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PART 1: Toward a Nuclear Power Renaissance? Fact or Fiction

Mon. April 6th, 2009
Washington, D.C.

2009 Carnegie International Nonproliferation Conference Times have changed; concerns over global warming, energy security, and energy adequacy have put nuclear power squarely back into important discussions about future energy supply. The growth and, importantly, the spread of nuclear power and fuel cycle facilities bring both tremendous opportunity for improved well being for the planet and it citizens and renewed attention to many well known concerns. Is nuclear power about to reemerge as a major energy source both in the U.S. and internationally? If so, what changes in technical, political, societal, and economic circumstances are required, including those necessary to allay nonproliferation concerns?

Climate ChangeNuclear PolicyNorth America
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event speakers

Sharon Squassoni

Senior Associate, Nuclear Policy Program

Squassoni came to Carnegie from the Congressional Research Service. She also served for nine years in the executive branch. Her last position at the State Department was director of Policy Coordination in the Nonproliferation Bureau.

Tom Isaacs

Robert Rosner

John Rowe