Energy Options: Nuclear (Part 1)

Monday, October 29, 2007

Part 1 - Nuclear Power's Battle

In the first part of this series about nuclear's future as an energy source in the U.S., Chicago bureau chief Diane Eastabrook explains why some Americans are embracing nuclear power while others continue to fear it.



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External Links/Articles*

• Harris Interactive (PDF Document)
  Harris Interactive is a research company that conducts opinion polls. This links to the May 2006 edition of "The Harris Report," which is subtitled "America's Love/Hate Relationship with Energy." The report contains some of the Harris Poll data Diane Eastabrook mentions in her report.
• NC Warn
  NC Warn is a grassroots organization that opposes Progress Energy's plan to build a second nuclear plant near Raleigh, North Carolina. The organization's executive director, Jim Warren, is interviewed in Diane Eastabrook's report.
• NRG Energy
  NRG Energy is an energy company headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey. As Diane Eastabrook reports, NRG wants to build new nuclear reactors at its plant in Matagorda County, Texas. This links to information NRG's website offers about this South Texas Project (STP).
• Progress Energy
  Progress Energy is an energy company headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. As Diane Eastabrook reports, the company wants to build a second nuclear plant near Raleigh. This links to the "Nuclear Plants" section of the Progress Energy website.
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
  The DOE advances energy security in the U.S. and also promotes energy science and technology. The head of the DOE, Samuel Bodman, is interviewed in Diane Eastabrook's report. This links to the section of the Department of Energy website that offers information about nuclear energy.
• U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
  The NRC in an independent agency created by Congress to regulate nuclear power plants and the use of nuclear materials, part of its mission is to license commercial nuclear projects. The agency's chairman, Dale Klein, is interviewed in Diane Eastabrook's report.

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