Nuclear Issues Papers
Nuclear Power - Myth and Reality
Nuclear Power – Myth and Reality is a series of papers on nuclear energy written by an international team of experts. The project is co-ordinated by Felix Chr. Matthes of the Öko-Institut. The papers are being published by the Johannesburg Office of the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
It contains the following papers:
- Nuclear Power – Myth and Reality: About the risks and prospects of nuclear energy. A political summary
- Nuclear Reactor Hazards: Old and new reactor types, and new hazards
- The Nuclear Fuel Cycle: When will the uranium mines be exhausted? What are the risks of uranium mining? Concepts for the disposal of nuclear waste
- Nuclear Energy and Proliferation: On the connection between the civil and military use of nuclear power?
- The Economics of Nuclear Power: Is nuclear power economically viable? What are the economic risks?
- Climate Change: Does nuclear power offer a solution to climate change?
Presentations:
- Nuclear energy and climate change - Presentation by F. Matthes (Öko-Institute) at the UN Climate Change Conference, Montreal 2005
- Is nuclear energy sustainable? Presentation by J. Goldemberg & O. Lucon (Sao Paulo State Environment Agency) at the UN Climate Change Conference, Montreal 2005
Translations (PDF)
Czech- Jaderná energie - Mýtus a skutečnost: O rizicích a vyhlídkách jaderné energie (30 pages, 291 KB)
- Bezpečnostní rizika jaderných reaktorů (37 pages, 464 KB)
- Jaderný palivový cyklus (42 pages, 699 KB)
- Jaderná energetika a šíření jaderných zbraní (28 pages, 290 KB)
- Ekonomika jaderné energie (37 pages, 326 KB)
- Jaderná energie a klimatické změny (36 pages, 538 KB)
Italian
- Energia nucleare: mito e realtà. Rischi e prospettive dell’energia nucleare (39 pages, 2.18 MB)
French
- L’énergie nucléaire – Mythes et réalité: Les risques et les perspectives de l’énergie nucléaire (41 pages, 2.19 MB)
Polish
- Mity Energia Jadrowa (389 pages, 3.52 MB)
Portuguese
- Energia Nuclear – Mito e Realidade: Os riscos e as perspectivas da energia nuclear (29 pages, 121 KB)
- Energia Nuclear e Mudança Climática (51 pages, 147 KB)
Russian
- Ядерная энергетика – мифы и легенды: Риски и перспективы ядерной энергетики (36 pages, 645 KB)
- Ядерный реактор как источник опасности (45 pages, 633 KB)
- Ядерный топливный цикл (45 pages, 841 KB)
- Атомная энергия и проблема ядерного распространения (35 pages, 546 KB)
- Экономика ядерной энергетики (47 pages, 779 KB)
- Ядерная энергетика и изменение климата (46 pages, 683 KB)
Turkish
- Nükleer enerji masali: Küresel ve yerel Riskler, Perspektifler... (64 pages, 251 KB)
Ukrainian
- Міф „Атомна енергія”: Небезпеки та перспективи атомної енергії. (29 pages, 422 KB)
- Ризики ядерних реакторів (27 pages, 495 KB)
- Цикл ядерного палива (48 pages, 890 KB)
