Larry Foulke and H. Sterling Burnett - 2005 Mar 28: A summary of the facts about nuclear energy: clean, safe, reliable, inexpensive. A good summary of the attributes of reactors - inexpensive, safe, and clean. The claims about the efficiency and cost of pebble bed reactors are interesting. Also, the authors point out how new reactors can be built now for lower costs because we can standardize the components. Initially every reactor was unique, and consequently, expensive.

Larry Foulke and H. Sterling Burnett - 2005 Mar 28: Nuclear plants cannot explode, used once fuel can be handled safely, and terrorists cannot cause a disaster. This article lists the basic facts about nuclear power plants in the USA, pointing out how safe they are. At one point the author implies that nuclear power plants have to be shut down due to age. While many accept this, I don't. They should be built to be repaired and used for a very long time. A second point also bothered me - the statement that plutonium from a commercial reactor could be used to construct a bomb. This is simply not true.