Nuclear is Not the Solution
By M.V. Ramana
By M.V. Ramana
By M.V. Ramana
By M.V. Ramana
Category: Science & Technology | Domestic Politics
Category: Science & Technology | Domestic Politics
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$29.95
Jul 30, 2024 | ISBN 9781804290002
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Jul 30, 2024 | ISBN 9781804290026
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Praise
“Ramana presents a devastatingly convincing case against the dangerous distractions of nuclear energy. a major contribution destined to change countless minds.”
—Naomi Klein, author of On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal and Doppelganger: a Trip Into the Mirror World
“You will not find a more comprehensive and powerful exposition that effectively demolishes all the different arguments and claims made by those promoting nuclear energy. Ramana must be applauded for doing a masterful job.”
—Achin Vanaik, author of The Rise of Hindu Authoritarianism
“This book is smart, terrifying, and indispensable. In lucid prose, Ramana cuts through the hype surrounding gen iv, modular, and other reactor designs that are squandering billions of dollars. Atomic energy is costly, dirty, dangerous, and not the solution to anything other than building bombs and contaminating the earth for millions of years.”
—Thomas A. Bass author of Return to Fukushima
“Ramana’s argument is compelling: claims for ‘advanced’ nuclear power plants are distractions from the safer, more cost-effective, and proven approach of replacing fossil fuels with renewables.”
—Frank N. Von Hippel, co-author of Unmaking The Bomb
“With great care and clarity, Ramana confirms that as urgent as it is to change how we produce and use electricity to address the climate crisis, it’s equally urgent that we do not look to nuclear energy to do so.”
—Ray Acheson, author of Abolishing State Violence and Banning the Bomb, Smashing the Patriarchy
“Detailed case studies demonstrate the practical difficulties involved in commissioning nuclear plants, and Ramana builds a persuasive case that the costs of nuclear power outweigh the benefits. Environmentally-conscious readers will have their eyes opened.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Nuclear is Not the Solution discusses the nuclear industry in a frank and honest manner. There are no questionable claims about nuclear energy or fantastic excuses made for the industry’s mistakes and its questionable premises. The text details the industry’s lies, mistakes and cover-ups, reminding the reader that they should focus on the historical and empirical facts, not fanciful advertising and promises.”
—Ron Jacobs, Counterpunch
Table Of Contents
Introduction
1. Undesirable: Risks to the Environment and People’s Health from Nuclear Energy
2. Infeasible: The Financial and Temporal Costs of Nuclear Energy
3. Private Profits, Social Costs: Industry Strategies
4. Enabling Moneymaking, Singing Praise: Governments and Nuclear Power
5. May the Atom Be a Soldier: Nuclear Power for War
6. Magical Thinking and Billionaire Messiahs: New Technology as Solution?
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
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