The climate change threat to nuclear power
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21/05/2011
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New Scientist
The accident at the Fukushima power plant in Japan has led to much discussion about the future of nuclear power. I believe one important lesson of the accident has been overlooked. Nuclear power is often touted as a solution to climate change, but Fukushima serves as a warning that far from solving the climate problem, nuclear power may be highly vulnerable to it.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028138.200-the-climate-change-threat-to-nuclear-power.html