Energy Resources

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.

UCS coverage of the crisis that developed at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in the wake of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

Wind power is one of the most cost-effective sources of electricity available, capable of generating power at prices competitive with new natural gas plants and cheaper than new coal and nuclear plants.

This FAQ answers questions about the nuclear crisis in Japan.

MOX fuel, short for mixed-oxide fuel, is a mixture of uranium and plutonium oxide. It carries risks.