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Nuclear energy not an option at climate talks, even if just because it’s uneconomic

Nuclear energy off the table at climate change talks, EuroNews, 27 Nov  “….Essentially, world leaders will have to choose between atomic and renewable energy; a move welcomed by critics who say it is too risky as an energy source. Cyrille Cormier, is a energy and climate specialist for Greenpeace: “Nuclear energy is dangerous and dirty. It produces nuclear waste which is dangerous because we don’t know how to store it safely in the long-term, it has to be managed for between 100 and 1,000 years in some cases. Everyone knows that it’s also an energy which can cause terrible accidents.

The 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster pushed many countries to draw up phase-out plans or a massive switch to renewables. ………. the demise of nuclear energy may be more linked to money. Costs for solar and wind energy have plummeted while the price of producing nuclear has soared because of increasing safety requirements. http://www.euronews.com/2015/11/26/nuclear-energy-off-the-table-at-climate-change-talks/

November 27, 2015 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general