Nuclear is the power source of the future ... and it has been for about 50 years. Could this time be different? In 1967, America expected to operate 1,000 nuclear power plants by the year 2000. But today, the actual number is just 54. What happened? For decades, nuclear energy was subject to (usually incorrect) fears about its safety. Lately, however, those fears are fading. Support for nuclear is nearing an all-time high. And there are understandable reasons for that. A single uranium pellet ge