Show ILLOGICAL OBJECTIONS Probably no technological development has been blen more closely supervised and policed from the standpoint of the public public public pub pub- lic health than the peaceful application of atomic energy This is particularly true of nuclear electric power gener gener- Nuclear fueled power plants have not only opened the way to utilization of ofa ofa ofa a new energy source but are literally the answer to a nations nation's prayer as an important antipollution aid Clean nuclear fueled power plants wherever economically feasible should be welcomed by bv everyone everOne And communIties communities that are blessed with such plants should consider themselves fortunate Yet strangely there are those who bo favor the complete abandonment of the nuclear nuclear nu nu- clear dear power plant program They advocate advocate advocate cate the renunciation of the use of nuclear nuclear nuclear nu nu- clear fuels as a national energy source The reasons for r such action are vague to sa say the least since they are founded founded founded found found- ed on no scientific facts In answer to critics of nuclear energy the head of a major power company in Minnesota Minnesota-a a company that is constructing constructing constructing con con- a large nuclear plant plant has has Issued is issued issued is- is sued a statement in pamphlet form that graphically presents the facts about ra ra- For example a person living next door to the plant under construction construction construction tion b by this company and drinking water from the Mississippi River directly below betow below be be- low tow the plant boundary would receive about the same radio activity exposure from the power plant in a years year's time as a person receives in a jet airplane flight from Washington to San Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco and return The pamphlet cites many other factors factors factors fac fac- tors on the plants plant's safety Including its licensing by the Atomic Energy Com Com- mission They add up to one irrefutable irrefutable able fact Nuclear power is the answer to many of society's needs and problems problems pro pro- problems and it is here to stay |