America's nuclear future: Does the public have a fair say in it?

America's nuclear future: Does the public have a fair say in it?

from Web Edition | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists by Seth P. Tuler

For the past two years the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future (BRC) has worked to develop a strategy "for managing the back end of the nuclear fuel cycle." The Commission's final report was released on January 26. It is too early to assess the policy outcomes of the BRC's effort, but we can take stock now of how effectively it provided opportunities for stakeholder and public engagement.