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	Nuclear Energy — Timely Alternative or Time Bomb? Saturday, February 23, 2008 Nuclear fission reactors have long been controversial. Yet, considering the current concern over global climate change, pollution, and energy shortages worldwide, is their role changing? What promise does nuclear fusion hold? What is the current science and strategy on nuclear waste containment? Is nuclear power an ecological time bomb, or could it be part of our response to global climate change? Download Per Peterson's PowerPoint presentation Download Dennis Spurgeon's PowerPoint presentation Download Jim Harding's PowerPoint presentation Panel Discussion: Featured panelists offered different perspectives on the science and ethics of nuclear energy. Panelists included: (click name for bio) Conan Nolan—moderator Reporter, NBC4 Dennis R. Spurgeon Assistant Secretary of Nuclear Energy, U. S. Department of Energy S. David Freeman President, Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners Per F. Peterson Professor, Nuclear Engineering Department, University of California, Berkeley James Harding Energy Consultant Resources for Further Reading Books Nuclear Power is not the Answer, by Helen Caldicott Winning Our Energy Independence: An Energy Insider Shows How, by S. David Freeman Nuclear Power: Both Sides, by Michio Kaku Articles on the web Nuclear Power Joint Fact-Finding: Executive Summary, June 2007 Facts on Nuclear Power in the United States Nuclear Power: Clean, Costly and Controversial In Pursuit of a Nuclear Renaissance, EPRI Journal, Summer 2007 Dirty, Dangerous and Expensive: The Truth About Nuclear Power Nuclear Energy Institute’s Perspectives on Public Opinion Do We Need Nuclear Energy? How Nuclear Power Works Frequently Asked Questions About Nuclear Energy Nuclear power is a distraction Stronger Future for Nuclear Power Report: Safety and Security Risks Undercut Nuclear Power's Role in Minimizing Global Warming Pro Nuclear Groups Nuclear Energy Institute Pro nuclear links Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness Clean and Safe Energy Coalition Coalition for Nuclear Energy enact Environmentalists for Nuclear Energy The New Zealand Atomic Energy Advocacy Council Societe Francaise D’Energie Nucleaire Supporters of Nuclear Energy US Nuclear Energy Anti Nuclear Groups Greenpeace Friends of the Earth International Institute for Energy and Environmental Research Nuclear Information and Resource Service Natural Resources Defense Council Physicians for Social Responsibility Women Aligned for New Directions (formerly Women’s Action for Nuclear Disarmament) Alliance for Nuclear Accountability Union of Concerned Scientists Los Alamos Study Group 1601 Pennsylvania Avenue Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Nuclear Energy Legislation Energy Policy Act of 2005 Omnibus Bill of 2007 Home \| Fear \| Nuclear Energy \| Obesity