NUCLEAR POWER WILL NOT SAVE US

The climate crisis has inspired new hope in nuclear energy. Its advocates claim we already have the technology of the future, ready to be perfected and deployed. But as M. V. Ramana argues in this urgent and lucid book, such think­ing is not only naïve but dangerous.

Beyond the horrific risk of severe accidents and the intrac­table problem of waste disposal, nuclear energy fails the two key tests for any climate solution: cost and time. More expensive than wind and solar, it is also far slower to bring online. A typical plant takes a decade to build; permitting and financing often add another. These are years we do not have.

Nuclear Is Not the Solution dismantles the myth of cheap, clean atomic energy and exposes the vested interests that seek to profit from the technology while offloading its costs and risks onto the public.

"Detailed case studies demonstrate the practical difficulties involved in commissioning nuclear plants, and Ramana builds a persuasive case that the costs of nuclear power outweigh the benefits. Environmentally-conscious readers will have their eyes opened." - Publishers Weekly

"Nuclear is Not the Solution discusses the nuclear industry in a frank and honest manner. There are no questionable claims about nuclear energy or fantastic excuses made for the industry's mistakes and its questionable premises. The text details the industry's lies, mistakes and cover-ups, reminding the reader that they should focus on the historical and empirical facts, not fanciful advertising and promises." - Counterpunch

"With a PhD in physics, and a previous book examining why India's nuclear programme had not worked and would not work, Ramana is well versed in not just the moral but the technical and practical arguments against nuclear. He lays these out in his new work and then looks at what he originally set out to explore: why, despite the overwhelming evidence against nuclear, governments and corporations continue to invest in it." - The Guardian

"Ramana's latest book, which exposes nuclear power as a false solution to the climate catastrophe, should be read with the utmost seriousness" - Socialist Worker

"Ramana presents a useful updated and well-informed guidebook to the deceitfulness of the nuclear industry." - The British Columbia Review

"The case Ramana presents is as fresh and valuable as ever, because he has updated and extended the evidence and analyses of the past to fit the needs of the present moment. Anyone who encounters eager-beaver pro-nuke activists can enlighten them with the wisdom Professor Ramana has distilled into this relatively concise volume." - Against the Current