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Our latest Talking Points makes the case T he fourth in our series of Talking Points draws on the new report by Jonathon Porritt, New Zero Without Nuclear: The Case Against Nuclear Power. Given the far-off illusory promise of new reactor designs; the enormous costs; the limited capacity for carbon reductions compared to renewables; the unsolved waste problem; and the inflexibility and outdatedness of the “always on” baseload model, nuclear power is in the way of — rather than a ...

Nuclear energy - Nuclear weapons - the inseparable link, Jonathon Porritt, 4 June 21  whether we’re talking big reactors or small reactors, fission or fusion. The simple truth is this: we should see nuclear as another 20th century technology, with an ever-diminishing role through into the 21st century, incapable of overcoming its inherent problems of cost,…

Jonathon Porritt April 28th, 2021, by Paul Brown,    The nuclear industry’s unfounded claims let it rely on “dark arts”, ignoring much better ways to cut carbon emissions. Nuclear industry’s unfounded claims let it survive,   https://climatenewsnetwork.net/nuclear-industrys-unfounded-claims-let-it-survive/ – 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 – t...

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 �...

The UK & Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) warmly welcomes and endorses a detailed report by leading environmentalist Jonathon Porritt which outlines why, in seeking to get to ‘net zero’ carbon emissions and tackling the climate emergency, there is no need for new nuclear power stations. Jonathon Porritt is a former Chief Executive of Friends of the Earth and of the Sustainable Development Commission. His detailed report published today seeks to look at an issue NFLA has been he...