Ed, this new nuclear plant is the first Corzine action of any logic or value to New Jersey’s residents and businesses. Why don’t you have old Norm Cohen take gravy shots and shut up. We need safe, economical power, not green nitwits.

Fission

Well, the “nitwits” are countering the medium-range benefits of a clean-air energy source with the ultra-long-term hassle of storing radioactive toxic waste. And, of course, the risk of a meltdown or something. The technology has progressed in the decades since Three Mile Island, and Europe has modern reactors that are running with efficiency, but no one’s been able to eliminate the pesky toxic waste factor.— Ed. Note