Nuclear agency worries fear will block growth – International Herald Tribune

Nuclear agency worries fear will block growth

International Herald Tribune By James Kanter October 16, 2008

  “……………………………The eport by the Nuclear EnergyAgency, an organization in Paris that advises industrialized countries on nuclear power, said the technology represented a more secure supply of power than oil or gas. But it said that opposition to nuclear power remained strong enough to curtail such an expansion.
………………………………….The report said that “a significant fraction of public opinion perceives that the risks of nuclear energy outweigh its advantages.” The report noted that people were more “concerned about some aspects surrounding nuclear energy (radioactive waste, terrorism and proliferation) than about the actual operation of nuclear power plants.”………………

Skeptics of nuclear power say that expanding the technology would require huge amounts of government subsidies and would be an inefficient use of taxpayers’ money, which could be better spent on developing renewable sources of energy like solar, wind and bio-fuels and on increasing energy efficiency.

Perhaps the most serious concern facing the industry is the question of how to handle nuclear waste.

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Nuclear agency worries fear will block growth – International Herald Tribune

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October 17, 2008 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | business and costs