#COP26: Can Green go nuclear? Anatol Lieven @LievenAnatol @QuincyInst

Photo:  Antinuclear occupation of nuclear plant under construction at Seabrook, New Hampshire

#COP26: Can Green go nuclear?  Anatol Lieven  @LievenAnatol  @QuincyInst

Anatol Lieven, @LievenAnatol @QuincyInst  Georgetown University 
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SOULAINES-DHUYS, France (AP) — Deep in a French forest of oaks, birches and pines, a steady stream of trucks carries a silent reminder of nuclear energy’s often invisible cost: canisters of radioactive waste, heading into storage for the next 300 years.

            As negotiators plot out how to fuel the world while also reducing carbon emissions at climate talks in Scotland, nuclear power is a central sticking point. Critics decry its mammoth price tag, the disproportionate damage caused by nuclear accidents, and radioactive leftovers that remain deadly for thousands of years.   . . .   Germany is leading the pack of countries, mainly within the EU, standing firmly against labeling nuclear as “green.” Meanwhile, the Biden administration supports nuclear power, China has a dozen reactors under construction — and even Japan is promoting nuclear energy again, 10 years after the disaster at its Fukushima power plant.
https://apnews.com/article/climate-science-business-environment-accidents-b334c5cddc50c620d53674a5b32518dd