Aug 28 2009
Pat Mahony is an Environmental Researcher at ANSTO and former president of the Young Scientists of Australia. This is Part Two in his nuclear power guest blog. Part One is here.
So, is nuclear power a low-emissions technology?
Aug 19 2009
Pat Mahony is an Environmental Researcher at ANSTO and former president of the Young Scientists of Australia.
So, what does nuclear power mean to you? For many, it means green glow, Chernobyl and Homer Simpson. Throw in the words ‘dangerous’,'meltdown’, ‘cancer’ and ‘radioactive waste’ and you have a frightening picture of a technology that supplies around one-sixth of the world’s electricity.
Nuclear Power Plant
But if nuclear power is so unsafe, then why is almost every developed country in the world including it as part of a long-term energy strategy?
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