Among the latter is natural gas, which is low in carbon dioxide, and investments in customer efficiency, which produces no emissions. It is unlikely that the U.S. industry will revive unless and until it produces a technology that is safe and produces little or no waste, at a competitive cost. Citizens of other countries either are not concerned about the waste problem or, as in China, don't have much of a chance to express their concern. As a matter of fact, developed countries which largely employ nuclear power are using this as a negotiating tool that provides them with a competitive advantage over the U.S. relative to CO2 emissions. Our major trading partners know that by squeezing U.S. energy use through binding and targeted CO2 reductions, they automatically gain a big competitive advantage due to the benefits of nuclear power.
Nuclear power is neither cheap nor safe.