21stCenturyWire
A Disturbance in the Force
FUNKY TOWN FINANCE MEETS THE NUCLEAR RENAISSANCE
By Andrew McKillop
Sept 29th 2010
Like a Marlene Dietrich show in a remake of 1945 Berlin, surrounded by Soviet troop hordes, the nuclear sales show has to go on. The vaunted “Nuclear Renaissance” which is being proclaimed by the industry could see more than 200 new reactors built during the 2010-2020 decade, rivalling the industry’s previous high-water mark of 1975-1985 when one new reactor came on line, on average, every 17 days. The image of cheap, clean, safe and low carbon energy which is also secure – despite the uranium being mostly imported – has seduced political deciders and the corporate elite, worldwide. But the reality behind this romantic green image of a nuclear panacea to future energy needs is something altogether different...
REST OF GREAT ARTICLE HERE:
_http://21stcenturywire.com/2010/09/29/funky-town-finance-meets-the-nuclear-renaissance/
By Andrew McKillop
Sept 29th 2010
Like a Marlene Dietrich show in a remake of 1945 Berlin, surrounded by Soviet troop hordes, the nuclear sales show has to go on. The vaunted “Nuclear Renaissance” which is being proclaimed by the industry could see more than 200 new reactors built during the 2010-2020 decade, rivalling the industry’s previous high-water mark of 1975-1985 when one new reactor came on line, on average, every 17 days. The image of cheap, clean, safe and low carbon energy which is also secure – despite the uranium being mostly imported – has seduced political deciders and the corporate elite, worldwide. But the reality behind this romantic green image of a nuclear panacea to future energy needs is something altogether different...
REST OF GREAT ARTICLE HERE:
_http://21stcenturywire.com/2010/09/29/funky-town-finance-meets-the-nuclear-renaissance/
