They’re Lying to You About Nuclear Energy is a provocative documentary (or video essay) by Maxinomics that reexamines the history and popular narratives around nuclear energy in the U.S. The film argues that fear, regulatory overreach, and economic misalignment—not just accidents—helped stall nuclear growth, and posits that new technologies like small modular reactors could revive the sector.

In 1969, the U.S. was flipping the switch on three new nuclear reactors a year, fast, efficient, and powering millions of homes. Then, almost overnight, the industry collapsed, not because of accidents like Three Mile Island, but because of a single rule that changed everything. This video uncovers the little-known story of how fear, regulation, and economics killed America’s nuclear momentum. And why small modular reactors might finally bring it back.

*Chapters:*

• 00:00 We Suddenly Stopped
• 01:05 The Radiation Scare
• 02:45 Your Daily Radiation
• 04:25 The Actual Result of the Meltdowns
• 05:54 Linear No-Threshold
• 07:47 Nuclear Plant Economics
• 11:09 The Energy Tradeoff
• 15:55 Small Modular Reactors

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