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NUCLEAR POWER ON THE WEB
Things that appear on the web about nuclear power seem to fall into four
main categories:
- Rather bland pro-nuclear articles, typically in minor newspapers,
suggesting that the problems with nuclear power are largely in the past, that
it is quite safe and, that it is the way to cut CO2 emissions. Most
of these articles are very inaccurate and seriously misleading as you will see
if you compare them with what Helen Caldicott has to say in her excellent book
Nuclear power is not the answer.
- Seemingly factual reports saying things like "Such and such nuclear power
station produced record output recently or that it has come back on stream."
These reports are probably accurate but they don't seem to serve any other
purpose than raising the profile of nuclear power in the public mind and
suggesting in a comforting way that this technology is busy producing the
electricity we need so we can rest easy in our minds.
- With Google alerts set on 'comprehensive' so that it searches all kinds of
web pages and not just news, I have come across a number of blogs preaching a
very pro-nuclear line. They all look suspiciously professional in their web
design and all have a rather similar layout. They do look to me like things
that have been set up deliberately to spread the pro-nuclear word.
- Fortunately, there are some reports and articles that present a more
accurate view of nuclear power and its many problems.
All of these kinds of articles, reports or blogs provide an opportunity to
correct misleading information about nuclear power and
raise awareness of a major alternative.
Last updated:
2007-01-12 (ISO
8601)
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