Title: Nuclear Energy
1Nuclear Energy
2Our Society Requires Energy
3What Do These Trends Tell Us?
Source NEI
4By 2020, U.S. Electricity Needs Will Increase by
44
Source U.S. Department of Energy
5Energy ConservationWont Be Enough
650 of U.S. Electricity Supplied by Coal
720 of U.S. Electricity Supplied by Nuclear Energy
816 of U.S. Electricity Supplied by Natural Gas
97 of U.S. Electricity Supplied by Hydroelectric
103 of U.S. Electricity Supplied by Oil
112 of U.S. Electricity Supplied by Renewables
12Since 1973, the U.S. Has Used More Nuclear
Energy, Less Oil
Source NEI
13U.S. Sources of Emission-Free Generation (2000)
Source EIA
14France Reduced Air Pollution by Using More
Nuclear Energy
15New Plants in 10 Countries
16Advanced Design Nuclear Power Plants
17Three Advanced Plant Designs in the U.S.
18Preserving Emission-Free Electricity for Vision
2020
Source NEI