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www.boycotted.org.uk

Boycott EDF
どうしてできないのだろうか。2010



Script of the video:

Have you heard that EDF are planning to build a new generation of nuclear power stations in the UK. Will you join the boycott of EDf? And show them that you don't want new nuclear power stations?

But I thought nuclear power was great? I thought nuclear power was safe.

Haven't you heard of Chernobyl? Or Three Mile Island?*@2012 version-Fukushima

But didn't those happen a long time ago? The technology must have improved since then. Surely nuclear power is much safer now?(*This video was made before fukushima)

They were in the seventies and eighties, but in the last 10 years there have been near-disasters at reactors in Sweden, the Netherlands, Japan and France.

But what about Britain? Surely we do it better here?

No, not really. Bradwell nuclear power station was leaking liquid radioactive waste for 14 years until the leak was discovered in 2004.

Surely that was just an isolated incident?

No, not really. Earlier this year five bin bags of radioactive waste were discovered in a landfill site. The nuclear industry in Britain is struggling to deal with more than 500,000 cubic metres of nuclear waste. There is no approved method of long term storage. New nuclear power stations will only make more waste.

But if they are building more power stations they must have found a solution for the waste?

No, not really. They are trying to find a site for a high level nuclear waste dump, but they haven't found one yet. Not many people want to have that in their town!

But wouldn't new nuclear create lots of new jobs?

Renewable energy development would create even more jobs. And renewables have none of the dangers associated with nuclear energy.

But wouldn't nuclear power be cheaper?

No, not at all! The current decommissioning and clean-up costs for Britain's existing nuclear industry is equivalent to a bill of over £1,600 for every person in Britain. No nuclear power station has been built in Britain without public subsidies to manage nuclear waste, insure against accidents and provide protection against terrorism.

But David Cameron says new reactors will be built without public subsidy.

Don't believe everything politicians say! No reactor has ever been built in Britain without public subsidy. It's likely that the government will have to step in at some point to pay for clean-up and the massive building costs. You can't cut corners with nuclear power, so if the industry makes a mistake, the government will end up footing the bill to fix it.

But I heard that if we don't build more nuclear power stations they will have to switch the lights off!

The problem is that new nuclear power stations won't be ready in time. The current coal and nuclear power stations are ageing and many will have to close. But new nuclear power stations won't be ready to fill that energy gap.

That's terrible! What can we do?

Renewable technologies can be built much more quickly than nuclear power stations. There are more than enough renewable sources to meet our energy needs. We can also reduce our consumption and improve efficiency by insulating and using combined heat and power stations. It is really important to act now!

What can I do?

You can show EDF that you don't want nuclear power by switching electricity supplier. Choose a supplier that produces electricity from renewables and you will be supporting the move towards clean, green and safe energy for the future.

How can I do that?

Switching energy provider online is easy. Go to www.boycotted.org.uk where there is a list of green energy suppliers.

What was that website again?

www.boycottedf. org.uk Tell nuclear power to EDF-off. So, do you want nuclear power?

No thanks.
ビデオが作られた時は、福島の事故の前。過去10年に原発事故がスウェーデン、フランス、日本であった。スウェーデンもメデイアは、原発推進のほうなのだろうか。

Full transcript:

Leonardo: Well, Albert, it's a fine technology this nuclear fission.

Albert: The ingenuity of the human mind can be quite incredible, Leonardo. But the stupidity of the human being can be even more incredible, ya?

Leonardo: What makes you say that, Albert, old fellow?

Albert: Oh Leonardo! You have not heard of the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl? Or the meltdown at Three Mile Island in the U.S.? Or the fire at Windscale in England? Or come to mention it, the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States?

Leonardo: Well, OK, Albert. Humans will always make mistakes. But we are intelligent enough to prevent such things happening again, don't you think?

Albert: Leo, I wish I had your faith in humanity! The nuclear industry doesn't exactly have such a great track record when it comes to learning from its mistakes.

Leonardo: Well, the safety record of nuclear power has been pretty good since Chernobyl, hasn't it?

Albert: OK, we haven't had any more reactor meltdowns to date, but there have been some pretty scary near misses...

Leonardo: Such as?

Albert: In the past ten years there have been near disasters in Sweden, the Netherlands and Japan. Then there is the problem of cancers, leukaemias and birth defects from routine radioactive discharges into the environment from nuclear power plants and from uranium mining. Then there's the waste problem...

Leonardo: Ah yes, the waste! But underground burial will solve that problem, right?

Albert: I wouldn't be so sure about that, Leo! Even after sixty years the best scientific minds have not been able to show a way of preventing the waste from leaking radioactivity, and it will still be deadly many thousands of years from now.

Leonardo: Well, in that case I suppose it would be pretty irresponsible to build any new nuclear reactors before we know what to do with the waste. We can't just leave it for our children and grandchildren to clear up our mess.

Albert: Right! And on top of that, nuclear power is a way for countries to develop materials for nuclear weapons. By spreading nuclear power technology around the world, we increase the risk of nuclear weapons proliferation and nuclear war. The war after that will be fought with sticks and stones.

Leonardo: Ha ha ha! And we'll be rubbing sticks together to keep warm. In spite of the risks, though, we surely need nuclear power to keep the lights on, and to prevent climate change, don't we?

Albert: Actually, new nuclear reactors take too long to build to make much of a difference in terms of maintaining energy supplies or cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Renewable energy technologies can be up and running much more quickly with very low carbon emissions and no nuclear waste.

Leonardo: Perhaps you're right, Albert. Maybe we should be putting our human ingenuity to use developing renewable technologies to their full potential instead of pouring billions into nuclear.

Albert: Absolutely, Leo. And if we really want to prevent catastrophic climate change, perhaps we'd better think about cutting down on our meat consumption, and flying and driving less.

Leonardo: Well, I'm off on my bike then to get a pizza Margherita!

Albert: Ha ha! See you later, Leo. And give Lisa my regards.

Leonardo: Thanks, Albert. And you'll have to explain that relativity business to me again sometime. E equals M C squared and all that.

Albert: Oh Leo! Not again!
by nyfiken | 2012-06-28 21:50