Why We Need Nuclear Power: The Environmental Case
By Michael H. Fox
Review by: Richard N. Cooper
Fox
might seem an unlikely advocate for nuclear power: he is a biologist
who studies the effects of radiation on living things. But he also takes
the threat of climate change seriously and believes that the world must
reduce its dependence on coal, in part by building many more nuclear
power plants. Nuclear energy, he argues, can provide plentiful electric
power at a reasonable cost in a way that most renewable sources of
energy cannot. The book’s discussions of complex scientific issues,
including a useful explanation of the influence of radiation on human
health, should be accessible to anyone who recalls high school physics.
Fox’s forceful case for more nuclear power sensibly addresses the
dangers, health issues, fuel supply, waste disposal, and potential costs
involved; this book deserves to find an audience not only in North
America but also in Europe and Japan.http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/142128/michael-h-fox/why-we-need-nuclear-power-the-environmental-case
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