Kurt Gottfried Professor Emeritus Department of Physics 312 Newman Lab Cornell University Phone:  607-255-2387 Email:  kg13@cornell.edu

Lecture summary:
Nuclear power plants do not emit greenhouse gases, and this has led many to see nuclear power as a solution to the global warming predicament. On the other hand, nuclear energy carries unique risks not borne by other energy technologies. I will discuss this complex of issues.

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