(403.3934) WISE Amsterdam - The industry has in effect conceded the opponents' economic, safety, and waste-management arguments and is placing all its eggs in the CO2 basket. Evidence is clearly showing that the current advertising campaign is being orchestrated by the American Nuclear Society and the US Department of Energy.
The argument that nuclear power produces no carbon dioxide and no acid rain is entirely false, of course: both the mining and enrichment of uranium consume gluttonous quantities of fossil fuels, and radioactive air emissions compound the insult.
Both globally and on a local scale, scientists are increasingly concerned about a host of emissions from the nuclear fuel cycle: tritium, radioiodine, radon, carbon-14 dioxide, and krypton-85 are causes of special concern.
Greenpeace in particular has advanced the argument that, on economic grounds alone, conservation and renewables are hundreds of times more effective in reducing the greenhouse effect than nuclear. We have a large collection of documents on the issue from which we can provide a useful selection for readers (please include about US$ 5 to cover copying and mailing costs) - and we'd appreciate having your news clips and copies of advertisements.
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