fyi-Nuclear industry’s unfounded claims let it survive April 28th, 2021, by Paul Brown
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Nuclear industry’s unfounded claims let it survive
April 28th, 2021, by Paul Brown
A low-pressure rotor under test before installation at the UK’s new Hinkley Point C power station. Image: By courtesy of EDF
The nuclear industry’s unfounded claims let it rely on “dark arts”, ignoring much better ways to cut carbon emissions.
LONDON, 28 April, 2021 – It is the global nuclear industry’s unfounded claims – not least that it is part of the solution to climate change because it is a low-carbon source of electricity – that allow it to survive, says a devastating demolition job by one of the world’s leading environmental experts, Jonathan Porritt.
In a report, Net Zero Without Nuclear, he says the industry is in fact hindering the fight against climate change. Its claim that new types of reactor are part of the solution is, he says, like its previous promises, over-hyped and illusionary.