Nuclear Energy: A Panacea for Climate Change?
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35896
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The argument that nuclear energy may be part of a solution to global warming has been voiced over the last few years. Dr Adam Lucas from the University of Wollongong has a look at the state of nuclear energy in the world. This is a national radio broadcast of a script authored by Dr Luca
Abstract
Calls for a public debate about nuclear energy as part of the solution to global warming have been gaining regular coverage in the international media for the last several years. A number of politicians, business leaders and scientists tell us that the world is experiencing a 'nuclear renaissance' which none of us can afford to ignore.
Proponents of nuclear argue that the grounds for scepticism about nuclear energy are no longer valid, and that technological improvements in recent years make it a viable and even a desimble option for new clectricity generating capacity. So what is the status of nuclear energy in the world at the moment? And do the arguments of its proponents stand up to scrutiny?
Publication Details
Lucas, A. Robert. (2010). Nuclear Energy: A Panacea for Climate Change? [audio-visual recording] Web. Sydney, Australia: Australian Broadcasting Corporation.