A legacy of lies and covered-up accidents has left nuclear energy with a serious credibility gap, writes Paul Brown. But poor safety is only the beginning of the industry's problems. With 'new improved' reactor designs all running late and way over budget, any nuclear revival can only be sustained at massive, unaffordable taxpayer cost.
… was Chernobyl on the border of Ukraine and Belarus in 1986: the top blew off one of the … have been many birth defects and cancers. Belarus, worst hit by the disaster, is anxious …
Renewable energy could supply Russia and Central Asian countries with 100% of their electricity needs by 2030, writes Paul Brown - and cut costs significantly compared to nuclear power and CO2-abated fossil fuels.
… well as Russia, the researched area includes Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and …