The former chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission reveals how the nuclear energy industry endangers lives, how the NRC has been overpowered by the industry it was meant to regulate, and why Congress does nothing to change the status quo.
Presents opposing viewpoints on various aspects of nuclear power, including the questions of whether it is necessary, safe, or desired by people in this country.
Assesses the competitiveness of nuclear power when compared with other sources of new capacity to generate electricity, focusing on the possible effects of constraints on carbon dioxide emissions and the impact of the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 2005 incentives.