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October 23rd, 2011
Charles Perrow: How technology can nudge climate change politics
CISAC, FSI Stanford Op-ed: Bloomberg View on October 23, 2011Writing in Bloomberg View, Charles Perrow says U.S. investment in carbon capture and storage technology could "induce China and Europe to follow suit." This "would allow the world time for renewable-energy technologies to mature -- to the point where we could do away with coal burning altogether." Read more »
August 2nd, 2011
Scott Sagan: The causes of nuclear proliferation
CISAC, FSI Stanford in the newsScott Sagan explores the new political science literature on the causes of nuclear weapons proliferation.
June 14th, 2011
Thomas Isaacs: Is nuclear the fuel of the 21st century, or a relic of the past?
CISAC, FSI Stanford AnnouncementThe 8.9 earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11, 2011 set in motion one of the largest nuclear disasters in almost three decades. It also renewed the debate over the future of nuclear energy in the U.S. and abroad. With 104 nuclear power plants across the country, generating about 20 percent of America's energy, there is no doubt that we are currently dependent on nuclear energy, yet the debate over this highly contentious technology is far from resolved. At the World Affairs Council of Northern California, Thomas Isaacs discussed what this disaster means for the future of U.S. energy. 
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June 7th, 2011
Kate Marvel and Michael May: What is the future of nuclear energy?
CISAC, FSI Stanford AnnouncementIn a new paper published by the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, Kate Marvel and Michael May explore the potentially game-changing events for the future of nuclear energy. 
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May 13th, 2011
Rodney Ewing: Why are rare events so common?
CISAC, FSI Stanford Op-ed"More than a month has passed since the one-two punch of an earthquake and tsunami added a third dimension to the tragedy in Japan: a major nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station," writes CISAC's Rodney Ewing in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. "Over the next year, the impact of the Fukushima disaster on the public's perception of nuclear power will evolve, with advocates portraying the event as an opportunity to make an indispensable source of energy safer, and critics characterizing it as a final indictment of the dangers of nuclear energy. As this debate develops, the public would be well served by answers to a few simple but critical questions." Read more »
March 22nd, 2011
CISAC researchers: How the failing reactors could change Japan and the industry
As events unfold at Japan's troubled nuclear power plants, CISAC researchers past and present discuss the future of nuclear energy, regulation, and what could happen next.
- » Edward Blandford: Nuclear energy and the true cost of electricity
- » Alan Hanson: Preventing the worst
- » Thomas Isaacs: The future of nuclear
- » Gaurav Kampani: How India will respond
- » Kate Marvel: Game changers in nuclear energy
- » Charles Perrow: Safety improvements are needed now
- » Charles Perrow: Experts ignored the risks
- » Robert Rosner: What is the future of nuclear power?
- » Hanson, Marvel, and Daniel Okimoto: What's next for Japan
- » Crisis in Japan (slides and video)
March 16th, 2011
Alan Hanson: Preventing the worst
CISAC's Alan Hanson discusses the range of scenarios and how to prevent catastrophe. Read more »