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NH #714 - SPECIAL: Physicist M. V. Ramana Book: Nuclear Not the Solution to Climate Change - Full Interview
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NH #714 - SPECIAL: Physicist M. V. Ramana Book: Nuclear Not the Solution to Climate Change - Full Interview
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THIS WEEK’S SPECIAL FULL-LENGTH INTERVIEW:
- A full-program interview with reknowned physicist M. V. Ramana on his new book, Nuclear Is Not the Solution: The Folly of Atomic Power in the Age of Climate Change,.
Ramana is professor and Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security at the University of British Columbia. He previously worked at the Nuclear Futures Laboratory and the Program on Science and Global Security, both at Princeton University. Ramana is a member of the International Panel on Fissile Materials, the Canadian Pugwash Group, the International Nuclear Risk Assessment Group, and the team that produces the annual World Nuclear Industry Status Report.
Available on Amazon or better yet, order it from your favorite local bookstore.
Animation from Westinghouse – A Total Lie!
Referenced by Ramana in the interview is this TOTALLY FICTITIOUS WESTINGHOUSE ANIMATION OF A 116 WEEK BUILD SCHEDULE FOR THE AP 1000 NUCLEAR REACTOR. Ain’t no such thing possible!
This video was posted on the Westinghouse website in 2014. The company has long since taken it down, but Ramana archived a copy. which he shares with us here. This is a LINK to the video.
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