Nuclear Energy and 21st Century EnvironmentalismJune 4, 2014

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“All economic revolutions have at their core an enhancement in the supply of energy, because this feeds and changes all aspects of human activity.”

David Landes

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National Climate Assessment Report Graphic:

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Nuclear in the Southwest

Palo Verde, Arizona

Diablo Canyon, California

San Onofre, California

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Palo Verde NGS

• 3,900 MW Capacity

• 2,300 employees

• Largest net generation plant in the country

• Cooled entirely by wastewater

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San Onofre NGS

• 2,150 MW Capacity & 2,200 employees when operating

• Licenses will expire 2022 according to NRC, permanently ceased operations as of June 7, 2013 by SCE

• Cooled entirely by ocean water

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Challenges

• Expensive

• Construction and licensing take years

• Public perception post-Fukushima

• Spent fuel storage

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AREVA Reprocessing Plant

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“The United States should undertake an integrated nuclear waste management program that leads to the timely development of one or more permanent deep geological facilities for the safe disposal of spent fuel and high-level nuclear waste.”

Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future

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Nuclear Waste Fund

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Blue Ribbon Commission

Contact:

Leisa BrugEnergy Policy

Advisor/Director,Governor’s Office of

Energy Policy Lbrug@az.gov602-771-1244

www.azenergy.gov

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