Bond villains to blame for nuclear power's bad rep: Scientist

The president of the UK's Royal Society of Chemistry is blaming James Bond villains for giving nuclear power a bad name.

The president of the UK's Royal Society of Chemistry is blaming James Bond villains for giving nuclear power a bad name.

Professor David Phillips said Dr No, with his personal nuclear reactor, helped to create a "remorselessly grim" reputation for atomic energy as a "barely-controllable force for evil".

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