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Nuclear Energy and 21st Century Environmentalism June 4, 2014

Nuclear Energy and 21st Century Environmentalism June 4, 2014. “ All economic revolutions have at their core an enhancement in the supply of energy, because this feeds and changes all aspects of human activity .” David Landes. National Climate Assessment Report Graphic:.

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Nuclear Energy and 21st Century Environmentalism June 4, 2014

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  1. Nuclear Energy and 21st Century Environmentalism June 4, 2014

  2. “All economic revolutions have at their core an enhancement in the supply of energy, because this feeds and changes all aspects of human activity.” • David Landes

  3. National Climate Assessment Report Graphic:

  4. Nuclear in the Southwest • Palo Verde, Arizona • Diablo Canyon, California • San Onofre, California

  5. Palo Verde NGS • 3,900 MW Capacity • 2,300 employees • Largest net generation plant in the country • Cooled entirely by wastewater

  6. San Onofre NGS • 2,150 MW Capacity & 2,200 employees when operating • Licenses will expire 2022 according to NRC, permanently ceased operations as of June 7, 2013 by SCE • Cooled entirely by ocean water

  7. Challenges • Expensive • Construction and licensing take years • Public perception post-Fukushima • Spent fuel storage

  8. AREVA Reprocessing Plant

  9. “The United States should undertake an integrated nuclear waste management program that leads to the timely development of one or more permanent deep geological facilities for the safe disposal of spent fuel and high-level nuclear waste.” Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future

  10. Nuclear Waste Fund

  11. Blue Ribbon Commission

  12. Contact: Leisa Brug Energy Policy Advisor/Director,Governor’s Office of Energy Policy Lbrug@az.gov 602-771-1244 www.azenergy.gov

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