Events
Duane Morris Partner Albert Carr on Panel Exploring a New Nuclear Power Report
February 8, 2012 | Washington, D.C.
Duane Morris partner Albert Carr will be a member of a panel discussing a new nuclear power report released by The Federation of American Scientists and Washington and Lee University on Wednesday, February 8, 2012, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
In the wake of the devastating accident at the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan last March, the United States is re-evaluating the future of nuclear energy and the costs and benefits of nuclear power. Almost one year later, it is still too soon to know the full implications of this disaster for the United States and the global nuclear energy industry.
The Federation of American Scientists and Washington and Lee University will release a new report, "The Future of Nuclear Power in the United States," to educate the public and policymakers about where nuclear power in the United States appears to be headed despite economic challenges related to the construction of nuclear power plants, aging reactors, and the graying workforce.
Written by a group of distinguished experts, the report provides insights into the safety, security, building, financing, licensing, regulating and fueling of nuclear power plants. Additionally, the report offers a comparison of nuclear energy to other energy sources, and address topics such as managing spent nuclear fuel and associated wastes, and the potential commercialization of technologies such as small, modular reactors and Generation IV reactors.
