Posted by Gail Marcus, November 22, 2012
Nuclear Power Progress
On this Thanksgiving Day, I have only a moment to reflect on the past year and think about giving thanks. Most of my thanks, of course, is for family and friends, and for health and well-being.
But I also want to reflect on some positive developments in the nuclear field:
- Despite the severity of the accident at Fukushima Daiichi, there are still likely to be very few health effects from the releases of radiation.
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- Although some countries have used the Fukushima accident to try to reject nuclear power for the future, in most of the world, the public and the policy-makers continue to recognize the need for continued development and use of nuclear power.
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- In these countries, the industry is using the lessons learned from Fukushima to further strengthen the safety of operating reactors.
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- There is indeed a Renaissance taking place in nuclear power deployment, at the very least, in countries like China and India.
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- The U.S. continues to recognize the need to develop new nuclear technologies, and this week has seen the award of a long-awaited contract for small reactor development.
With that, let me wish everyone a very happy Thanksgiving!
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Dear Dr Marcus
Thanks for you and your toaks about nuclear energy
I was in korea last year at kaeri institute for nuclear research and I saw the about 26 nuclear reactor and there are 6 reactor under construction and sence 1950 there are not any accident in korea and we saw the korean advancement and development in industries
I am now try to explain how to use this power and how its easy to use and there is no fear if you like to have
Comment by ُُEngineer nazmi abu-Ashour — December 23, 2012 @ 12:34 pm