Sustainable nuclear energy: some reasons for optimism
by Richard Wilson
International Journal of Global Energy Issues (IJGEI), Vol. 28, No. 2/3, 2007

Abstract: This paper traces various aspects of nuclear electrical power from about 1970 when it burst on the world scene, starting in the USA and spreading rapidly to the rest of the world. Taking the US situation as typical, and perhaps dominant, I show that the cost of nuclear electricity was cheap in 1973, and the developments since then mostly related to public perception, that made it more expensive. I then describe changes since 1995 that lead me to a cautiously optimistic view that public opinion is changing again and that the cost of nuclear energy will drop as public opinion becomes more favourable.

Online publication date: Tue, 27-Nov-2007

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