Nuclear Now

With unparalleled access to the nuclear industry across France, Russia, and the United States, Nuclear Now examines whether nuclear energy can help the world address climate change and energy poverty and illuminate a brighter future. Deep beneath the surface lie uranium atoms in the Earth's crust containing immense concentrated energy. Science unlocked this energy in the mid-20th century, initially for weapons and later to power submarines. The United States spearheaded the drive to generate electricity from this new source. Yet as societies began transitioning from fossil fuels to nuclear power in the mid-20th century, a sustained public-relations campaign to instill fear took root, funded in part by coal and oil interests.