Category: Nuclear Policy

Nuclear Power: Clean, Safe and Needing a Level Playing Field, by Gerald E. Marsh and George S. Stanford

National Policy Analysis #480 /
Nuclear power is economical. All it needs is a level playing field. But the field is not level. For one thing, competing power sources are heavily subsidized by society. Unlike nuclear plants, they don't bear the full cost of disposing ...
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Protesters Claim War is About Oil, Yet Oppose Safe Nuclear Energy & Domestic Energy Alternatives

Ten Second Response /
BACKGROUND: As the war to replace the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq continues, protesters on the political left continue to claim that the U.S. government's military action is designed to acquire Iraqi oil.1 TEN SECOND RESPONSE: Gulf War II is ...
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TSR Extra: Recess Notes: Answers to Questions on Common Environmental Questions, by Tom Randall and Gretchen Randall

Ten Second Response /
BACKGROUND: As members of the House and Senate head home for the August recess, many important issues regarding energy and the environment will be on constituents' minds. Here are succinct responses to common questions in the areas of: I. global ...
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A Global Warming Primer, by Gerald Marsh (updated)

National Policy Analysis #420 /
(Please note: This is an updated version of National Policy Analysis #316 of the same title, published September 2001.  A pdf version of this updated version can be found here.) Introduction The purpose of this primer is to help the ...
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Yucca Mountain: Could Nuclear Energy Be Killed By Senators “Playing Nice”? by Tom Randall

Ten Second Response /
BACKGROUND: Opening the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository must be voted on by the Senate by July 25, 2002 or it may be killed forever, and with it, the future of nuclear energy in the United States. When Nevada's Governor ...
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Yucca Mountain: The Right Decision, by Gerald Marsh and George Stanford

National Policy Analysis #415 /
Opening the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository is right for Nevada. It's right for anyone who pays for electricity. It's right for public safety. It's right for energy security. And it's right for national security. Why is it needed? Because ...
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Reprocessing Nuclear Fuel is the Way to Make Yucca Mountain Work tor Everyone, by Tom Randall

Ten Second Response /
BACKGROUND: The Associated Press reported on May 8, 2002 on the alleged inadequacies of Yucca mountain as a repository for spent nuclear fuel. In the report, the notion of reprocessing fuel to reduce storage needs was discussed but it said, ...
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Yucca Mountain: A Simple Solution, by Gerald E. Marsh and George S. Stanford

National Policy Analysis #409 /
Energy Undersecretary Robert Card has said that the Bush Administration will seek more money from Congress for research into ways to reduce the volume of spent nuclear fuel and cost of its disposal. The purpose would be to extend the ...
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Nevada Congresswoman Uses Misleading Evidence in Bid to Stop President Bush from Opening Yucca Mountain Nuclear Repository; Video Shows Anti-Tank Missile Penetrating a Cask Used for Shipping Spent Nuclear Fuels, But Cask in Video was More Fragile than the Genuine Article

Press Release /
A dramatic video being circulated by U.S. Representative Shelly Berkley (D-NV), which purports to show an anti-tank missile penetrating a cask used for shipping spent nuclear fuel, is deceptive in the fact that it is not representative of normal nuclear ...
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Holding Global Warming Forecasters Accountable; Yucca Mountain

The Relief Report /
Contents: Let's Hold Global Warming Forecasters Accountable... Brazilian-Style Opposition to Yucca Mountain is About Nuclear Power, Not Public Safety Let's Hold Global Warming Forecasters Accountable... Brazilian-Style According to the Detroit Free Press, Luiz Carlos Austin, a television meteorologist in Rio ...
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