Nuggets on nuclear energy

A collection of facts and snippets that add up to more than their parts ...

UN Climate Change Talks: no greenhouse gas credit to nuclear power

In November 2000 the world recognised nuclear power as a dirty, dangerous and unnecessary technology by refusing to give it greenhouse gas credits during the UN Climate Change talks in The Hague. (Source)

UN Sustainable Development Conference: nuclear not a sustainable technology

Nuclear power was dealt a further blow when a UN Sustainable Development Conference refused to label nuclear a sustainable technology in April 2001. (Source)

£100bn UK taxpayer liability for existing nuclear waste

Following the collapse of BNFL, the UK Government took on the liability for the existing nuclear waste. This estimate continues to rise, as the costs of dealing with waste effectively escalate. This is because there is no known way solution, so any cost estimate is a guess! (Steve Thomas, Professor in Energy)