Nuclear Power?
No Thanks

... unless you are the University

In May, the University of Manchester held a breakfast debate entitled "Time to take the Nuclear option?" The team leading the debate argued that the risks of generation, waste treatment and storage would be outweighed by the benefit of halting climate change. But they didn't go unchallenged - protestors were outside and several attended the debate.

Jacqui Burke of Greater Manchester & District CND said "to get a nuclear power station up and running entails the burning of fossil fuels in mining and refining the ore and creating concrete and steel containment. All activities result in the emission of carbon dioxide due to the combustion of fossil fuels, either directly in the activity itself or indirectly during the provision of goods and services consumed by the activity."

The pro-nuclear industrial establishment knows full well that public opinion is enthusiastic in support of renewable energy and hostile to new nuclear build. For example, a public opinion study was conducted in February 2005 for the Institution for Civil Engineers (ICE). ICE actually favour building more nuclear power stations, but despite that, the survey found that 77% of the public support the construction of wind farms while only 25% support the construction of new nuclear power stations.

Greater Manchester & District CND (0161 273 8283)

 

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