Nuclear power France

In 1953 President Eisenhower recognized the potential for nuclear energy and proposed Atoms for Peace. By the mid 1960’s the US was well on its way to building nuclear power plants. The same thing was happening in France but soon opposition to nuclear power took front stage and this slowed development in the US but not in France. The French government took control and the opposition was stymied. The result is that today the US produces 18.9% of its power from nuclear and France get 70%. The result is that the US emits 14.57 metric tons of CO2 per person while Francs is at 4.63 tons. This is the result of groups like Green Peace who even to this day are opposed to nuclear power. Today’s nuclear power plants are more efficient, safer and produce far less waste yet there is still far more regulations than France.