Nuclear Power Development: Removing Roadblocks


 

Publication Date: March 2010

Publisher: National Center for Policy Analysis (U.S.)

Author(s): H. Sterling Burnett

Research Area: Environment; Government

Keywords: nuclear power; roadblocks

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The use of nuclear power to generate electricity is growing worldwide. More than 100 nuclear power plants are under construction or in various stages of planning, and many existing plants are expanding. [See the figure.]