Re: Nuclear Power: Unsafe, Uneconomical, Unsustainable

"???? The Eskom design is based on two German reactors. The first,
the
small 15 MW AVR, began operating in 1967 and lasted 21 years. On the
whole, it performed well...."

No, a PBMR reactor ran continously in Germany for 20 years with no
incidents whatsoever.

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regards , Peter B. P. -http://titancity.com/blog,http://macplanet.dk


The Nuclear Energy Costs the Earth Campaign (NECTEC) is committed to
the total eradication of the nuclear industry in Southern Africa. We
oppose all aspects of nuclear power generation including mining, fuel
production, and transport of nuclear materials, reactors, waste and
the consequent lack of safety for people and our environment.
There has been a move to expand nuclear energy generation in South
Africa, mainly through Eskom\'s proposed Pebble Bed Modular Reactor
(PBMR). Nuclear waste is being generated at Koeberg and the Nuclear
Energy Corporation\'s (NECSA) site at Pelindaba, and people are dying
of nuclear related diseases.
As an Apartheid military hangover, the nuclear industry has no room in
a rights based society. Africa is not a dumping site for nuclear waste
or a testing ground for unsafe nuclear technology. It is unjustifiable
to use public funds to sponsor nuclear plants that are a threat to
people and the environment. Our major strategic objectives are to
combat the further developments of the nuclear industry, prevent the
importing and smelting of nuclear waste and materials and the
promotion of sustainable alternatives in renewable energy.
The campaign revolves around public mobilization against the South
African nuclear programme. It aims to increase the level of awareness
around the current developments of the nuclear industry nationally and
internationally and lobby against nuclear proliferation, nuclear
transport and the storage of nuclear waste. The campaign will also
focus on the health effects of the nuclear industry on workers and
surrounding communities.
Global warming and climate change pose a serious threat to societies
of today and finding cleaner energy sources is a big challenge. It is
evident that South Africa needs to move away from coal fired power,
but government's move towards nuclear power as an alternative has
sparked controversy
Eskom plans to build a Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR), a version of
group of reactors termed high temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTGCR).
These types of reactors were never successfully commercialised and
have been abandoned.
The demonstration plant will be built at Koeberg, and if this is
successful at least another ten reactors will be built around South
Africa. Eskom plans to build, use and sell these reactors to create a
potential export business.

http://www.earthlife-ct.org.za/

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