Our Recent Nuclear Power Accomplishments
UCS has held nuclear power economics up to the light, given the NRC a mixed report card (and some homework assignments), and served as a valued source of clear, accurate information about a disaster that stunned the world.
Exposing the nuclear industry’s subsidy addiction
With a series of reports culminating in 2011’s Nuclear Power: Still Not Viable without Subsidies, UCS experts have documented the U.S. nuclear power industry’s dependence on public assistance, raising important questions about the economic viability of relying on nuclear power as a global warming solution.
Assessing the NRC's performance
UCS has long been a constructive critic of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and in March 2011 we released the first of a series of annual reports evaluating the NRC’s response to problems it encountered at U.S. nuclear power plants during 2010. Conclusion: The NRC can do an excellent job of protecting the public--but too often doesn’t.
Explaining the disaster at Fukushima
When a crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant followed on the heels of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11, 2011, the world was hungry for reliable information. Our depth of expertise put UCS in a unique position to meet that need. In the weeks following the disater, UCS experts provided hundreds of interviews for print and broadcast media, posted dozens of blog entries, conducted daily media telephone briefings, and appeared before several congressional committees to share their insights on the crisis and its consequences.
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