This is from Jim Riccio, Greenpeace's Nuclear Policy Analyst since 2001. He starts by commenting on the 2013 movie about "new nuclear power," Pandora's Promise: ...I do have this article from FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting), which calls the film pure propaganda. and this from Eco watch: http://www.ecowatch.com/3-myths-from-pro-nuclear-film-pandoras-promise-1881814544.html I also mentioned the articles by … Continue reading Message to SAFE from Greenpeace: “We need solutions that are fast and affordable and that rules out new nuclear power.”
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Movie Review by Edwin Lyman of UCS: Put “Pandora’s Promise” Back in the Box
[tomorrow: commentary on "new" nuclear power by Jim Riccio from Greenpeace] Salem Alliance for the Environment has been getting a lot of questions from people about the safety and cost of new designs for nuclear reactors. We got in touch with Edwin Lyman at the Union of Concerned Scientists, a senior scientist in the UCS Global … Continue reading Movie Review by Edwin Lyman of UCS: Put “Pandora’s Promise” Back in the Box
SALEM NEWS: Lawmakers want nuclear plant shuttered
Four state legislators are calling for the shutdown of Seabrook Nuclear Plant, due to safety risks. Please thank them! Massachusetts State Senator Kathleen O'Connor Ives, Massachusetts State Representative James M. Kelcourse, Massachusetts State Senator Daniel A. Wolf, and Massachusetts State Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante. From Angeljean Chiaramida, Staff Writer (Jun 2, 2016) -- According to the … Continue reading SALEM NEWS: Lawmakers want nuclear plant shuttered
‘New’ nuclear reactors? Same old story
The two main obstacles to new designs for nuclear reactors are still exactly the same: cost and unforeseen technical problems: The nuclear industry is forever reinventing itself with one brilliant 'new' idea after another, Amory Lovins wrote in this classic 2009 essay. But whether it's touting the wonders of future SMRs, IFRs or LFTRs, the … Continue reading ‘New’ nuclear reactors? Same old story