| Restoring U.S. Leadership in Nuclear Energy: A National Security Imperative Contributor(s): The Csis Commission on Nuclear Energy Po (Author) |
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ISBN: 1442225114 ISBN-13: 9781442225114 Publisher: Center for Strategic & International Studies OUR PRICE: $76.23 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Security (national & International) - Business & Economics | Industries - Energy |
| Series: CSIS Reports |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 8.4" W x 10.8" (0.50 lbs) 86 pages |
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| Publisher Description: America's nuclear energy industry is in decline. Low natural gas prices, financing hurdles, failure to find a permanent repository for high-level nuclear waste, reactions to the Fukushima accident in Japan, and other factors are hastening the day when existing U.S. reactors become uneconomic. The decline of the U.S. nuclear energy industry could be much more rapid than policy makers and stakeholders anticipate. China, India, Russia, and others plan on adding nuclear technology to their mix, furthering the spread of nuclear materials around the globe. U.S. companies must meet a significant share of this demand for nuclear technology, but U.S. firms are currently at a competitive disadvantage due to restrictive and otherwise unsupportive export policies. Without a strong commercial presence in new markets, America's ability to influence nonproliferation policies and nuclear safety behaviors worldwide is bound to diminish. The United States cannot afford to become irrelevant in a new nuclear age. |