True cost of British nuclear energy

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If nuclear energy is the safest, cleanest, cheapest energy to use to generate power why does Big Nuke need to prop up their argument with the climate change debate?

Why have both Germany and Switzerland decided to end their nuke power.

The British nuclear industry can only survive because of government subsidies, and every year the industry calls for more of them.

The link is an excellent report on the British nuclear industry and the real cost of nuclear power. It also provides the figures for using renewables.

"A network of land-based 2.5-megawatt (MW) turbines restricted to  non forested, ice-free, nonurban areas operating at as little as 20% of their rated capacity could supply more than 40 times current worldwide consumption of electricity and more than 5 times total global use of energy in all forms. There is additional potential in offshore wind farms."

http://www.mng.org.uk/gh/private/nuclear_subsidies1.pdf

also another good report,"Reports on the feasibility and costs of decarbonising the UK, Europe and the world—and the costs of not taking action."

http://www.mng.org.uk/gh/scenarios.htm

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Japan to scrap nuclear power in favour of renewables

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Japan renewable energy : Solar Panels Are Displayed At Itochu Headquarters Tokyo
The Shinjuku district skyline rises behind solar panels. Photograph: Kimimasa Mayama/Getty Images

Japan will scrap a plan to obtain half of its electricity from nuclear power and will instead promote renewable energy as a result of its nuclear crisis, the prime minister said Tuesday.

Naoto Kan said Japan needs to "start from scratch" on its long-term energy policy after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was heavily damaged by a 11 March earthquake and tsunami and began leaking radiation.

Japan's nuclear plants supplied about 30% of the country's electricity, and the government had planned to raise that to 50%.

Kan told a news conference that nuclear and fossil fuel used to be the pillars of Japanese energy policy but now it will add two more – renewable energy such as solar, wind and biomass, and an increased focus on conservation.

"We will thoroughly ensure safety for nuclear power generation and make efforts to further promote renewable energy," an area where Japan has lagged behind Europe and the US, he said.

On Monday a landmark report by the UN's climate science body, the IPCC, said that renewable energy could account for 80% of the world's energy supply by 2050 – but only if governments pursue the right policies.

Kan also said he would take a pay cut beginning in June until the Fukushima nuclear crisis is resolved to take responsibility as part of the government that has promoted nuclear energy. He didn't specify how much of a pay cut he would take.

via guardian.co.uk

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