Myth of Nuclear Power - A Guide

Some lobbyists and politicians carry on the myth that nuclear power is reliable, secure, and a source of unbeatable energy. The newest myth paints nuclear power as the necessary bridging technology to the solar age - in Europe and around the world. Under current law, all German nuclear reactors are planned to shut down by the early 2020ies, but the the new German government ecently agreed on extended runtimes. Other countries such as China and Russia are set to build new reactors. The debate over nuclear energy has been re-opened, and many facts opposing the nuclear power myth is required.

To address the myths of nuclear power, the Heinrich Böll Stiftung has commissioned renowned international nuclear experts to deliver reports that provide the public with an overview of current, fact-rich, and nuclear-critical know-how.

GERD ROSENKRANZ
Myths of Nuclear Power - An Overview
The book, “Myths of Nuclear Power: How the Energy Lobby is Pulling the Wool Over our Eyes" delivers the long-overdue, nuclear critical know-how for the debate, pointing to alternatives, and unmasks nuclear energy for what it is: an irresponsible and expensive high-risk technology.
Download "Myths of Nuclear Energy - How the Energy Lobby is Pulling the Wool Over our Eyes"
(pdf, 56 pages, 1,16 MB)

ANTONY FROGGAT / MYCLE SCHNEIDER
Systems for Change:Nuclear Power vs. EnergyEfficiency + Renewables?
A new myth of the nuclear lobby is the claim that nuclear power and renewable energies are complementary forms of energy. The authors Antony Froggat and Mycle Schneider prove the opposite: Those who build nuclear power plants hinder the expansion of renewable energies.
Download "Systems for Change: Nuclear Power vs. EnergyEfficiency+Renewables?"
(pdf, 52 pages, 1,55 MB)

STEVE THOMAS
The Economics of Nuclear Power: An Update.
Steve Thomas, the author shows the true cost of nuclear power and makes it clear that nuclear energy in the free market economy without government support is not competitive.
Download "The Economics of Nuclear Power: An Update"
(pdf, 72 pages, 1,18 MB)

OTFRIED NASSAUER
Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Energy – Siamese Twins or Double Zero Solution?

HENRY SOKOLSKI
Nuclear Weapons Proliferation, Energy Security, and Carbon Emission Reduction: How to Overcome the Civilian-Military Nuclear Dilemma.

Nuclear Proliferation: A Civilian and a Military Dilemma
Download "Nuclear Proliferation: A Civilian and a Military Dilemma"
(pdf, 68 pages, 1,45 MB)