Nuclear power

Nuclear power link (Energy source)
Developed after World War 2 as a source of radionuclides to use to create nuclear weapons

Nuclear power stations carry out nuclear reactions to create radionucleotides (heavy radio-active isotopes) suitable to create nuclear weapons (uranium in particular). This process creates heat, which is harvested to create electricity. Hence their designation as a power source.

Official narrative

"Too cheap to meter", anyone? That was quite a while ago.

Problems

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Risks

The nuclear power industry has never been separate from the production of nuclear weapons, for which reason governments have tended not to perform serious accounting of the potentially disastrous ecological risks.

Studies indicate that proximity to nuclear power plants is associated with increased cancer mortality.

Whistleblower

Richard Levernier had 23 years of experience in nuclear safety. When he pointed out a major gap in nuclear power safety planning, his security clearance was withdrawn and he was assigned to clerical duties. After some years, he won a legal battle against theis retaliation, which was declared illegal, but his security clearance was not reinstated.

Waste

It has never found a satisfactory long term storage solution for nuclear waste. As of 2015, only one country, Finland, has seriously addressed the problem of permanent storage.

See Also

• http://www.unwelcomeguests.net/Category:Nuclear_Power

References