I would like tentatively to share the insights of Mr. Thomas Duesterberg, a senior fellow at Hudson Institute; An expert of trade, manufacturing, economics, and foreign policy.
His article originally appeared in The Hill.
The brutal Russian war on Ukraine and the Western response has brought into sharp relief the dangers of depending on Russian oil and natural gas.
As the U.S. and its allies scramble to make up for the decision to decouple from Russian energy supplies, the role of nuclear power for electric generation should be reconsidered.
With some changes in policy, nuclear power can be useful in meeting short-term needs to replace Russian supplies of gas and oil, and in the long run it can contribute to a less carbon-intensive future at a time of ever-increasing needs for electricity to power the digital economy, the electric vehicle industry and indoor heating.
