Now read the passage about nuclear energy. You will have 45 seconds to read the passage. Begin reading now. Reading Time: 45 seconds Nuclear Energy Some scientists think that nuclear energy should be used. According to them, nuclear energy is nonpolluting, inexhaustible, independent from foreign pressures and it is the safest of all energy resources, because it is most closely watched. The well publicized risks have been greatly exaggerated. It should be remembered that none of the past accidents have killed or even injured one single person. The chance of dying from radiation from a nuclear plant are much smaller than the chances of being the victim of a traffic accident, of drowning, or of dying of cancer caused by smoke from other people's cigarettes. As for the danger of accidents, it is extremely small: reactors are built to resist earthquakes much stronger than any earthquake ever known to man, and their operations are automatically stopped at the slightest shaking.