If you read your TMI wiki link you’ll see multiple studies have had trouble showing even one death as a result of Three Mile Island – which I venture to say is not what most people think.[/quote]
One study I saw attributed approximately 1 million deaths to Chernobyl. I’m neutral on nuclear power. There may not have been any deaths due to Three Mile Island, however, the public (rightly) understands that things can go very wrong at nuclear power plants. It’s happened before and it may be happening again.
People don’t get a good feeling when they see buildings housing nuclear reactors explode. Clearly things aren’t hunky-dory in Japan and several TV talking heads have said that using sea water as a coolant is basically a last line of defense.
