ENERGY &
ENVIRONMENT
Susan Eisenhower speaks at UN
on role of nuclear energy
Susan
Eisenhower challenged people to find more on the facts
on nuclear energy and its role in addressing climate
change, energy security and energy availability. She
said nuclear technologies could bring clean,
cost-efficient energy to the developing world.
Eisenhower made her comments at a
'sidebar' event held during the UN CSD 15 meeting. She
told World Nuclear News
that there were three major challenges to be faced;
bringing prosperity to developing countries, addressing
climate change and meeting the future rise in global
demand for energy. More energy will be needed from
sources that do not harm the environment. In addition,
the international community will need to ensure that
less powerful countries do not lose out in securing
access to increasingly scarce energy resources.
Eisenhower recalled the words of President Eisenhower
spoken at the UN in 1953 when he said that the atom,
then the greatest of destructive forces, could be
developed into a great boon, for the benefit of all
mankind. The fact that a substantial proportion of
electricity supplied in the US is generated using
materials previous housed in warheads pointed at the US
was noted. Eisenhower highlighted the beneficial role of
nuclear technologies on medicine and agriculture, in
addition to energy production
In the same meeting the role of the World Nuclear
University was outlined by World Nuclear Association's
Per Jander, who explained the way in which the World
Nuclear University promotes the development of skills,
management and leadership amongst the nuclear industry's
young professionals.
The way in which the International Young Nuclear
Congress promotes a greater understanding of the
different cultures of those who participate in the
congress was highlighted by Lisa Stiles.
Angie Howard spoke about the role of Women in Nuclear in
providing information to women in the global community
on nuclear technologies, not only for power generation,
but in all areas of nuclear applications.
