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Reducing Electric Power Emissions: Are Kyoto Targets Reachable? Nuclear Power Safety Regulation: Reducing Risk and Expense News Items, Publications and References, New and Renewed Projects I N T H I S I S S U E hat mix of policies and technologies will let us produce and use electricity while protecting environwill require changes in the basic electricity supply and demand infrastructure. Target strategies include the use of distributed generation systems including small cogenerators, more efficient transmission systems, novel building designs, and “smart” meters that control electrical devices to maximize operational efficiency. Also critical is the transfer of new technologies to nations whose energy infrastructures are expanding rapidly, especially developing nations. Finally, control of CO2 emissions must be coordinated with the reduction of other emissions that are more important at local and regional levels. mental, economic, and social health for future generations? An international team led by Energy Laboratory researchers has developed a methodology to help decisionmakers address that question. The outcomes of initial case studies are sobering. The methodology combines engineering, costaccounting, and life-cycle assessment techniques to study potential strategies for specific regions. In each study, an advisory group of governmental representatives, utility executives, business people, and special interest groups provides information on regional needs and constraints and ultimately identifies the strategies that best meet their diverse interests. Studies of New England and Switzerland examined strategies involving expanded use of natural-gas combined-cycle generation and renewable technologies as well as improved end-use efficiency. Even the most aggressive strategies produced carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions well above the levels prescribed by the Kyoto Protocol. The researchers conclude that achieving substantial and sustained reductions in CO2 emissions