Nuclear energy can help U.S. meet emissions goals

Nuclear energy can help U.S. meet emissions goals
The U.S. should not follow the example of Germany and Japan, which could close down all of their nuclear power plants in the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi incident, writes a newspaper editorial board. Nuclear energy is "the only proven source of low-emissions 'baseload' power," and can help the U.S. meet its emissions goals. "Maintaining existing reactors -- and, we would argue, including next-generation nuclear technology as a component in forward-looking anti-carbon policies -- doesn't rule out a promising future for renewables, too. But it does make it much more likely that emissions goals can be met or exceeded," the board writes. The Washington Post