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Despite Economic Downturn, Nuclear Energy Commerce is still Worrisome

Journal Article

Author
Karthika Sasikumar - Affiliate at CISAC

Published by
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, December 1, 2009


Article Highlights

  • The economic crisis has quieted talk of a nuclear renaissance, but that doesn't mean the need to manage nuclear energy's potential global spread has lessened.
  • Discussions by some states to pursue dual-use nuclear technologies may push rivals to develop them as well.
  • The flawed institutions from the first nuclear expansion must be fixed to prevent further nuclear proliferation.