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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Letters

Time for the government to tell the truth about nuclear power

Construction work at Hinkley Point C in Bridgwater, Somerset
‘The gap in efficacy and competitiveness between nuclear and other options is continually growing.’ Construction at Hinkley Point C in Bridgwater, Somerset. Photograph: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images

The UK is sadly becoming habituated to an officially sponsored attrition of truth about nuclear power. Despite intensifying propaganda, even government data shows this military-backed technology to be, in reality, an expensive, slow, unreliable, risky and unpopular way to deliver affordable, secure, zero-carbon energy.

The gap in efficacy and competitiveness between nuclear and other options is continually growing. Supporting nuclear, rather than energy efficiency, wind and solar, slows down climate action, bleeds taxpayers, forgoes jobs and forces unnecessarily large and regressive burdens on consumers.

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