chernobyl and 3-mile were rude shocks to Russia and USA, but tech. is much improved now.In case u read yesterdays papers, in Poland or France or some place they are building this huge nuclear power plant and EU has welcomed this decision although earlier they used to be against nuclear power plants. It is a mega project employing the latest tech. and has been seen as a positive measure by all. Plus U.S. has lotsof oil too. they have Iraq u know