... greater reaction ("World Mysteries" 2). The concept of radioactivity has barely been around for 100 years. Discovered by Antoine Henri Becquerel in 1896, it was quickly studied by the scientific community. Albert Einstein formulated his "Theory of Relativity" in 1905, stating if mass could be transformed into energy, the energy liberated would be massive. Einstein's theory would be proved thirty-three years ... we only recently began to understand the enormous power contained in these tiny molecules. This power has been put to use for peaceful purposes, however it still posses the threa...

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... a decrease in costs of alternative fuels, many utilities cancel plants, when almost half completed. (Late cancellation cost is an increase in the proportion to the amount that has been invested.) Albert Schweitzer, an ecologist wrote, nuclear power "threatens the present and forecloses the future. It is unethical, and inferior to non- fission futures that enhance survival for humans, alive and yet ... ...

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