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# space
Space exploration is about to kick start a new era of nuclear energy and another chance to get the future right.
# science
Nuclear energy easily whips up public panic thanks to the coverage of incidents at Chernobyl and Fukushima. But fear and media hype have overshadowed two basic facts: nuclear power works, and we need it more than ever.
# politics
Anti-nuclear NIMBYism has not gotten better over the years. In fact, it's getting worse.
# politics
Germans are rallying against keeping their nuclear power plants open solely out of fear whipped up by environmental activists.
# politics
Nuclear energy has to be harnessed with great care and radiation is extremely dangerous if not properly contained. But fear-mongering about both to shut down nuclear power generation is simply dishonest.