"I think she's for nuclear I'm not trying to say she expressed that fully in those Instagram posts," Mark Nelson, founder of consultancy Radiant Energy and a self-described nuclear power "radical," told Newsweek. toward nuclear energy, as the issue of climate change becomes more acute and the younger generation's priorities take over from the old. They suggest it's one example of a slow softening of the left in the U.S. Getty/NewsweekĮxperts in environmental policy think that may be the case, or at least that it doesn't reflect the deep skepticism many on the left have historically held towards nuclear power. The congresswoman recently visited the Fukushima nuclear disaster site on a fact-finding mission. While she said her intention was to "neither fear monger nor sugarcoat" what happened, noting that nuclear energy is "a very complex, nuanced, and often controversial topic in certain circumstances," her appraisal of the fuel that provides 19 percent of Americans' electricity seemed almost warm.Īlexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and a nuclear power plant. "The flipside to that is the major drop in nuclear energy production has been made up in increased use of coal and fossil fuels, whose carbon emissions accelerate climate change."
"After the explosion, Japan's energy sources went from 30-40 percent nuclear to almost none," Ocasio-Cortez said. She walked out of the radioactive site with the equivalent dosage of two chest x-rays.ĭuring the visit, she documented the trip to her 8.6 million Instagram followers, explaining in calm detail what she had experienced and answering their questions. On February 21, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the congresswoman representing New York, visited Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant, the site of a triple meltdown and arguably one of the world's worst nuclear disasters. So, is the left coming to terms with nuclear energy just as it's going out of date?.
While nuclear energy is seen as a zero-emission option to plug the gap of gas and coal, it is unclear if it can meet America's future electricity needs.
Experts believe this may be due to a more urgent focus on climate change, as well as the younger generation's priorities replacing those of the older one.A recent trip by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has sparked a conversation about a potential shift in the left's stance on nuclear energy.
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