"Yes, and suggesting that radiation induced cancer is actually caused by undue media attention, and not radiation exposure, really puts forth a strong case to support THAT contention."


AAAH now this is MY area! (I know very little about nuclear anything, but I do know cancer!)
there are a lot of documented cases where people have developed unexplained tumours after a big media scare about food/ nuclear waste/ the pill/ whatever, totally out of proportion with anything that actually happened. Many cancer scientists agree that people can give themselves cancer by worrying that they will get cancer. My research group is starting a collaberation to look at the links between mental attitude and cancer incidence/ survival. Apparently the link is far greater than it should be.

On the power side of things why can't somone find a way to use the rain to create cheap, clean power? After all the UK dosn't have enough sun to use solar power all year round, but we sure do have plenty of rain!