Nuclear Energy After Fukushima

The media and public reaction to the nuclear accident at Fukushima involving light water reactors and their associated spent-fuel storage pools threaten to cripple the nuclear renaissance that is humanity's best hope for mitigating climate disruption, Shu contends. He will review how light water reactors and the "once-through" fuel cycle came to dominate the landscape for generating nuclear power today and assess options for the future.

Speaker: Frank H. Shu, University Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley and UC San Diego