[Age of Reason]

They are only feared by the ignorant.

The White Star Line probably said that about people who were too scared of drowning to take the unsinkable titanic.

[Nik Naym]

Perhaps you are confusing RESPECT with FEAR. Wise people will respect the risks invovlved in nuclear energy. Those risks are manageable, as has been demonstrated for decades in this country. The potential benefits far outweigh the potential risks.

Downright fear of nuclear energy is based on ignorance. The very same people who will agonize over having a nuke plant nearby will think nothing of driving around without a seatbelt in traffic, or smoking, or a dozen other, riskier things.

Another factor involved in the irrational fear of nuclear energy is the lack of knowledge about radiation. People do not understand it, so they fear it. Don't forget, we live in a land where people once thought that microwave ovens made food radioactive, and where many still belive cell phones will kill you because they emit "radiation", where many people think that irradiating food somehow will contaminate it with nuclear waste.

By the way, comparing nuclear energy to the Titanic is a handy diversionary tactic, nothing more.