Reading Response: Five Myths about Nuclear Energy

Reading Response Author Name Institution Affiliation In the reading titled Five Myths about Nuclear Energy, Kristin Shrader Frechette mentions that atomic energy is one of the riskiest fuel resources available today. She first argues that nuclear power is a better source of energy than fossil fuels. The plants and reactors, according to Kristin Shrader Frechette, are safe with constant vigilance. She points out that the prices of these reactors and plants are higher than fossil fuels, which is why most people do not pay any attention to buying electricity produced through atomic energy, and this is a matter of great concern. She also thinks that nuclear energy is clean, but when the electricity is produced using this source of energy, then greenhouse gases are...