TMI plus 5: Nuclear power on the ropes: The 1979 accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant triggered a domino reaction that threatens the future of the U.S. nuclear power industry

IEEE Spectrum ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 26-27 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Industry ◽  
Nuclear Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power Industry ◽  
Domino Reaction ◽  
The Future ◽  
The U.S

scholarly journals Ensuring the Future of Nuclear Power

2019 ◽  
Vol 141 (11) ◽  
pp. 30-35
Author(s):  
Romney Duffey ◽  
Igor Pioro
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Industry ◽  
Nuclear Power Industry ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Competitive Markets ◽  
Nuclear Plants ◽  
The Future

Abstract In the early 2000s, the talk was of a so-called Nuclear Renaissance with hundreds of new nuclear plants to be ordered. We should be seeing the fruits of that now, but we are not. There have been several factors that have led to the stagnation of nuclear power industry. To revive the sector, it is important to evaluate the current status of the nuclear power industry, examine the requirements that all new power technologies in open and competitive markets must meet, and determine whether present and future nuclear-power technologies look to be capable of achieving those goals.

Parameters of a repository for final burial of high-level wastes in the future nuclear power industry in Russia

Atomic Energy ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 85 (1) ◽  
pp. 455-461
Author(s):  
E. O. Adamov ◽  
I. Kh. Ganev ◽  
A. V. Lopatkin ◽  
V. G. Muratov ◽  
V. V. Orlov
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Industry ◽  
Nuclear Power Industry ◽  
The Future ◽  
High Level

The U.S. Nuclear Power Industry: Past, Present, and Possible Futures

2002 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
John L. Jurewitz
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power ◽  
The United States ◽  
Power Industry ◽  
Nuclear Industry ◽  
Nuclear Power Industry ◽  
Critical Question ◽  
Generation Capacity ◽  
Ultimate Outcome ◽  
Social Confrontation ◽  
The U.S

Although the United States generates only about 20% of its total electricity from nuclear power, it has almost twice as much nuclear generation capacity as any other country. This article presents an historical overview of the U.S. nuclear power industry and the policies that have shaped it. The U.S. nuclear industry is currently at a crossroads. The total number of nuclear powerplants has been virtually constant for over a decade. Over the coming years, it seems likely that the owners of most existing plants will succeed in securing extensions of their operating licenses. The critical question is whether new nuclear capacity will be built. Although it seems likely that some utility will attempt to build a new nuclear plant within the next decade, any such attempt will encounter a degree of public opposition based on environmental and security concerns. The ultimate outcome of this social confrontation is difficult to forecast.

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