Well, I'm happy to admit, I'm no expert on this subject.
My first teenage forays into politics and activism were through CND, but while the moral case against nuclear weapons seemed straightforward, the case against nuclear power seemed less clear cut.
I'm aware of the arguments, but nuclear power does at least have a positive social use to balance against the bad stuff.
Anyway, as I say, I'm no expert, so I rely on the arguments of those who's opinions I value, or who's writing makes sense to me.
So I'm in a quandary. Now we can add George Monbiot's name to those of James Lovelock and Mark Lynas in suggesting that nukes may have some role to play in helping to avoid environmental meltdown, if you'll excuse the pun. His support contains qualifiers that address many of the points you raise in the u-know article.
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