Over on NPR there is some rational thinking from Foreign Policy with one clear message:
“The case for nuclear power remains strong.”
In a piece from James M. Acton, associate in Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment of International Peace, he discusses why nuclear energy is still a safe, rational choice. He points out that the major hurdle will not be rebuilding the why nuclear plants operate, but rebuilding public trust.
Saying:
“This last point is crucial. New reactors, with enhanced safety features, would almost certainly not have befallen the same fate as those at Fukushima Daiichi, which is four decades old. Convincing the public of this argument will be extremely hard now, however.”
Tags: Carnegie Endowment of International Peace, James M. Acton, National Public Radio, NPR, Nuclear Policy Program
