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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (693)	6/29/2005 5:25:13 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 24225

Nuclear power 'too slow' - report 29 June 2005 The cost of new nuclear power has been underestimated and the potential of small scale renewable power sources overlooked, according to a report by an independent think-tank. The New Economics Foundation says in its document "Mirage and Oasis" that nuclear power has been promoted in the UK and globally as the answer to climate change and energy insecurity. But as a response to global warming, nuclear power is too slow, too expensive and too limited, it says. In an age of terrorist threats, it is also more of a security risk than a solution, warns the Foundation, which says its mission is to improve quality of life by promoting innovations that challenge mainstream economic thinking. Instead, says its report, renewable energy offers a safe, secure and climate friendly energy supply system. It leaves no toxic legacy and is abundant and cheap to harvest both in the UK and globally. Yet, early drafts of the G8 communique suggest a new international push to expand nuclear power, the report says. And next week, the United States is expected to use the G8 summit in Gleneagles to push its plans to "broaden the opportunities for the use of nuclear energy". The report claims that renewable energy sources such as wind, solar and geothermal could, in theory, each individually meet all of the world's energy needs. Practically, however, it would require a broader combination of renewable energy sources than is currently used, linked to a range of micro, small, medium and large scale technologies and applied flexibly. thisislondon.co.uk