http://www.opposingviews.com/questions/is-nuclear-power-america-s-best-energy-alternative Opposing Views - Is Nuclear Power America's Best Energy Alternative? http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/nuclear-energy-is-safe Industry reforms put in place after the 1979 Three Mile Island accident in Pennsylvania have vastly improved worker training and the sharing of best practices and “lessons learned” throughout the industry. These add to... Nuclear Energy Institute Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:40:55 -0600 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/nuclear-energy-is-safe http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/clean-air-energy Nuclear energy constitutes more than 70 percent of the electricity that comes from sources that do not emit greenhouse gases or controlled pollutants into the atmosphere. It is our country’s only large-scale energy source capable of... Nuclear Energy Institute Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:40:50 -0600 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/clean-air-energy http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/reliability-matters Nuclear energy annually has provided 20 percent of U.S. electricity supplies since the early 1990s even with a marked increase in overall electricity demand. Government forecasts suggest our nation will need to increase electricity... Nuclear Energy Institute Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:40:45 -0600 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/reliability-matters http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/diversity-stability We’ve all heard the term, “don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” That term applies to our energy supply as well as it does to our investing decisions. By maintaining a diverse fuel supply, we... ACC Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:42:52 -0500 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/diversity-stability http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/we-need-baseload-electricity Most of the energy that we use comes from the “always on”, 24/7/365 generation facilities. When you raid the refrigerator at 3 am, you expect the lights in the kitchen to come on if you flip the switch;... ACC Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:42:47 -0500 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/we-need-baseload-electricity http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/it-really-depends The issue of which energy option (or alternative) is “best” actually depends on the local environmental, social, political, and economic situations that exist in each area. While it might make for good headlines to see... ACC Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:42:45 -0500 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/it-really-depends