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Meeting Our Clean Air Needs With Emission-Free Generation (1999)
| Author | Nuclear Energy Institute |
| Date | May 1999 |
| Classification | 6.01.2.15/21 (NP & GREENHOUSE EFFECT - CO2 REDUCTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE) |
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Executive Summary Electricity generation is becoming a competitive business. At the same time, the United States and the world are implementing increasingly stringent environmental goals, particularly limitations on air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Restructuring of the electricity industry-and the complex policy issues that are arising in the course of restructuring-created a heightened awareness of the nexus between energy policy and environmental issues. The convergence of these developments is forcing federal and state policymakers-as well as the electric power industry-to examine the benefits of all sources of electricity more comprehensively and objectively than ever before. America's electricity industry responded to the oil embargoes and natural gas supply and price problems of the 1970s by rebalancing its supply portfolio- reducing dependence on oil-fired power and increasing reliance on coal and nuclear energy. In the decades that followed, more than 50 nuclear units began operating, tripling the amount of electricity Americans received from nuclear energy. This diverse supply portfolio assured that America had a reliable and secure supply of electricity. Today, more than 100 nuclear units supply approximately 20 percent of electricity in the United States. Fortunately, these nuclear power plants are, on average, only 18 years old. And, with an anticipated licensed life of 60 years, these plants will continue to benefit electricity consumers for generations to come.
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