Expert: U.S. lost lead in nuclear energy due to "fear and misinformation"

Expert: U.S. lost lead in nuclear energy due to "fear and misinformation"
A group of science teachers from Pottstown, Pa., should not be criticized for visiting Exelon's Limerick Nuclear Generating Station, writes Forrest J. Remick, a former commissioner with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and a professor emeritus of nuclear engineering at Penn State University. The Limerick plant is an example of U.S. technological know-how in an industry that the country surrendered its leadership of, "due in part to fear and misinformation," Remick adds. The Mercury (Pottstown, Pa.)