When Everything Changes, Everything Does Change: Nuclear Power After September 11th  

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Mariotte, Michael

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society vol. 21 no. 6 (Dec. 2001), page 501-506.
Topik: Nuclear power; terrorism; energy policy; nuclear revival; alternative energy
Fulltext: 501BSTS216.pdf (73.35KB)

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September 11, 2001, may have marked the end of the nuclear power era. Although there are still a large number of reactors operating worldwide, the idea that there will be a vast new generation of nuclear reactors is no longer valid given the new world reality. Nuclear power will now be dominated by questions of decommissioning, waste storage, cleanup, and the threat reactors pose to our national security because each is a virtual nuclear weapon, offering a myriad of opportunities for potential terrorism. Despite the obvious security risks, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission recently began a program to let the utilities essentially judge their own security capabilities—a form of selfregulation designed to achieve reassuring public relations results, not actual security improvements. Significant and realistic alternatives to nuclear power, including transitional options such as natural gas and large-scale wind, as well as longer term, noncentral station systems, are explored.

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