Nuclear Energy: Achieving Realism and Balance

A nuclear energy scientist from a group of which I’m a part writes:

(It wasn’t hard to see how) we came to agreement that a proven technology should be developed ASAP to produce abundant, clean energy, reduce existing health risks, and deliver global prosperity.  Sending mixed signals to the public, in the form of: a) fear radiation at all costs, OR,

b) trust us everything nuclear is ok, is not the best way to inform the public.  If we are focused on the above in all our efforts, we’ve got a shot at building public demand for actually making it happen.

As I told him, he’s absolutely correct here IMO.   Neither extreme is correct, and the public already senses that.  We need to be a force of reason, of education, and enlightenment.  When I started figuring out the basic math and science here, I came around quickly from a rabid “no nukes” position to that of a realist.  If I can do it, anyone can.