Increasing Global Energy Needs, Increasing Global Warming

• More global electricity demand inevitable; population increasing

• Awareness of global warming, greenhouse gases

• Nuclear power can make an appreciable reduction in fossil fuel use only if implemented on a terawatt scale

• Tough to put a price on what this would cost; can nuclear be made more cost-effective than traditional fuels in future?

• Overwhelming number of factors to consider

• Renewable energies not typically cost-effective, although wind is looking better