02125cam a22002658i 4500 23607666 20250521134110.0 240314s2024 enk b 001 0 eng 2024009756 9781804290002 DLC eng rda DLC DLC eng pcc TK9152.16 .R36 2024 Ramana, M. V. 1966- author 25286 Nuclear is not the solution : the folly of atomic power in the age of climate change / M. V. Ramana. London ; New York, NY : Verso, 2024. viii, 264 pages ; 22 cm Includes bibliographical references and index. THE CLIMATE CRISIS has propelled nuclear energy back into fashion. Its proponents argue we already have the technology of the future and that it only needs perfection and deployment. Nuclear Is Not the Solution demonstrates why this sort of thinking is not only naïve but dangerous. Even beyond the horrific implications of meltdown and the intractable problem of waste disposal, nuclear is not practicable on such a large scale. Any appraisal of future energy technology depends on two important parameters: cost and time. Nuclear fails on both counts. It is more costly than its renewable competitors wind and solar. And, importantly given the need for rapid transformation, it is slow. A plant takes a decade to come online. If you include permits and fundraising, this adds another decade. And we should not forget the deep roots it has in the defense industry. M. V. Ramana’s powerful book destroys any illusion that nuclear is our answer to climage change, untangling technical arguments into simple and sensible language. Importantly, Nuclear Is Not the Solution also unmasks the powerful groups with vested interests in the maintenance of the status quo, currently working hard to greenwash a spectacularly dirty industry. Nuclear power plants Risk assessment 25287 Nuclear energy Government policy 25288 Climate change mitigation Government policy 25289 lcc 0 0 lcc 0 0 TBS TBS 2025-05-21 0 TK9152.16 RAM B05815 2025-05-21 1 2025-05-21 1 4690 4690