Letters: Mar. 5, 1984

Nuclear Power

To the Editors:

'To give up on nuclear power [Feb. 13] is cowardice. It is running away from the problem. We need nuclear power as part of a balanced energy policy. Our challenge is to be creative and strong enough to find a solution to the current obstacles. Stephen V. Gilmore Southfield, Mich.

After vividly recounting the nuclear industry's successive fiascoes, you conclude that nuclear power should and will be a growing part of our national energy mix. Why not face the fact that this technology is technically, politically and financially bankrupt? Only...

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