Energy Resources

The Fukushima nuclear plant disaster of March 2011 cast a long shadow over U.S. nuclear power policy. A year later, what have we learned, and how well are we putting those lessons into practice?

The Cooler Smarter Trivia Night Kit from the Union of Concerned Scientists contains all the tools you'll need to host a successful trivia night and inspire your guests to reduce their carbon footprint with a few simple, practical steps.

This report from the Union of Concerned Scientists evaluates the renewable energy investments of California's 10 largest publicly owned utilities.

Until permanent repository storage is available, spent nuclear fuel should be stored in dry casks, not overcrowded pools.

This database compiles the data used by the Union of Concerned Scientists to analyze the water, carbon, and temperature impacts of US power plants for the report “Freshwater Use by US Power Plants: Electricity’s Thirst for a Precious Resource."

An annual UCS report on the NRC's performance in ensuring nuclear power plant safety.

If a nuclear power accident occurs in the U.S., are we ready?

This is the first systematic assessment of both the effects of power plant cooling on water resources, and the quality of information available to help decision makers make smart energy choices.

Florida and Georgia residents should be asking "what's in it for us?" when it comes to proposed construction of new or expanded nuclear power plants in their states.

No technology can be made perfectly safe, but the United States can and must do more to guard against accidents as well as the threat of terrorist attacks on reactors and spent fuel pools.

UCS analysis shows how the Midwest can turn the challenges of a stalled economy and an unsustainable, polluting energy system into an opportunity for economic prosperity, job growth, and a healthy environment.

Our demand for electricity is colliding with our need for healthy and abundant freshwater. As our demand for electricity continues to rise, water dependence puts the electricity sector, water resources, and other water users at growing risk.