Delivering nuclear power: challenges for the Obama administration
Delivering nuclear power: challenges for the Obama administration
This article considers two key problems that the Obama administration may face in respect of delivering a revival of nuclear power in the United States. It is shown that previous attempts to promote nuclear power have created an institutional infrastructure that exposes the U.S. government to considerable financial risk. If the Obama administration continues with its support for nuclear power, it risks billions of dollars of public money. It is also shown that the Obama administration's decisions regarding the management of nuclear waste have actually undermined the viability of nuclear power. It is concluded that the challenges are such that the U.S. federal government may have to assume direct control of any future nuclear program.
Obama, nuclear energy, waste, financing
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Baker, Keith
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January 2009
Baker, Keith
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Baker, Keith
(2009)
Delivering nuclear power: challenges for the Obama administration.
International Journal of Public Administration, 32 (9), .
(doi:10.1080/01900690903010319).
Abstract
This article considers two key problems that the Obama administration may face in respect of delivering a revival of nuclear power in the United States. It is shown that previous attempts to promote nuclear power have created an institutional infrastructure that exposes the U.S. government to considerable financial risk. If the Obama administration continues with its support for nuclear power, it risks billions of dollars of public money. It is also shown that the Obama administration's decisions regarding the management of nuclear waste have actually undermined the viability of nuclear power. It is concluded that the challenges are such that the U.S. federal government may have to assume direct control of any future nuclear program.
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Published date: January 2009
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Obama, nuclear energy, waste, financing
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