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... 2000. "Wind Power and the NIMBY-Myth: Institutional Capacity and the Limited Significance of Public Support." Renewable Energy 21(1)
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... The speakers were Sheila Jasanoff, Harvard University; Andy ­Stirling, University of Sussex; Behnam Taebi, Delft University of Technol ogy; and Pierre-Benoit Joly, Institute for Research and Innovation in Society. NUCLEAR RISK, STS, AND THE DEMOCRATIC IMAGINATION Sheila Jasanoff, Harvard University As new technologies emerge, so too does scholarship around their consequences for society.
From page 30...
... For example, he said that estimates of reactor reliability or energy costs have often been overly optimistic, and uncertainties have been seriously downplayed. Despite these weaknesses, optimistic claims for advanced nuclear technologies are still asserted without reference to past mistakes.
From page 31...
... ETHICS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY: VALUES AND NUCLEAR REACTORS Behnam Taebi, Delft University of Technology Taebi discussed how ethical considerations inform discussions and decisions around nuclear energy. He stressed that ethical frameworks for nuclear energy exist to facilitate nuanced discussions, not create a wholesale endorsement or rejection.
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... DISCUSSION Macfarlane moderated a discussion that covered power dynamics, the knowledge deficit model, the role of nuclear in the broader energy transition, and nuclear energy security. Power Dynamics Several speakers mentioned the important role of power dynamics in nuclear energy.


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