![]() ![]() This campaign would sow fear about harmless low-level radiation and create confusion between nuclear weapons and nuclear power. Yet in the mid-20th century as societies began the transition to nuclear power and away from fossil fuels, a long-term PR campaign to scare the public began, funded in part by coal and oil interests. ![]() Science unlocked this energy in the mid-20th century, first for bombs and then to power submarines, and the United States led the effort to generate electricity from this new source. Beneath our feet, Uranium atoms in the Earth's crust hold incredibly concentrated energy. As fossil fuels cook the planet, the world is finally forced to confront a massive disinformation campaign about humanity’s cleanest, safest, and fastest energy source – nuclear energy. ![]()
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