Energy Challenges and the Role of Nuclear Power
Topic: Energy Challenges and the Role of Nuclear Power Speaker: Mr. Steve Creamer CEO and Chairman EnergySolutions Salt Lake City, UT When: Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. EDT Where: 308 Pasqua Engineering Building University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN Webcast: http://www.engr.utk.edu/nuclear/colloquia Viewers of the live webcast may submit questions and/or comments to the speaker either before or during the live webcast via an email message to utne@utk.edu. Please include your name and affiliation in your email message. Viewers who miss the live webcast can view the archived webcast, which is usually posted within 24 hours, at http://www.engr.utk.edu/nuclear/colloquia/Archive/. Viewers may also receive the speaker's slides in PDF format via email request to Kristin England (kengland@utk.edu) after the live webcast. Abstract: Energy security and climate change are important issues facing the world today. The world’s energy demand is predicted to increase by 50% over 2008 levels by 2030. With fossil fuel as a major source for energy, carbon dioxide emissions are also expected to increase by 50% during the same time period. In order to meet the increased demand for energy and reduce carbon emissions there must be a concerted effort to establish non-carbon emitting sources of energy which include renewable energy such as solar, wind and geothermal along with nuclear power. While solar and wind will assist in meeting the growing demand, renewables will not meet the base load demand needed by 2030. Nuclear power must be part of this solution. Nuclear energy is safe, clean, affordable and reliable. Currently there are 104 U.S. reactors which produce 20% of the United States’ electricity. The rest of the world is not standing still in understanding the role nuclear power must play. France produces 80% of its electricity from nuclear power. The United Kingdom announced earlier this year that nuclear power will play a vital role in its energy mix. China and India are building new nuclear power plants with many more in the final phases before construction begins. Obstacles remain for clean energy generators. Solar and wind must become more efficient and cost competitive. Technology for clean coal has improved and needs to be put to work. We need to continue with research on biofuels. Nuclear power needs stability both politically and financially. We must reassert America’s nuclear leadership worldwide. President Obama recently stated, “There’s no reason why technologically we can’t employ nuclear energy in a safe and effective way. Japan does it and France does it and it doesn’t have greenhouse gas emissions, so it would be stupid for us not do that in a much more effective way.” All students and faculty are invited to attend. UTNE Graduate Students who hold Assistantships or Fellowships are required to attend in person. Refreshments will be provided in 219 Pasqua immediately following the colloquium.
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