The need for nuclear energy- four years after the Harvard speech America's energy challenge- The nuclear answer

摘要

Earlier this year, blackouts in California were front-page news. There was serious discussion about our energy crisis. The situation eased in the last few months thanks to mild Weather and increased conservation. The economic slow- Down after the terrorist actions will also depress energy Needs for awhile. But while the urgency of an energy crisis Has abated somewhat, the basic facts haven't changed. Our Nation and the world are facing immense shortfalls in Energy, both in the short term and even more so in the long Term. In October 1997, I gave a speech at Harvard that antici- Pated the severity of the energy problems for both this nation And the world.