Since March 11, when the Japanese tsunami triggered the accident at the country's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, support in the US for nuclear energy has waned, then come back slightly, pollsters have found. However, say experts, the onus is on policymakers and the industry to restore confidence among the public and investors about this often-controversial energy source.
"It was just a matter of communicating as quickly as possible," says Scott Peterson, SVP of communications at the Nuclear Energy ...