Article ID: CBB815521622

Can Nuclear Power Come Back? (2017)

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The nation’s nuclear power industry is in trouble. The number of operating reactors continues to decline, while only one new plant is scheduled to open and it is well behind schedule and 50% over budget. The article will investigate the possibility of a nuclear revival in this country by first analyzing the troubled history of the light water reactor, a technology that dates back to the 1950s, and one the federal government choose to pursue to ensure America’s technological leadership, and one the nuclear manufactures heavily promoted to ensure profitability. All of this resulted in a rush to nuclear power in the 1960s, but abruptly ended a little more than a decade later, due largely to the exorbitant costs of constructing a nuclear plant. The article then discusses the chances of a nuclear comeback, focusing on new reactor designs, which are less complex and cheaper to construct but will be dependent upon how seriously global warming is viewed by the public and elected officials.

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Authors & Contributors
Mitchell, Mary X.
Taylor Simon
Vivek Kant
Jun 淳 Tateno 舘野
Daniel P. Aldrich
Craig, Steve
Concepts
Nuclear industry
Nuclear reactors
Technology
Nuclear and radioactive waste
Nuclear power; atomic energy
Development of technology; change in technology
Time Periods
20th century
20th century, late
21st century
20th century, early
Places
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Ghana
Kansas (U.S.)
Germany
Institutions
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Ghana Atomic Energy Commission
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty; Partial Test Ban Treaty; Limited Test Ban Treaty (1963)
United States. Atomic Energy Commission
Du Pont Company
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