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Nuclear Power Is Not the Answer 1st Edition

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  • Hardcover: 220 pages
  • Publisher: New Press, The; 1 edition (August 15, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1595580670
  • ISBN-13: 978-1595580672
  • Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.9 x 8.3 inches
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1.0 out of 5 starsVery anti nuclear book
By Hill Country Bob on November 30, 2013
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Ms. Caldicott is very much opposed to nuclear power, and this book is about her objections to nuclear power. She is certainly entitled to her opinion and her opposition to nuclear power.

However, as the late United States Senator and Ambassador Daniel Patrick Moynihan said: “Everyone is entitled to your own opinion. You are not entitled to your own facts”.

On the first page of the introduction is the statement: “As this book will show, no part of “efficiently, safely, and with no discharge of greenhouse gases or emission” is true.”

The issues of nuclear efficiency and safety are addressed below.

Efficiency - Cost: Addressing the efficiency issue, I will assume that cost is related to efficiency. The US Energy Information Agency has provided cost estimates for the future, for plants entering service in 2018. The cost estimates include the cost to build the plant, and to operate the facility. The following data comes from that source. In this table, only the columns on type system, plant capacity and total system levelized cost are given. Omitted for simplicity are: Levelized capital cost, Fixed O&M, Variable O&M (including fuel), and Transmission investment.

Table 1. Estimated levelized cost of new generation resources,
2018 U.S. average levelized costs (2011 $/megawatthour) for plants entering service in 2018

Dispatchable Technologies

Conventional Coal 85%, 100.1;
Advanced Coal 85% 123.0;
Advanced Coal with CC 85% 135.5;
Natural Gas:
Conventional Combined Cycle 87% 67.1:
Advanced Combined Cycle 87% 56.6;
Advanced CC with CCS 87% 93.4;
Conventional Combustion Turbine 30% 130.3;
Advanced Combustion Turbine 30% 104.6;
Advanced Nuclear 90% 108.Read more ›
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2.0 out of 5 starsGood to know.
By Patrick Van Esch on May 12, 2008
Format: Paperback
If one believes as dogmatic truths even half of the erroneous information in this book, the sometimes religious opposition by some to nuclear power is understandable. Caldicott does a great job in reassembling in one single book about all the untruths about nuclear technology which have been spread around for decades. I think it is the main merit of this work, hence 2 stars.

The main theme is that all « official » information, be it from nuclear organisations, national agencies, international bodies like the United Nations, is propaganda which tries to minimize the dangers and averse effects of nuclear power, and tries to advocate erroneously positive images of this industry.

I only point out a few of the many pertinent erroneous statements.

CO2 production

According to Caldicott, the current fuel cycle brings about 1/5 of the CO2 exhaust of equivalent oil consumption (1/3 for gas is about 1/5 for oil) (p 6). But there's a simple argument that shows the claim wrong. 1 kg of natural uranium costs about $130,- and delivers the energy equivalent of about 10 000 kg of oil. According to Caldicott's claim, extracting this 1 kg uses (today) already 1/5 of this « oil equivalent », so 2000 kg. But that's 13 barrils of oil at each more than $100,- ! So an uranium mine uses for more than $1300,- of oil just to extract 1kg of uranium, which is then sold for 1/10 that price, namely $130,-...

Enrichment

On p 10 it is stated that uranium enrichment is a huge CO2 producing activity. In France, in Pierlatte, there is a COGEMA factory that produces enriched uranium for about 100 1GWe reactors, and uses the power of 3 reactors.Read more ›
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1.0 out of 5 starsLong on criticism and short on solutions
By environmental realist on February 28, 2013
Format: Paperback
The fact is that our world energy demands are massive and will continue to grow significantly (think China and India) and they are actively developing nuclear power sources now. This is not an American issue, but a Global issue. China became the leader in CO2 emissions around 2006. Nuclear power will be significantly expanding on our planet whether the US becomes involved in its development or not. How will sticking our head in the sand and resisting its development and mastery, help our situation? isn't it better to get it done right than to leave this awesome responsibility to others?

This book nicely summarizes many of the false arguments on nuclear power and overstates/misstates so many things, I will leave that enumeration to other qualified reviewers. If you read this book it should be contrasted by reading another, factual book on the same topic written by a scientist, not an MD/politician.
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2.0 out of 5 starsShe's Soft on Coal
By Kindle Customer on December 9, 2007
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Readers looking for an objective look at nuclear power will not find it here. The author's hysterical and passionate fear of radiation pervades the discussion. Caldicott does get most of the major issues on the table, but she distorts the facts badly: she repeatedly condemns the cost of nuclear power and praises solar even though solar clearly costs more than nuclear (and she ignores the large roll that anti-nuclear activists have had in driving up the cost of nuclear power through law-suits and licensing delays); she does not like government assistance for new nuclear power, but tax credits for wind power are just fine; she complains of nuclear power plants' need for cooling water (which has caused some river-side plants in France to shutdown temporarily during a recent drought) but ignores the same need in geothermal plants; she criticizes the large amount of energy it takes to build a nuclear plant even though solar voltaic plants are similar; and she says we don't have enough affordable uranium to grow the industry (only a century worth at the current usage rate) even though government reports say that a small increase in price would enormously multiply the accessible reserves; and she totally ignores the very promising thorium-cycle breeder reactor types, which like all breeders turn nuclear power into an in-exhaustible resource via their miserly fuel use and have no nuclear bomb useable materials in the waste, but unlike some plutonium breeders (which she does discuss and dismiss) could potentially meet or beat today's prices, would avoid creation of long-lived radioactive waste, and would have much lower risk of a severe accident.Read more ›
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 starsA Classic

Carbon free and Nuclear free. Caldicott tells it like it is. A classic.

Published 20 days ago by Dave
5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent book. If you just read about Nuclear Waste

Excellent book. If you just read about Nuclear Waste, you would wonder why anybody would build Nuclear Plants.

Published 14 months ago by Water Drops Garden
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

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Published 17 months ago by leonard
5.0 out of 5 starsThis woman is an international heroine. What she says ...

This woman is an international heroine. What she says about nuclear power should be read by every human being. If only the money people and the politicians would pay attention. Read more

Published 19 months ago by Charles Hardy
5.0 out of 5 starsJust as described

I can't completely review this item, as it was purchased as a Christmas gift. My observations include that the book was in beautiful condition, binding tight, pages clean, not... Read more

Published on May 10, 2014 by Healerdude
5.0 out of 5 starsWorth a read

I gave dr. Caldicott's book 5 stars while purchasing it. I work in the public utility industry in the u.s.a. Read more

Published on November 18, 2013 by surfcasual
5.0 out of 5 starsRight to the point

Dr. Caldicott exposes nuclear power and its dangers from every angle in straightforward, easily understood language. Read more

Published on October 28, 2013 by Mrs. WaterBuck
5.0 out of 5 starsVery informative!

This is sure worth the read! It will open your eyes to the cons of nuclear power and help you understand the dangers of it.

Published on October 8, 2013 by Bell
5.0 out of 5 starsVery informatice

If you ever wanted to know about the inside strory about nuclear power this is a good start at what is going on.

Published on February 1, 2013 by Kevin J. McLaughlin
3.0 out of 5 starsGood Info, hard to read

I'm a big fan of Helen Caldicott and I follow her blog avidly. This book has a lot of good information. The writing isn't engaging, and she has a tendency to rant. Read more

Published on January 9, 2013 by Meig Ren

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