
CHAPTER 9
Implications for the
Nuclear Reactor Industry
9.1 General
The role of carbon emissions in climate change makes clear the
necessity for a global reconsideration of energy production (Eisler 2012).
Four technologies are currently under consideration: nuclear power,
carbon capture and storage, wind power and geoengineering
(Poumadere et al., 2011). All of these approaches are often socially
controversial and present complex challenges of governance. Support
for nuclear energy appears to be conditional upon simultaneous
development of other renewable technologies as well as satisfactory
disposal of nuclear wastes. The Fukushima accident, ...