From Perry Bebbington
Thomas makes a good case for the safety of nuclear power but misses one reason for public mistrust of the nuclear industry. Its representatives on TV in the 1960s told us how completely safe nuclear power was, and that there could not possibly be any kind of serious accident. This was despite the fact that grave dangers had already been demonstrated by the accident at Windscale on 10 October 1957.
Even at a young age something told me not to believe them: if the public is to ever trust the nuclear power industry then it needs to come clean not only about the risks but also about the lies it told in the past.
Kimberley, Nottinghamshire, UK
