Nuclear power remains too risky

Wednesday's report of radiation contaminations at a nuclear reactor in southern France should remind everyone of the fearsome risks of the technology. Nuclear power has been mentioned prominently as an alternative source of energy to crude oil, which has skyrocketed in price this year. But the nuclear power industry has never resolved the danger factor, which includes the lack of a method for safe disposal of radioactive waste. The accident, which contaminated 100 workers, was the second incident at the Tricastin reactor site in the past two weeks, according to the Reuters international news service. On July 8, 30 cubic meters of liquid containing non-enriched uranium was poured onto the ground and into a river at the Tricastin site, Reuters said.