Emotional evaluation of risks should favor nuclear energy

http://atomicinsights.com/2012/11/emotional-evaluation-of-risks-should-favor-nuclear-energy.html

Debates about risky technologies should start with emotions to find the moral values about technology that people consider important. By starting with emotional responses, it might be possible to identify misinformation that can be corrected, but it is also possible to identify fears and apprehension that is based on real concerns that must be addressed before the technology can be deployed. On a number of emotional measures, nuclear energy is superior to available alternatives.