I'm appearing on a panel Thursday evening April 3rd, 2014 on the Commonwealth Club's Climate One program: "Nuclear power: Meltdown or revival?"
I’m appearing on a panel Thursday evening April 3rd, 2014 on the Commonwealth Club’s Climate One program: “Nuclear power: Meltdown or revival?” It’s open to the public, so please join us.
Here’s the program description, which can be found at the event page at http://www.climate-one.org/upcoming-events/nuclear-power-meltdown-or-revival
Program description:
Three years after Fukushima is nuclear power dead in the water? Or is it poised for revival due to the world’s desperate need for carbon-free energy? Two U.S. nuclear plants are being shut down but dozens of others have received a new lease on life from regulators who approved letting them run another decade or two. Nuclear’s biggest challenge comes from the glut of natural gas which is undercutting both clean and dirty sources of electricity.
Nuclear advocates say new technologies can deliver safe atomic power at competitive prices. Detractors say nuclear is propped up by a liability shield subsidized by taxpayers and that Fukushima proves it has unacceptable health and environmental risks.
Jon Koomey, Research Fellow, Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance, Stanford University
Dave Lochbaum, Director, Nuclear Safety Project, Union of Concerned Scientists
Per Peterson, Member, Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future; Professor of Nuclear Engineering, UC Berkeley
Date: Thursday, April 3, 2014
Location: The Commonwealth Club, SF Club Office, 595 Market Street, Second Floor, San Francisco
Time: 6:00 p.m. check-in, 6:30 p.m. program, 7:30 p.m. networking reception
Cost: $20 non-member, $12 members, $7 students
Also know: The speakers and audience will be videotaped for future broadcast on the Climate One TV show on KRCB TV 22 on Comcast and DirecTV.
Audience members will receive a free copy of my latest book, Cold Cash, Cool Climate: Science-based Advice for Ecological Entrepreneurs.
Hope to see you there!
