NEI Nuclear Notes

When 11,000 science teachers invaded St. Louis, Mo. , last week, the nuclear energy industry was there to teach them about clean-air nuclear power. The Nuclear Energy Institute hosted an exhibit hall booth that drew strong traffic during the week-long convention that ended April 1. We answered plenty of questions about new plants and used fuel, and provided brochures and other material about nuclear energy. We received an overwhelmingly positive response from the teachers. Many appreciated our up-to-date materials. That’s especially important since many said that their textbooks contain little or no information on nuclear power. And even when the books discussed nuclear energy, the information was out of date (sometimes by 10 years or more). Here's a sampling of some of their comments: -- "I don't understand why we ever stopped building nuclear power plants in the United States." – Missouri teacher -- "When will we build more plants? I am behind that 100 ...