New York governor seeks to build the state’s first new nuclear power plant in decades June 23, 2025

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But Alfred Meyer, treasurer of Physicians for Social Responsibility’s New York chapter, was unconvinced.

He said nuclear power is a “very slow, expensive and dangerous” way to generate electricity that takes away resources from faster, cheaper renewable options while leaving behind highly toxic, radioactive waste.

“Nuclear power is not clean or green energy,” he said. “It is damaging to public health and the environment.”