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The nuclear lobby holds too much sway over governments, particularly in Japan

Nuclear power: at what cost?

Julie Ward – Despite mounting evidence from environmental experts as well as economists, the nuclear lobby still holds sway at government level in many countries.

North East Bylines 15th March 2021, Yet nuclear power with its links to nuclear weapons, its detrimental impacts on health (especially in respect of women and children), the costly disposal of highly toxic radioactive waste which will fall to future generations, and the susceptibility of power plants to terrorist attack, should all make us question the wisdom of continuing on this road,
especially as alternative green energy solutions are improving in design, output and cost at a rapid rate.

Given that public opinion was clearly in favour of a non-nuclear future, the U-turn by the Japanese government represented a huge blow to democracy and civil society. Naoto Kan, the Japanese Prime Minister at the time of the Fukushima disaster, resigned in the wake of what happened in Fukushima, saying, “Japan needs to dramatically reduce its dependence on nuclear power.”
Kan is a powerful figure in the anti-nuclear debate and an embarrassment to the neo-liberal political class who seem to have been bought off by the big power companies, pursuing a “There is no alternative…” argument. Kan camento the UK in 2016, where he addressed the Welsh Senned, the local authority on Anglesey and met local campaigners from People Against Wylfa B including a farmer fighting to retain his land.https://northeastbylines.co.uk/nuclear-power-at-what-cost/

March 17, 2021 - Posted by | 2 WORLD, politics international

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