Nuclear Power Is Anything but 'Safe' ; the Strong Letter (November 22) From Geoffrey Stowell in Favour of Building More Nuclear Power Stations Calls for a Strong Answer, As Almost Everything He Says Needs to Be Challenged. More Nuclear Power Stations Are 'Socially Desirable', He Says. Not to the Millions Around the World Who Have Been Killed or Injured by the Effects of Radioactivity It Isn't.

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The strong letter (November 22) from Geoffrey Stowell in favour of building more nuclear power stations calls for a strong answer, as almost everything he says needs to be challenged. More nuclear power stations are "socially desirable", he says. Not to the millions around the world who have been killed or injured by the effects of radioactivity it isn't.

"We should start building modern, safe nuclear power stations," he says. "Safe" is the last word to associate with anything nuclear, whether it's weapons, power stations, radioactive waste, accidents or, sooner or later, an act of terrorism.

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Nuclear Power Is Anything but 'Safe' ; the Strong Letter (November 22) From Geoffrey Stowell in Favour of Building More Nuclear Power Stations Calls for a Strong Answer, As Almost Everything He Says Needs to Be Challenged. More Nuclear Power Stations Are 'Socially Desirable', He Says. Not to the Millions Around the World Who Have Been Killed or Injured by the Effects of Radioactivity It Isn't.

And if you think acts of terrorism can be shrugged off, read up on the history of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Sooner or la...

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