Thursday, July 18, 2013

Nuclear power expansion plans condemned: "An unbearable inheritance to future generations"

Global coalition of “Alternative Nobel Prize” laureates and members of the World Future Council condemn nuclear power expansion plans

...In unusually clear language the signatories of the statement argue that nuclear energy is prone to insolvable infrastructural, economic, social, health, ecological, and security problems. The statement applauds the successful efforts being made around the world to advance renewable energy as the only viable alternative and those governments that have embarked on transforming their energy sectors. "We strongly support the aspirations of numerous regions across the globe in moving towards 100% decentralized renewable energy to meet electricity, heating and transport needs," state the signatories.

The statement ends with a call on governments "to remove existing barriers to renewable energy development and to abandon nuclear power – in their countries as well as outside their own territorial borders – once and for all."

The text can be accessed at full length here: www.worldfuturecouncil.org/nuclear-statement2013.html ...

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