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Growth of renewable energy rendering nuclear power obsolete

The End of the Nuclear Age, Handelsblatt,  BY KLAUS STRATMANN, 28 Feb 16 
Even before the Fukishima disaster, it was clear that nuclear power was dangerous, unreliable and too risky for civil use. The growth of renewable energy is now rendering them obsolete, argues Handelsblatt’s energy expert. The pictures from Fukushima are etched on the collective memory of mankind. They drastically changed the perception of civil use of nuclear power, especially in Germany.

And yet work continues on new nuclear reactors worldwide. Isn’t that paradoxical?

Five years after the reactor catastrophe caused by an earthquake, there are still unsolved problems at the site of the Japanese nuclear power station, underlining the fact that nuclear accidents render helpless even the most technically sophisticated societies.

To this day, there is still no convincing concept for the recovery of melted fuel rods in the destroyed reactors. Nor are there realistic estimates of the costs caused by the catastrophe. However, nobody seriously doubts that they will ultimately amount to a figure in the high triple-digit billions…..(registered readers only)  https://global.handelsblatt.com/edition/375/ressort/opinion/article/end-of-the-nuclear-age

February 29, 2016 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general