Nuclear lobby’s latest gimmick – making nuclear BEAUTIFUL !

Making nuclear power plants look great, World Nuclear News, 01 December 2023

They must be desperate. They’ve tried – renewable, -clean, – safe – cheap, – nothing-to-do-with weapons

They’re still lying their heads off about –fixes climate change

Nobody believes them. Now they’re going for beautiful and feel-good.

Good luck with that.

Amber Rudd, a previous UK Minister for Energy tried that, years ago, and it went down like a lead balloon.

We hear from an award-winning architect on the benefits of designing nuclear power plants that make people feel good ..

Technology and function, ensuring their reliable and safe operation have long been the priorities when designing nuclear power plants. But why can’t they look beautiful too?  Dutch architect and designer Erick van Egeraat says that part of the way to continue to build public support for nuclear energy is to make nuclear power plants look good, “to make people feel good” when they see them.

The award-winning professor and director of Design Erick van Egeraat outlined his thinking at World Nuclear Symposium, explaining the background to the work he is doing at Akkuyu nuclear power plant, which is being built in Turkey.

December 4, 2023 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized