Power for peace, prosperity, and the environment

Conference · Thu Apr 13 00:00:00 EDT 2000

OSTI ID:754340

EAGAN, ROBERT J; BAKER, ARNOLD B; SANDERS, THOMAS L

The remarkable prosperity and standard of living enjoyed in the US is in large part linked to the use of energy. While high-energy use brings many benefits, it also causes environmental degradation. In the last decade, the potentially devastating effects of degradation of greenhouse gases have received worldwide attention. The tradeoff between sustaining a healthy environment and sustaining a healthy economy is a major challenge of the 21st century. In this paper, the authors explore some of the issues and focus particularly on the option of enhancing nuclear energy as a way to help sustain economic prosperity while decreasing pollution of the atmosphere.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 754340
• Report Number(s): SAND99-2952C; 0000033875-000; 0000033875-000; TRN: US0002677
• Resource Relation: Conference: Conference title not given, No location, No date; Other Information: PBD: 13 Apr 2000
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ENERGY DEMAND
GREENHOUSE GASES
NUCLEAR POWER
RESOURCE POTENTIAL
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT