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Issues: Nuclear Energy, Waste & Weapons

U.S. Nuclear Weapons in Europe

NRDC's nuclear team pieced together evidence demonstrating that the United States is still deploying 480 nuclear weapons in Europe. Until now, most observers believed there were no more than half that many. The continuing presence of these weapons irritates relations with Russia, undermines global efforts to dissuade other nations from developing nuclear weapons, and impedes NATO's post-Cold War evolution.

Advanced Spectroscopic Portals for Intecepting WMD
Testimony
New monitors that Homeland Security plans to deploy at seaports and border crossings are not cost-effective because they will not reliably detect lightly shielded highly enriched uranium.

New Nuclear Power Plants Are Not a Solution for America's Energy Needs

New nuclear power plants are unlikely to provide a significant fraction of future U.S. needs for low-carbon energy.

A Manhattan Project for Climate Change?
Presentation
A presentation by Robert S. Norris before the National Academies' Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy.

Nuclear Power and Mitigating Climate Change (pdf)
Testimony
Statement on the environmental, safety and economic implications of nuclear power.

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