Nuclear Energy for the Third Millennium

The major energy sources of today are expected to last for only a small fraction of the millennium starting in the year 2000. In the plans of most people, nuclear energy has been ruled out for four separate reasons: 1.The danger of radioactivity from a reactor accident or from reactor products during a long period after reactor shutdown;2.The proposed fuels, U-235 and also Pu-239, as obtained by presently available procedures will serve only for a limited duration;3.Energy from nuclear reactors will be more expensive than costs of present alternatives;4.The possibility of misusing the products for military purposes is an unacceptable danger.