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Published: October 09, 2019
Nuclear power has an energy density advantage over other methods of generating electricity. One environmental advantage nuclear power has over wind and solar farms is that nuclear plants take up much less land to generate the same amount of electricity. As a result, it is often more efficient method of generating energy.
This video’s audio is excerpted from Admiral James Ellis's 2018 Hoover Institution Summer Policy Boot Camp lecture.
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Additional Resources
- Watch “The Role of Commercial Nuclear Energy in a National Energy Policy” with James Ellis Jr., available here.
- Watch “Redefining Energy Security” by Admiral James O. Ellis Jr., available here.
- Read “The Benefits of Nuclear Power” by Admiral James O. Ellis Jr. and George P. Shultz. Available here.
- Listen as Admiral James O. Ellis Jr. takes a fresh look at nuclear power in a time of newfound domestic energy abundance in "Reinventing Nuclear Power." Available here.