{"id":4254,"date":"2009-06-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-prod.greenpeace.org\/usa\/campaign-updates\/4254\/nuclear-power-a-dangerous-was\/"},"modified":"2024-12-09T14:38:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T14:38:05","slug":"nuclear-power-a-dangerous-was","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/nuclear-power-a-dangerous-was\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuclear Power: a dangerous waste of time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class='p4descriptive_paragraph'>The nuclear power industry is attempting to exploit the climate crisis by aggressively promoting nuclear technology as a \u201clow-carbon\u201d means of generating electricity. Nuclear power claims to be safe, cost-effective, and able meet the world\u2019s energy needs. But nothing could be further from the truth.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class='wp-block-image size-large p4featured_image'><img src='https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-usa-stateless\/2024\/11\/a17e7107-nuclear-power-a-dangerous-wast.jpeg' alt='nuclear-power-a-dangerous-wast.jpeg' \/><figcaption class='wp-element-caption'><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-classid=\"b30218a7-77fc-43dd-a844-81935aa9b35e\" data-dynamicclass=\"Image\" data-state=\"L3VzYS9HbG9iYWwvdXNhL0V4dGVybmFsL2ltYWdlLzIwMDkvNC9udWNsZWFyLXBvd2VyLWEtZGFuZ2Vyb3VzLXdhc3QuYm1w|TnVjbGVhciBwb3dlcjphIGRhbmdlcm91cyB3YXN0ZSBvZiB0aW1lLSBjb3ZlciBwYWdl||||MA==|MA==\" class=\"epi_dc\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-usa-stateless\/2024\/12\/0d0c9948-nuclear-power-a-dangerous-was.pdf\">Download document<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Executive summary:<\/strong> This briefing outlines why nuclear power is a woefully inadequate response to the climate crisis and how, in contrast, renewable energy and greater energy efficiency can deliver in time to tackle climate change, without any of the dangers posed by nuclear power. It also explores the key environmental, health and security issues affecting every stage of the nuclear process: the unsolved problem of radioactive waste; the risk of catastrophic accidents; and the dangers posed to global security. As a typical example, the briefing highlights fundamental problems with the very latest generation of nuclear plants known as the &ldquo;European Pressurized Reactor&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Num. pages:<\/strong> 12<\/p>\n<p><strong>ISBN:<\/strong> JN 179<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The nuclear power industry is attempting to exploit the climate crisis by aggressively promoting nuclear technology as a \u201clow-carbon\u201d means of generating electricity. 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