The Politics of Energy: Nuclear Power. Kevin Bogardus.
by Bogardus, Kevin; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 403Environment. Publisher: Center for Public Integrity, 2003ISSN: 1522-3205;.Subject(s): Bush | Energy policy | Nuclear energyDDC classification: 050 Summary: "While production of nuclear power has increased over the years, no new licenses for construction have been issued since the TMI [Three Mile Island] accident in 1979. Today [2003], the average age of the nation's 103 commercial nuclear power reactors is 23 years. Many were designed in an era when cellphones and laptop computers were the stuff of science fiction rather than everyday life. All that began to change when the industry-friendly Bush team took office. While the industry had gained friends in Washington over the years...it was the Bush administration, and its National Energy Policy Development Group, that embraced the industry and its aging reactors as part of its policy." (CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY) This article addresses the Bush administration's plans for increased nuclear power facilities and discusses the approval of the Yucca Mountain Project, a key item on the industry's wish list.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: The Politics of Energy: Nuclear Power, Dec. 11, 2003; pp. n.p..
"While production of nuclear power has increased over the years, no new licenses for construction have been issued since the TMI [Three Mile Island] accident in 1979. Today [2003], the average age of the nation's 103 commercial nuclear power reactors is 23 years. Many were designed in an era when cellphones and laptop computers were the stuff of science fiction rather than everyday life. All that began to change when the industry-friendly Bush team took office. While the industry had gained friends in Washington over the years...it was the Bush administration, and its National Energy Policy Development Group, that embraced the industry and its aging reactors as part of its policy." (CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY) This article addresses the Bush administration's plans for increased nuclear power facilities and discusses the approval of the Yucca Mountain Project, a key item on the industry's wish list.
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