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No New Nukes – Last Word (For Now)

No New Nukes – Last Word (For Now)

So at this point I have the score, in a sane world, about ten to nothing against nuclear power.  (See previous two posts below.)  Here are a few more points against: Perhaps the most telling argument against nuclear power, in market economies anyway, is the failure of nuclear power to compete.  Amory Lovins, in his […]

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Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose. (Nuclear power edition.)

The “NY Times” reports today on the massive cost overruns of a nuclear power plant at Olkiluoto in Finland and, in the end, the uncertainty of the date of its completion, testing and operation – if ever.  The article reports that the difficulties with this flagship in the new generation of nuclear plants is making […]

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