A DIFFERING VIEW: Another nuke threat
Monday, May 28 at 12:00
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Regarding “A nuclear renaissance?” published May 19: The article mentioned “safety” as one concern, but it was silent about the biggest safety issue.
The operators say that the 100 reactors themselves are safe from suicide airplanes crashing into them. But it’s the waste ponds that are unprotected and radioactive. Our skies are filled with uncontrolled small planes, easy to steal. If some were crashed into nuke waste ponds, the disaster would be immense.
I believe the government has advised people living within 10 miles of nuclear plants to keep chemicals in their medicine cabinet to counter radioactive poisoning of their families. Small wonder the rest of us say, “Not in my backyard!”
Dan Lyons is a resident of Fort Collins.