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Toward Renewed Legitimacy? Nuclear Power, Global Warming, and Security

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With calls for the renewal of the nuclear energy industry in the United States and elsewhere, the international political economy of this troubled industry assumes increased importance. Though technical difficulties have plagued the industry for many decades, it is the equally problematic task of establishing public trust on which the article focuses. Arguably, with the advent of widespread concern over global warming, nuclear power offers a low-emission alternative. Yet safety, security, and political concerns color this highly centralized energy source, as well as its export-based political economy. The article traces the history of global nuclear commerce, as well as recent attempts to revive the industry. I suggest that efforts to re-legitimize the state-industry-power complex by way of nuclear commerce and associated discourse may have some success, but this will be tempered by sustained opposition to the centralizing tendencies of nuclear power and continued safety concerns. Copyright (c) 2003 Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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  • Peter Stoett, 2003. "Toward Renewed Legitimacy? Nuclear Power, Global Warming, and Security," Global Environmental Politics, MIT Press, vol. 3(1), pages 99-116, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:tpr:glenvp:v:3:y:2003:i:1:p:99-116
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    1. SarahM. Jordaan & Afreen Siddiqi & William Kakenmaster & AliceC. Hill, 2019. "The Climate Vulnerabilities of Global Nuclear Power," Global Environmental Politics, MIT Press, vol. 19(4), pages 3-13, November.
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    4. Kwak, Kiho & Yoon, Hyungseok (David), 2020. "Unpacking transnational industry legitimacy dynamics, windows of opportunity, and latecomers’ catch-up in complex product systems," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 49(4).
    5. Bruce Doern & Robert Morrison, 2009. "Canada's Nuclear Crossroads: Steps to a Viable Nuclear Energy Industry," C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, C.D. Howe Institute, issue 290, June.
    6. M. V. Ramana, 2018. "Technical and social problems of nuclear waste," Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 7(4), July.

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