The Simpsons vs nuclear power

It's a great show I immensely enjoyed as a kid. I do hate their anti-nuclear propaganda. Earth to morons, flower power will not solve America's energy problems. Also, France gets 70% of its energy from nuclear plants, and they haven't started glowing in the dark.

The Simpsons - The Governemnt Inspection Team visits the nuclear plant

In real life, there are far more deaths from coal mining and coal power plants than nuclear energy.

Not convinced? Galen Winsor, a former nuclear weapons engineer, ate uranium on camera to prove it's not nearly as dangerous as Hollywood or the government would have us believe:

Galen Winsor says he has been eating uranium (U3O8) on his lecture tour for two years

further reading:

Derpetology: the first thing that should be taught about radiation in science classes

You probably have a smoke detector in your house. Guess what? It has radioactive material in it.

Fun fact: radiation is probably beneficial in low doses because of hormesis. And food poisoning would barely exist if our food was irradiated. 

Part 2: 5/8/09 John Stossel's "You Can't Even Talk About It"