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Chapter 13 NUCLEAR FISSION
Chapter 13 NUCLEAR FISSIONN uclear power can cleanly and safely meet a substantial portion of the additional base-loadelectricity generation capacity the United States will require by 2030 if (1) the operatinglifetimes of existing NUCLEAR plants are extended (where this can be done safely withappropriate Federal oversight and technical support), and (2) utility executives once againconsider the NUCLEAR option technically, politically, and economically feasible when newcapacity is planned.(National Energy Strategy, Executive Summary, 1991/1992)The Administration's policy is to maintain the safe operation of existing NUCLEAR plants inthe United States and abroad and to preserve the option to construct the next generation ofnuclear energy plants. The policy is implemented by working with industry to enhancesafety and by continuing to press for safe storage of spent NUCLEAR fuel.
accident at Three Mile Island. No new nuclear power plants have been ordered since 1979, when this nuclear accident occurred. The situation has been made worse by the 1986 accident at Chernobyl in Ukraine. It hasn't changed to this day. 1953 1958 1963 1968 1973 1978 1983 1988 1993 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Number of plants ordered FIGURE 13-1.
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