Antinuclear

Nuclear Power Lobby in a Bigger Mess Than I Thought

by Christina Macpherson 9 April 2010, Some big corporations have an obvious interest in Australia   promoting nuclear power.  But which sort?  Better not get Fourth Generation nuclear reactors – or the whole uranium industry is stuffed!

Today, thanks to Renfrey Clarke (3 items from him below) I learned about:

Second Generation Nuclear Reactors – those presently in use  (Pressured Water Reactors – uranium-intensive and so ultimately producing lots of greenhouse gases, and not very safe, )

Third Generation Nuclear Reactors – still being built – updated versions of the Second Gen, super-expensive,  a bit safer, but same waste and proliferation problems

‘Fast Breeder’ Reactors and Fourth Generation Nuclear Reactors – the latter still at the design stage, carry serious fire and radioactive waste risk.  Worst of all, for Australia, they won’t need uranium mining , as they could use existing huge stockpiles of depleted uranium

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