Ten reasons why new nuclear was a mistake

Plus One (1) makes Eleven (11)! Count ’em!

Alexis Rowell tell us why in this post at Transition Culture. Here’s the list:

1. Nuclear power is too expensive
2. New nuclear power stations won’t be ready in time
3. Nuclear does not and will not safeguard our energy security
4. Nuclear power is not green
5. Nuclear power will do little to reduce our carbon emissions
6. Nuclear power stations are inefficient
7. Plane crashes are a risk to nuclear power stations
8. Nuclear power kills
9. It’s a myth that renewables cannot provide baseload
10. Global expansion could lead to new nuclear security risks
11. And we still have no idea what to do with nuclear waste

Here’s what we need to do:

1. Energy efficiency
2. Renewables (and possibly Combined Heat & Power in urban areas if we can find enough non-fossil fuels to run it)
3. Tradable Energy Quotas (TEQs)

Read the full post to find out more.

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Tags: nuclear power, nuclear safety