Letters: All risks and nuclear risks
The debate in Solidarity on nuclear power is in danger of missing three points. The first is that all forms of energy production carry risks; the second is that some risks are more visible than others; the third is that some risks are exaggerated while others are ignored or minimised. Laker and Zubrowski ( Solidarity 431) warn that the left should not support nuclear power because of “its radioactive byproduct, unique [but unspecified] risk” and contribution to carbon emissions. Nuclear’s carbon emissions (due to mining, its use of concrete and steel) are essentially one-off and minimal: they...