claim: "most americans live within 50 miles of a nuclear power plant."
author: lawrence o'donnell
evidence_1: mar 13, 2014 ... because most electricity use is in cities, a nuclear plant (unlike wind or solar) can be built pretty much anywhere, and transmitting electricity over great distances causes some of the energy to be lost to friction, most of the plants are logically located near large urban areas. for better or worse, of the country's ...
evidence_2: an accident could result in dangerous levels of radiation that could affect the health and safety of the public living near the nuclear power plant. nuclear power plants operate in most states in the country and produce about 20 percent of the nation's power. nearly 3 million americans live within 10 miles of an operating ...
evidence_3: apr 14, 2011 ... if the circles on the map are widened to a 50-mile radius (the same evacuation area that u.s. nuclear officials recommended for americans living near ... to get more information: the interactive map on this story shows the populations within 5, 10, 20 and 50 miles of each nuclear power plant in the u.s. and ...
evidence_4: nuclear power plants operate in most states in the country and produce about 20 percent of the nation's power. nearly 3 million americans live ... an accident could result in dangerous levels of radiation that could affect the health and safety of the public living near the nuclear power plant. local and state governments, ...
evidence_5: may 10, 2013 ... with five nuclear plants within 50 miles of my house, i noticed some large population change numbers being quoted in the articles. not that i didn't believe the ... nuclear plant (table 1). more surprising to me was the big increases in the number of people living within 10 and 20 miles of these nuclear plants.