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Don’t believe the spin on thorium being a ‘greener’ nuclear option

Don’t believe the spin on thorium being a ‘greener’ nuclear option

Eifion Rees It produces less radioactive waste and more power than uranium but the UK would be making a mistake in looking to it as a ‘greener’ fuel. The Ecologist reports.   In a world increasingly aware of and affected by global warming, the news that 2010 was a recordRead More

Renewable energy is the future, not nuclear: Ashok Parthasarathi

Renewable energy is the future, not nuclear: Ashok Parthasarathi

India's Nuclear Expansion June 18, 2011 at 10:35 pm 0 comments

    There are recurring slippages in the timescales of setting up nuclear power plants, particularly imported ones. Inevitably, there are cost over-runs too. Nuclear power is often referred to as a ‘clean’, safe, economically cost-effective and environmentally benign source of electric power. This is incorrect. It is not ‘clean’Read More