Do you know which nuclear reactor is nearest to you? Is it putting you at risk?
Use the map to find out more about nuclear reactors in the United States.
Do you know all you should about nuclear reactors in the U.S.?
There are currently 104 operating nuclear reactors at 65 commercial power plants in the U.S. Nationwide, 108 million people live within 50 miles of a nuclear plant, yet many do not know they may be at risk if an accident or terrorist attack led to the release of radiation. This nuclear locator map allows you to learn more about the risks of nuclear power in your community: how close you live to a nuclear plant, the record of near misses at each reactor, and government estimates of how many people could be killed or injured in an accident.
There hasn't been a reactor ordered and subsequently completed since 1973. They were promoted as
a cheap energy source - "too cheap to meter" - but have proven the most expensive energy source ever
explored.
The last reactor to come on line in 1996 cost over 8 billion dollars and took 23 years
to complete. Meanwhile the nuclear industry had already experienced a $100 billion cost overrun
for the first 75 reactors built in the U.S. Add to this the problems of waste disposal and accident
and terrorist threats and you have to wonder why some lawmakers are dead set on policies that will
push nuclear power onto an unsuspecting public, such as loan guarantees that will send taxpayer money
to subsidize the nuclear industry.
Tell Congress to end nuclear power!