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Nuclear power

Nuclear power

How green is nuclear energy?

13 Apr 2017

Policy and technology expert Gail H Marcus assesses the industry’s environmental credentials in comparison to fossil fuels and renewable energy sources

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The environment is a shared resource, and in recent years the question of how to moderate the impact

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Gail H Marcus is a consultant in nuclear-power technology and policy who has held high-level positions in the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the US Department of Energy and the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency in Paris, France. She is a past president of the American Nuclear Society and the author of Nuclear Firsts: Milestones on the Road to Nuclear Power Development
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