Word: antinuclearism
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Letter writers have protested to Hyatt and Illinois' Rosemont Village, which owns the Exposition Center. The group, "Mobilization for Survival," composed of antinuclear, environmentalist and peace activists, has threatened a demonstration if the exhibition takes place. One of the prospective protesters is Actor and Disarmament Delegate Paul Newman...
...doubt that growth, once the watchword of the can-do American philosophy, is good. The skeptics ignore the reality that a slow-growth or no-growth philosophy could kill the promise of upward mobility. That may be acceptable to the middle-and upper-income people who dominate the antinuclear movement. But it would condemn the poor and the jobless to a perpetuation of their have-not status and could well endanger the future of American democracy, in which the social and economic inequalities of the free system are made tolerable by the hope of improvement...
...antinuclear arguments, however, are emotional. Many reasonable people entertain reasonable doubts about nuclear power. Their main arguments concern...
WEAPONS PROLIFERATION. Antinuclear forces charge that the spread of nuclear plants will accelerate the proliferation of nuclear weapons, particularly in unstable nations. Opponents are even more concerned that the introduction of breeder reactors, which produce more plutonium than they consume, could make it easier for terrorists to steal fissionable materials for do-it-yourself bombs. Finally, they charge that safeguarding nuclear materials would require the creation of a police state that would also mean the end of civil liberties...
NUCLEAR COSTS. Says David Cromie of Chicago's antinuclear Citizens for a Better Environment: "The most damning word in the English language is 'uneconomic.' " Foes charge that nuclear power plants cost more to build than, say, coal-burning plants, running more than $800 per kw, vs. around $700 for coal. They also argue that nukes operate well below their projected capacities, making the power they generate even costlier...