My 2c: Why nuclear power is a dumb idea. Countries with nuclear reactors: 32. Countries which have had nuclear leaks or meltdowns: 15. Number of nuclear lea

My 2c: Why nuclear power is a dumb idea. Countries with nuclear reactors: 32. Countries which have had nuclear leaks or meltdowns: 15. Number of nuclear leaks and meltdowns since 1952 (only those which resulted in loss of human life or >US$50K property damage): ~100. About 60% of those have been in the USA, allegedly the most advanced country in the world with the bestest regulation of such things. Note that the USA requirements for nuclear reactor waste (yes, they produce toxic waste; they are not clean), last time I checked, required the canisters to be able to survive for 300 years. The waste lasts longer than 300 years. So all you can do with the waste, at best, is leave it for someone else to handle later. Two years ago the USA had a leak which spilled ~400,000 gallons of radioactive water into a major river system, and it was covered up for two years. You can not trust governments or nuclear power companies about this stuff. The entire ecosystem is getting poisoned by all that waste water Japan is dumping. Almost 50% of countries with nuclear reactors have had significant leaks and meltdowns, and it only takes one significant event to screw up the entire natural environment. Finally: If you are not willing to have a nuclear reactor right beside your house, but are willing to have one beside someone else's house, you are a coward and are not really in favour of nuclear power.