NEI Nuclear Notes

Kids today! From the Daily Trojan , the paper of the University of Southern California: Nuclear power production has rapidly grown since the 1930s … Indeed it has. They don’t reference President Roosevelt’s famous “ We have nothing to fear but a nuclear-free future” speech, but otherwise, all systems go. Joshing aside, the editorial is very favorable to nuclear energy: Nevertheless, it’s time for opponents to realize that compared to other energy sources, including wind, solar and coal, nuclear energy is the best possible option. They make what we could call “the green argument - ” not just for nuclear energy as a source carbon emission-free energy, but against renewable energy because it gobbles up land. I thought when reading this that it relates to a Los Angeleno sensitivity to overcrowding, but judge for yourself. Proponents of other energy sources such as wind and solar argue that these energy sources also emit less carbon than coal. Wind farms and solar...