Answer: Citizens’ Climate Lobby does not advocate for or against any specific energy technologies, including nuclear power generation. From the standpoint of greenhouse gases – the main cause of climate change – nuclear power’s life-cycle emissions beat any other type of energy except possibly wind power. [1] Concerns typically raised about nuclear power are plant safety, radioactive waste, and the potential for weaponization. [2] The costs of nuclear plant safety and waste storage are largely internalized through stringent equipment codes, insurance, and fees, [3,4] and evidence shows it to be far safer for the public than fossil fuels even before considering climate change. [5] The long-term management of nuclear waste in the U.S. still needs to be resolved, which is one reason for renewed interest in ‘Generation IV’ designs that produce far less radioactive waste, are inherently meltdown-proof, and resist weaponization. [6] Generation IV reactors have not yet been built on a commercial scale, but some companies have taken the first steps. [7,8] CCL does not have the authority to define, or even predict, what role advanced nuclear energy will play under the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act. That’s a mission for the engineers and investors who will try to meet its future challenges. Our mission is to make sure all the costs of climate change are paid for with an effective price on fossil carbon. This will improve the long-term economic prospects of any technology with a low global warming footprint. This page was updated on 12/21/18 at 23:17 CST.Nuclear Energy Laser Talk
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