Neutronbytes Guest Post: NAE Publishes "Nuclear Energy Revisited"

Readers of this list may recognize many of the name of the authors of the collection of articles by leading experts in the field of nuclear energy. The entire issue, about 100 pages, is available free of charge in PDF form at the cited URL below. The “Bridge” is a publication of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). & & & Table of Contents Fall 2020 NUCLEAR ENERGY REVISITED Vol. 50, No. 3, Fall 2020 https://www.nae.edu/239120/Fall-Issue-of-The-Bridge-on-Nuclear-Energy-Revisited A complete copy of The Bridge is available in PDF format at www.nae.edu/TheBridge. Some of the articles in this issue are also available as HTML documents and may contain links to related sources of information, multimedia files, or other content. Sustaining the Value of the US Nuclear Power Fleet Bruce P. Hallbert and Kenneth D. Thomas The Case for Nuclear as a Low-Carbon, Firm, Widely Available Energy Source Karen Dawson, Michael Corradini, John Parsons, and Jacopo Buongiorno Maximizing Clean Energy Use: Integrating Nuclear and Renewable Technologies to Support Variable Electricity, Heat, and Hydrogen Demands Charles W. Forsberg and Shannon M. Bragg-Sitton Managing Drivers of Cost in the Construction of Nuclear Plants Eric Ingersoll, Kirsty Gogan, and Giorgio Locatelli Chasing Cheap Nuclear: Economic Trade-Offs for Small Modular Reactors Jessica R. Lovering and Jameson R. McBride Why the Unique Safety Features of Advanced Reactors Matter José N. Reyes Jr., Finis Southworth, and Brian G. Woods Regulatory Innovation to Support Advanced Reactors Richard A. Meserve Engineering and Social Responsibility: Accounting for Values in the Development and Design of New Nuclear Reactors Ibo van de Poel, Behnam Taebi, and Tristan de Wildt Risk-Limiting Audits in Colorado Elections: A Brief Overview Matthew Fitzgerald Guest Editor Notes This issue of The Bridge comes at a pivotal moment of transformation of the global energy system. The desire to reduce the carbon intensity of human activities and strengthen the resilience of infrastructure key to economic prosperity and geopolitical stability shines a new spotlight on the value and challenges of nuclear energy. Critical questions in the areas of nuclear economics, new market potential, advanced reactor technologies, and nuclear regulations are explored in seven original papers authored by distinguished scholars. We are grateful to the authors for their contributions, to Ashley Finan for writing the Foreword, and to Bridge managing editor Cameron Fletcher for assistance throughout the process of inviting and evaluating the papers. We also appreciate thoughtful input from the following who assessed the drafts for accuracy, coverage, and substantiation: George Apostolakis, Steven Aumeier, Robert Budnitz, Bob Coward, Mike Ford, Céline Kermisch, Kathy McCarthy, Mike Middleton, Pete Miller, Fred Moody, Greg Nemet, Per Peterson, Staffan Qvist, Jovica Riznic, and Robert Rosner. Guest Editors List Jacopo Buongiorno Michael Corradini John Parsons David Petti Jacopo Buongiorno is a professor of nuclear science and engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Michael Corradini (NAE) is Wisconsin Distinguished Professor Emeritus, College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. John Parsons is a senior lecturer in the Sloan School of Management at MIT. David Petti is director of the Nuclear Fuels and Materials Division at Idaho National Laboratory. A complete copy of The Bridge is available in PDF format at www.nae.edu/TheBridge. Some of the articles in this issue are also available as HTML documents and may contain links to related sources of information, multimedia files, or other content. The Bridge (ISSN 0737-6278) is published quarterly by the National Academy of Engineering, 2101 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20418. Vol. 50, No. 3, Fall 2020 --------------------------------- Dan Yurman dan.yurman@usa.net Mobile 216-218-3823 https://neutronbytes.com