It's nearly impossible to imagine making meaningful carbon dioxide reductions without committing to nuclear power for our future energy demands. Nuclear power already supplies 21 percent of America's electricity.
Some of the answers to our energy future will likely come from a multitude of solutions such as natural gas, tidal wave, wind, biofuels and solar. These alternative forms of energy are certainly being funded and will play a growing role in our energy supply. But they will likely only collectively account for 30 percent of our energy needs.
A vast amount of space and equipment is required to produce alternative energy as compared to a nuclear power plant. For instance, it would take 10,000 acres of wind turbines or 8 square miles of solar panels to equal the output of one fourth-generation, safe, zero-emission nuclear power plant.
One of the problems with nuclear energy is how to dispose of spent radioactive fuel rods. A giant step in that direction is coming as researchers at the University of Texas have recently unveiled a design for a hybrid fusion-fission reactor that would be used to dispose of nuclear waste.
Nuclear power for America's future — no waste, no pollution, no fossil fuels, and no dependence on foreign oil.
