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