Ref: http://www.physicstoday.org/vol-56/iss-12/p34.html
MIT Study Sees Nuclear Power as Green Weapon Against Global Warming
Although the public doesn't yet view nuclear power as a way to
mitigate global warming, an MIT study says a global tripling of
nuclear power generation could avoid nearly 2 billion tonnes of
carbon emissions annually.
While new nuclear power plants are not economically competitive with
fossil fuels, an MIT interdisciplinary research group is recommending
limited federal support of new nuclear power plants as a way to
reenergize the industry and lessen the potential impact of global
warming. The report, The Future of Nuclear Power, acknowledges the
stagnation of the field in recent years, but concludes that "the
nuclear option should be retained, precisely because it is an
important carbon-free source of power."
See: http://www.physicstoday.org/vol-56/iss-12/p34.html
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