the survey question was, “Please share the first word that comes to mind when you hear the word ‘nuclear.’”

activity

annihilation

apocalypse

armament

atom bomb

bomb

bomb

bomb

bomb

bomb

braids

Bush

cloud

core

destruction

disaster

energy

explosion

fallout

fission

fusion

holocaust

Manhattan

moment

option

poison

power

power

power

power

power

power

power plant

prairie

Simpsons

SONGS (San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station)

war

war

waste

waste

waste

waste

weapon