This is a list of some resources I suggest for facts and statistics to support the arguments in your first opinion letters, on nuclear energy or nuclear waste issues.
U.S. government websites:
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (oversees licensing and safety regulations for reactors)
E.P.A. (sets standards for radiation exposure limits, including standards applied for nuclear waste sites)
D.O.E. (the “science” part of the government’s involvement in nuclear energy)
Pro-nuclear industry groups (often these websites have excellent statistics to use):
Anti-nuclear groups:
Union of Concerned Scientists (this organization is not strongly anti-nuclear, but is mostly concerned with advocating for safety and good approaches to waste management)
NEIS (Illinois anti-nuclear-power group with a long history and an active Chicago presence)
Federation of American Scientists (a long-standing anti-nuclear-weapons group with many helpful publications, although only a few deal directly with nuclear energy or waste)