Publication

This report discusses the potential and the limits of nuclear power to enhance energy security and slow climate change. The author argues that nuclear energy, despite its attributes, is unlikely to play a major role in strengthening energy security or in countering the harmful effects of climate change. Nonetheless, the report points out steps the US could take, such as imposing a fee on greenhouse gas emissions, to level the economic playing field for all energy sectors. This, the author argues, would over the long run encourage the construction of new nuclear reactors and help reduce global warming.