The dangers of nuclear power

The incident at Sweden's Forsmark nuclear power station on July 26 was a serious one according to Mats Engstöm. He points out that it was only because it happened in the summer that the shutdowns didn't result in energy shortages, and speculates on what would have happened had it been a cold day in February. "There would probably have been power-cuts in several parts of Sweden. The economy would have faced astronomic costs. The real threat to Swedish jobs is the country's extreme dependence on nuclear power. The Forsmark incident proves that this type of energy is more dangerous than people claim. Yet the business sector in Finland, where the new Olkiluoto 3 reactor is being built, reveres nuclear energy. They don't talk much about the problems, even though the construction of the reactor is one year behind schedule owing to safety problems."

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