A Comeback for Nuclear Power? (NY Times)
The Obama administration has approved a $8 billion loan guarantee to support the construction of two nuclear reactors in Georgia. It's the first step in a play to expand nuclear power as a way to control greenhouse gas emissions and bolster domestic energy production.
February 18, 2010
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Does the need for new sources of low-carbon energy now outweigh the costs and risks associated with nuclear power?
Commentators in the New York Times' editorial section, "Room for Debate," answered this question.
The columns are by contributors from Oxford, American Enterprise Institute, Union of Concerned Scientists, Milken Review, Cato Institute, and myself. We generally agreed: no.
A Comeback for Nuclear Power? New York Times "Room for Debate"
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Interesting points and debate in a column in Australia's Sydney Morning Herald...
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/nuclear-its-just-too-expensive-for-us-and-the-rest-of-the-world-20100225-p4y3.html
Posted by: DD | February 25, 2010 05:09 PM