Gregory Barber of Wired reports on the benefits of nuclear power.
- Europe’s energy crisis and the need to reduce emissions has shifted many people’s views toward nuclear power.
- Nuclear power is clean, reliable, and among our safest forms of energy.
- Policymakers can accelerate nuclear energy in the United States by reducing regulatory barriers, investing in innovation, and modernizing nuclear’s permitting process.
“But nuclear technology has been in use for decades in the United States, and it still produces nearly a fifth of US electricity with virtually no carbon emissions. Its safety track record over that period is also remarkably solid.”
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