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.
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. We generally agreed: No.
In addition to myself the columnists are from Oxford, American Enterprise Institute, Union of Concerned Scientists, Milken Review and Cato Institute.
A Comeback for Nuclear Power? New York Times “Room for Debate”
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