Thanks for keeping this subject before the public (“PG&E could help discover the origin of the universe,� Feb. 24-March 3). With all of the negative material published regarding atomic energy, this project would quite possibly offset some of it. The fears common about the atom can only be dealt with through a better understanding by the public of the benefits and risks.
Mal Towery
San Luis Obispo
This article appears in Mar 3-10, 2005.