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050	0	0	_aTK9152.16 _b.R36 2024
100			_aRamana, M. V. _d1966- _eauthor _925286
245	1	0	_aNuclear is not the solution _b: the folly of atomic power in the age of climate change _c/ M. V. Ramana.
260			_aLondon ; _aNew York, NY : _bVerso, _c2024.
300			_aviii, 264 pages ; _c22 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aTHE 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.
650		0	_aNuclear power plants _xRisk assessment _925287
650		0	_aNuclear energy _xGovernment policy _925288
650		0	_aClimate change mitigation _xGovernment policy _925289
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