Focus of This Presentation

• Political/Technical/Social Issues Surrounding Nuclear Energy

  • History
  • Current status
  • Pros and Cons

• International Issues:

  • Global energy demands are going to grow tremendously in coming decades
  • Reawakened interest in the international nuclear fuel cycle; US and Russia’s possible roles
  • Other nations’ interests

• I am not here to advocate any one answer to our global energy problems, but will review some of the critical issues that nuclear energy brings to this.