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The global nuclear industry is clearly getting the jitters

As you notice the spate of worthy articles in worthy journals saying that for climate action, we need new nuclear power, you might think that  a mood of optimism now prevails in the nuclear industry.

Not so. Indeed, the very presence of this media hype could well be interpreted as a collective scream of desperation from that industry.

What other industry would decide that it’s necessary to hand out 5000 books (“Climate Gamble”) , in Paris, extolling nuclear as the cure for global warming, while damning the anti-nuclear movement.

Meanwhile, in Cape Town, South Africa, at the  Nuclear Supply Chain Conference, delegates were told the dismal facts:

‘the nuclear industry has been “catastrophic” and “counter-productive”

‘Environmental lobby groups like Greenpeace receive tremendous support from religious and civic society groups as well as the general public. Its message is clear: nuclear energy must go.

Andrew Kenny, an independent energy analyst, told delegates that nuclear is “regarded with suspicion, hostility and fear by many people around the world”.’ –  Matthew Le Cordeur. News 24 Wire 1 De3c 15

December 2, 2015 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Christina's notes