Making Peace With Science

(NAPSA)—Americans have long used science to improve the quality of life for all people. President Dwight D. Eisenhower expressed the promise of nuclear science in his “Atoms for Peace” speech. Addressing the United Nations General Assembly on December8, 1953, he introduced what would become international efforts to apply the science and technology Nuclear energy has become a positive part of our everyday lives. of the atom to peaceful uses. “In the 50 years since Eisenhower’s speech, America has transformed his dream of the peaceful atom into prosperity for the world’s citizens,” explains Larry Foulke, president of the American Nuclear Society (ANS). Today, civilian nuclear power reactors provide 20 percent of our country’s electricity without adding to air pollution. Nearly 10 million nuclear medicine procedures are performed each year in the U.S. The world’s scientists recognize the technology for the safe disposal of radioactive waste. More than three million Americans are employed in nuclearscience and technology fields. For more information about nuclear science, visit the American Nuclear Society at www.ans.org/pi/np/peace.