Understanding the Societal Challenges Facing Nuclear Power
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Committee on Laying the Foundation for New and Advanced Nuclear Reactors in the United States, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Division on Earth and Life StudiesNuclear reactors can provide low-carbon energy, and advanced nuclear technologies could play an important role in moving the United States toward a zero-carbon future. Next-generation nuclear reactors have the potential to be smaller, safer, less expensive to build, and better integrated with the modern grid. However, the technical, economic, and regulatory outlook for these technologies remains u...
Nuclear reactors can provide low-carbon energy, and advanced nuclear technologies could play an important role in moving the United States toward a zero-carbon future. Next-generation nuclear reactors have the potential to be smaller, safer, less expensive to build, and better integrated with the modern grid. However, the technical, economic, and regulatory outlook for these technologies remains u...
