Jul 7 2011: I'm satisfied that the science and engineering exist that wd make nuclear safe enough. Bill Gates is right, IMO.
But I'm not at all satisfied that we have the political structure with vision leadership that will pay for, oversee, and support the development of a safe nuclear infrastructure. And as long as our leaders have to go hat in hand to special-interest donors for every election, I have to be pessimistic.
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But I'm not at all satisfied that we have the political structure with vision leadership that will pay for, oversee, and support the development of a safe nuclear infrastructure. And as long as our leaders have to go hat in hand to special-interest donors for every election, I have to be pessimistic.