ABSTRACT
The current state of affairs for the nuclear power industry is summed up fairly accurately by Nathaniel Woodson, Vice President Energy Systems, Westinghouse Inc. in the following quotes:
Supplying energy accounts for a major share of human impact on the global environment…. Ensuring a safe, adequate supply of energy without destroying the planet on which we live is a challenge to us all…. However, coal technologies are capitalintensive and contribute to environmental stresses through the release of sulfur dioxide … if a link is ever confirmed between fossil fuel emissions and global warming or acid rain, continued or increased reliance on coal could come at great cost to society.
