Nuclear Power Is Coming Back to Life

By Stephen L. Teichler and Charles W. Whitney

This article originally appeared in the Legal Times and is republished here with permission from law.com.

Sunday, April 16, may be remembered as the day that nuclear power was reborn. On that date a founder of Greenpeace argued for greater reliance on nuclear power to generate electricity.

This sea change in public perception is complemented by technical and operating advances, and all these may facilitate resuming construction of nuclear-fueled facilities to generate electricity.

Of course, substantial hurdles remain: Waste disposal continues to be daunting, and nuclear facilities continue to be capital intensive. And there are those who take the position not just of NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) but of BANANA (Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything).