Why A Future For the Nuclear Industry Is Risky

Guest Blog | January 1, 2007 | Reports and Fact Sheets

This short brochure from 2007 is a synopsis of presentations by Peter Bradford, former Commissioner of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and David Schlissel with Synapse Energy Economics, Inc. highlighting several risks associated with expanding the nuclear power industry and was sponsored by a coalition of environmental, health, and public interest organizations concerned about the impacts of nuclear power including Friends of the Earth, GRACE Policy Institute, North Carolina Waste Awareness & Reduction Network (NCWARN), Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS), Public Citizen, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE), and U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG).WhyNewNukesAreRiskyFACTSHEET.pdf