Criticism of 'nuclear development aid'

An international conference on the subject of using nuclear power begins today, Monday, in Paris attended by representatives from over sixty states. The leftist daily Die Tageszeitung takes issue with the conference's uncritical stance towards electricity generated by nuclear power: "The term 'nuclear development aid' will now no doubt take its place in the vocabulary of world politics. The generous, if not entirely selfless, nuclear powers headed by host France and the OECD's Nuclear Energy Agency want to help the nuclear 'have-nots' to gain access to this purportedly cheap and promising source of electricity. ... The question here is not nuclear power: yes or no. It's all about when and how or possibly who can be a supplier where on the newly accessed expansion market. Nor is there any questioning of the claim that nuclear power is a cheap energy source that is neutral or even 'clean' as regards greenhouse gases. After all, such questions would be subversive."

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