Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Nukes in the news... needed, now

Great NY Times article about the pressing need for nuclear power plants to meet the country's energy demands in a realistic battle against CO2-driven climate change.

Technology smorgasbord needed to meet energy goals -- EPRI
(You just don't see the word "smorgasbord" very often anymore, do you? How many people under 30 actually know what it stands for?)

Based on its research, EPRI concludes that capture and sequestration of carbon emissions from coal plants would be technically feasible by 2020, and it assumes that new regulations would be in place to support that strategy. It also assumes that 45 new nuclear power plants could be built by 2030, using existing reactor sites, adding 64 gigawatts of new capacity.


That's what I'm talking 'bout!!

Florida may take the lead: Florida approves first nuclear power plant in 33 years

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