ASP Board Member Christine Todd Whitman: New Reactors Signal U.S. Nuclear Energy Resurgence
Article from ASP Board Member Christine Todd Whitman, New Reactors Signal U.S. Nuclear Energy Resurgence, featured in Huffington Post.
With plans in place in Georgia for the construction of the next generation of nuclear energy facilities, this industry expansion will promote economic prosperity and continued development of a sustainable clean energy source. We need a cost-efficient, low-carbon solution to the nation’s increasing electricity demand — projected to rise 24 percent by 2035. Expanding nuclear energy as part of the mix of electricity generation options is necessary to meeting our nation’s growing power needs cleanly and cost-effectively.
Please also see Senior Energy Fellow Andrew Holland’s white paper on America’s Energy Choices.
