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False promises. Debunking Nuclear Industry Propaganda (Revised edit.)
Auteur | NIRS |
6-01-0-00-254.pdf | |
Datum | mei 2008 |
Classificatie | 6.01.0.00/254 (ALGEMEEN) |
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False Promises Debunking Nuclear Industry Propaganda Nuclear Information and Resource Service 6930 Carroll Avenue, Suite 340 • Takoma Park, MD 20912 • 301-270-6477 www.nirs.org • nirsnet@nirs.org False Promises By the Staff of Nuclear Information and Resource Service Michael Mariotte, Executive Director Diane D’Arrigo, Radioactive Waste Project Director Mary Olson, Southeast Regional Coordinator Aja Binette, Nuclear Power Economics Campaigner Donald Keesing, Administrative Coordinator With contributions from Cindy Folkers, Paul Gunter and Kevin Kamps Revised from False Promises by Jessie Carr and Dulce Fernandes May 2008 Table of Contents 1 FOREWORD By Michael Mariotte 3 FOREWORD TO FIRST EDITION By Robert Alvarez 5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 6 INTRODUCTION 9 BRIEF HISTORY OF NUCLEAR POWER’S FALSE PROMISES 11 Chapter 1 Nuclear power is counterproductive for combating climate change 14 Chapter 2 Nuclear power can be dangerously unreliable under severe weather or destabilized climate conditions 16 Chapter 3 There are many proven, sustainable alternatives to nuclear power and coal 21 Chapter 4 Nuclear power pollutes 23 Chapter 5 Reactors remain dangerous; catastrophic accidents can and likely will occur 30 Chapter 6 Nuclear power is expensive 34 Chapter 7 Radioactive waste remains a problem without a solution 38 Chapter 8 Nuclear weapons proliferation concerns are increasing worldwide 41 Chapter 9 Nuclear power does not lead to greater energy security or US energy independence 42 Chapter