Nuclear Energy Myths and Facts - Reference and Discussion
Michael Hancock - John Shanahan
June 30, 2025
Introduction
This is a brief list of references explaining the importance and advantages of nuclear power.
It is astounding that so many people have gone to such lengths to demonize this ideal source of electrical power and process heat.
MYTH #1: Nuclear energy is too dangerous.
allaboutenergy.net After Fukushima What We know allaboutenergy.net Civilian Nuclear Power - 1062 Report to Kennedy allaboutenergy.net Questions And Answers About Nuclear Power
allaboutenergy.net Report From Fukushima
allaboutenergy.net The criminalization of nuclear allaboutenergy.net The Hiroshima Syndrome recommended website allaboutenergy.net Fukushima - The response was worse than the event allaboutenergy.net Five surprising public health facts about Fukushima allaboutenergy.net Is your fear of radiation irrational allaboutenergy.net Observations of Chernobyl after 25 years of radiopobia
ourworldindata.org What are the safest and cleanesgt sources of energy? world-nuclear.org Safety of Nuclear Power Reactors
earth.org Nuclear & the Rest: Which is the Safest Energy Source?
ScienceDirect.com Advanced nuclear energy: the safest and most renewable giss.nasa.gov
Coal and Gas are Far more Harmful than Nuclear Power
milered.com
Nuclear Power is Safe: Debunking Myths
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MYTH #2: Nuclear plants constantly leak radiation.
allaboutenergy.net The health hazards of not going nuclear
allaboutenergy.net A people’s guide to our nuclear planet
allaboutenergy.net An environmental noble lie, linear no-threshold, needs to go
allaboutenergy.net Avoiding diagnostic imaging, not low-dose radiation, is real health risk
allaboutenergy.net Cancer phobia and radiophobia are hurting people of Japan
allaboutenergy.net Demystifying radiation - The nemesis of nuclear energy
allaboutenergy.net Driving policies through fraud and fear-mongering
allaboutenergy.net No more radiophobia
allaboutenergy.net Myths about nuclear energy and exaggerated radiation dangers
allaboutenergy.net No need to be afraid of ionising radiation - even after Fukushima
allaboutenergy.net No reason to fear low-dose radiation - Mohan Doss
allaboutenergy.net No reason to fear low-dose radiation - Jerry Cuttler
kiteandkeymedia.co m Surprising Nuclear Facts – The Truth About Nuclear
nrc.gov Frequently Asked Questions About Radiation
world-nuclear.org Radiation and Health Effects
youtube.com Why Nuclear Energy Might Be Safer Than We Think
eia.gov Nuclear power and the environment
world-nuclear.org Safety of Nuclear Power Reactors
e360.yale.edu Nuclear Power Must Be Part of the Energy Solution
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Nuclear Power Station, Palo Verde in Arizona. The three nuclear power plants generate more than 32 million megawatt-hours annually – enough 24/7 reliable power for more than 4 million homes. It is the only large nuclear power plant in the world that is not near a large body of water. It gets its cooling water from recycled wastewater from the City of Phoenix.
MYTH #3: Nuclear accidents are common and catastrophic.
allaboutenergy.net After Fukushima What We know
allaboutenergy.net America The Powerless
allaboutenergy.net Nuclear Power In Perspective
allaboutenergy.net Nuclear Power Plant Accidents
allaboutenergy.net Questions And Answers About Nuclear Power
allaboutenergy.net Report From Fukushima
allaboutenergy.net The Real Three Mile Island Story
allaboutenergy.net Why nuclear is inherently safe
world-nuclear.org Safety of Nuclear Power Reactors
engineering.com What’s the Death Toll of Nuclear vs Other Energy Sources?
theguardian.com Nuclear power plant accidents: listed and ranked since 1952
en.wikipedia.org List of nuclear and radiation accidents by death toll environmentalprog ress.com Historical Deaths from Nuclear Energy
iaea.org Nuclear Power Plant Safety
world-nuclear.org What are the effects of nuclear accidents?
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MYTH #4: Nuclear waste is a deadly, unmanageable problem.
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Disposal of Used Fuel From Light Water Reactors
How fear of nuclear power is hurting the environment - TED Talk
MELTDOWN: Drama disguised as a documentary allaboutenergy.net
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Nuclear Power In Perspective
Nuclear Power Plant Accidents
Nuclear Spent Fuel
Nuclear waste is worth more than its weight in gold
Nuclear waste per person, per year
Questions And Answers About Nuclear Power
thebreakthrough.org The Boring Truth About Nuclear Waste
en.wikipedia.org
world-nuclear.org
nrc.gov
whatisnuclear.com
nei.org
Radioactive waste
What is nuclear waste and what do we do with it?
Backgrounder On Radioactive Waste
What is nuclear waste? Challenges and solutions
Used Fuel
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MYTH #5: Renewable energy can fully replace nuclear.
allaboutenergy.net
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Nuclear Energy Facts Report
Nuclear plant closures and renewables increase electricity prices and unreliability
globalxetfs.com Clean Energy Opportunities: Nuclear & Renewables
ourworldindata.org What are the safest and cleanest sources of energy?
energy.gov
changeoracle.com
Nuclear Power is the Most Reliable Energy Source and It’s Not Even Close
Nuclear Power Versus Renewable Energy
energyscope.ch Can new renewable energies replace nuclear power plants?
democracy journal.org
Why Renewables Cannot Replace Fossil Fuels
carboncredits.com When Sustainable Energy Becomes Unsustainable world-nuclear.org Renewable Energy and Electricity
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MYTH #6: Nuclear energy is too expensive and slow to build.
allaboutenergy.net A few notes about energy to Jurica Dujmovic, columnist at Market Watch
allaboutenergy.net Nuclear Energy In The 20th and 21st Centuries - A Bird In The Hand
allaboutenergy.net Nuclear Energy Revisited allaboutenergy.net Nuclear Reactors And French Cheese Have Something In Common
allaboutenergy.net Power to save the world - nuclear energy allaboutenergy.net Paower to the people allaboutenergy.net Questions And Answers About Nuclear Power allaboutenergy.net The Last Palisades allaboutenergy.net Turning rocks intgo gold - electric gold, that is sepp.org
A Defense of Nuclear eneergy world-nuclear.org Economics of Nuclear Power instituteforenergyre search.org Busting the “100 Percent Renewable” Myth
news.climate.colum bia.edu
Let’s Come Clean: The Renewable Energy Transition Will Be Expensive anthropocenemaga zine.org
The case for nuclear power: less pollution smaller footprint
thebreakthrough.or g It’s settled, More Nuclear Energy Means Less Mining
fee.org Why Nuclear Power Is (Quietly) Making A Big Comeback All Around The World
rstreet.org Why Aren’t We Using More Nuclear energy?
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MYTH #7: Nuclear energy contributes to nuclear weapons proliferation.
allaboutenergy.net How to spread nuclear power without sharing nuclear know-how
allaboutenergy.net Nuclear Terrorism: Fear Versus Reality
allaboutenergy.net Questions And Answers About Nuclear Power
allaboutenergy.net Seeking sane ways to store nuclear waste
allaboutenergy.net Terrorism and nuclear power - What are the risks
allaboutenergy.net The criminalization of nuclear
world-nuclear.org Safeguards to Prevent Nuclear Proliferation
direct.mit.edu Why Nuclear Energy Programs Rarely Lead to Proliferation
phys.org Nuclear energy programs do not increase likelihood of proliferation
visionofearth.org Does nuclear power lead to weapons proliferation?
mackinac.org Why Nuclear Energy is Safer Than You Think (Par 2)
caea.gov.cn China pursues policy of nuclear non-proliferation
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MYTH #8: The public doesn’t support nuclear.
allaboutenergy.net
Socrates talks about nuclear power
allaboutenergy.net Sound the trumpets for nuclear power
allaboutenergy.net The dam against nuclear energy is cracking
allaboutenergy.net Why do people fear nuclear power
allaboutenergy.net Why even environmentalists are supporting nuclear power today
allaboutenergy.net Why is the left so afraid of nuclear power?
allaboutenergy.net Why we need nuclear power
allaboutenergy.net Public trust in nuclear energy
pewresearch.org
news.gallup.com
Majority of Americans support more nuclear power in the US
Nuclear Energy Support Near Record Higgh in U.S. world-nuclearnews.org
Global survey finds high public support for nuclear nei.org
Growing Support for Nuclear Energy
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MYTH #9: Nuclear is outdated and obsolete.
allaboutenergy.net
Hurricane Harvey makes a case for nuclear power
allaboutenergy.net Is there a future for nuclear power in the USA
allaboutenergy.net What Can Save the Staggering U.S. Nuclear Industry?
allaboutenergy.net Micro Molten Salt Reactor Can Power 1000 Homes
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NRC certifies first U.S. Small Modular Reactor Design
Questions And Answers About Nuclear Power
United States Spent Fuel Management Issues and Actions Following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
time.com
Nuclear Power Is the Only Solution
reddit.co I’m confused. Why is nuclear considered “uneconomic?”
world-nuclear.org
reuters.com
dc.medill.northwest ern.edu
Nuclear Power in the World Today
Future of nuclear power growth lies outside Europe and North America
Outdated regulations stall cuttting-edge nuclear plants
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MYTH #10: We don’t need more energy—we should just conserve.
allaboutenergy.net The Need For Nuclear Power
allaboutenergy.net Need For Nuclear Power - Big Energy Challenge
constellation.com Energy Conservation vs. Energy Efficiency
npr.org
amazon.com
Nuclear power is gaining support after yers of decline. But old hurdles remain/
Power Hungry: The Myths of “Green” Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future
allaboutenergy.net How energy explains the world.
robertbryce.substac k.com Let Them Eat Solar Panels (And Efficiency)
allaboutenergy.net We Are Going To Get Rid Of Fossil Fuels
allaboutenergy.net Today’s World Cannot Survive Without Crude Oil
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Nuclear-Generated Electricity Saves An Electricity Starved World
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