Nuclear Energy: Do the Benefits Outweigh the Challenges? (4017)

Nuclear energy involves life and death issues.

A majority of U.S. adults remain supportive of expanding nuclear power in the country, according to a Pew Research Center survey from May. Overall, 56% say they favor more nuclear power plants to generate electricity.

However the  study also says, that the future of large-scale nuclear power in America is uncertain.

While Congress recently passed a bipartisan act intended to ease the nuclear energy industry’s financial and regulatory challenges, reactor shutdowns continue to gradually outpace new construction.

How safe is nuclear energy, what are the costs? What are the hazards it poses?

There are many questions and challenges that still need to be answered which may involve possible health issues and risks.

Another large issue with nuclear energy is the handling of nuclear waste.

And what about not-in-my-backyard issues?

Joining Host Jim Falk are :

Dr. Paul Dorfman, Associate Fellow, Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex Member, Irish Govt Radiation Protection Advisory Committee Chair, Nuclear Consulting Group, which brings together leading academics and experts in the fields of renewable energy technology, economics, and the environment.

And Mark Nelson. He is the Founder & Managing Director of Radiant Energy Group, a Chicago-based consulting group advising corporations and organizations on clean energy strategies. Mr. Nelson holds a masters in nuclear engineering from Cambridge University.

Be our guest to learn more about how nuclear energy presently and, for the future impacts our lives.

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