident at a nuclear power plant resulting in the release of radioactive
materials into the environment. Names
like Three Mile Island and Chernobyl
are familiar to us all but the dangers from nuclear power plants are not solely
limited to such examples. To better
understand the threat that nuclear power plants pose to surrounding communities
and the environment at large it is best to examine both the large and heavily
reported upon disasters and the smaller accidents that fail to garner intense
media attention.
Three Mile Island
Davis-Besse Nuclear Plant
Indian Point Nuclear Plant
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