| Nuclear power plants currently provide about | | | | this supply? See GuideMeGreen's green |
| 17 percent of the world's electricity, yet | | | | directory for renewable energy companies and |
| how much of the world's current and future | | | | recycled products in the UK. |
| environmental problems does Nuclear Power | | | | |
| contribute to? Nuclear power has both | | | | The report goes on to say that fuel costs for |
| powerful enemies and friends but does the | | | | nuclear plants are a minor proportion of |
| bottom line come down to costs? The December | | | | total generating costs, though capital costs |
| 2005 World Nuclear Association report The New | | | | are greater than those for coal-fired plants. |
| Economics of Nuclear Power states that | | | | At the NIA 2006 launch of the Commission's |
| "Nuclear power is cost competitive with other | | | | position paper on the role of nuclear it |
| forms of electricity generation, except where | | | | confirmed "that nuclear is a low carbon |
| there is direct access to low-cost fossil | | | | technology with an impressive safety record |
| fuels". The need for cheap energy can not be | | | | in the UK" and "Nuclear could generate large |
| argued when every week price increases are | | | | quantities of electricity, contribute to |
| announced from all the gas and electricity | | | | stabilising CO2 emissions and add to the |
| suppliers in the UK. The Ukraine recently had | | | | diversity of the UK's energy supply." While |
| their gas supply stopped by Russia, how long | | | | we have an impressive record of safety in the |
| is it before this happens to the UK? Do we | | | | UK, Chernobyl has proved that a nuclear |
| not need to be self-sufficient when it comes | | | | accident thousands of miles away can effect |
| to the generation of power? Can renewable | | | | the UK for decades to come. |
| energy not begin to take a larger role in | | | | |