Surfing Google reader this morning I came across an alarming number of references to nuclear power. Nicolas Sarkozy was reported signing a nuclear co-operation deal with the United Arab Emirates. The AP also describes nuclear as a "fashionable" alternative to oil.
Oh, and attention all college students - hot new job market ahead...
"The industry's boosters (and many environmentalists) talk boldly of a "nuclear renaissance," driven by growing demand for energy and concern over emissions. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, 60 new reactors could be on line in the next 15 years, many in countries that had once forsaken nuclear energy as an option. The British government last week announced plans for a new generation of reactors, the first in more than 10 years. In the United States, 20 new plants have been proposed. France last month began work on a new reactor; Ukraine—site of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster—plans to build 11 more by 2030."
BAD idea. Nuclear power's track record speaks for itself. It's a inefficient, messy dangerous technology that needs to be eliminated. Does nuclear waste, three mile island or Chernobyl ring a bell? The risks truly outweigh the rewards.
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