Peak Oil

[Perndog]

Nuclear (fission) power is more efficient than oil, but there are three problems with it.

1) Uranium is in limited supply too.

2) Nuclear plants produce hazardous waste that is not as abundant as pollution from burning oil and safe if well-contained BUT very difficult to dispose of using current technology.

3) As you said, the stigma. Nuclear power has taken such hits in terms of public opinion and corporate support that here in Minnesota they actually built six coal power plants rather than one new nuclear plant. Yes, coal. Dirty, inefficient, etc.