Atoms and Ashes—lessons from six of the world’s worst nuclear disasters
Posted: 28th June 2022
Atoms and Ashes—from Bikini Atoll to Fukushima, the new book by Serhii Plokhy, is a compulsive but terrifying read, writes Amy Leather
Chernobyl Exclusion zone, 36 years since the nuclear explosion (Picture: Jorge Franganillo)
Standing in front of Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant, Boris Johnson launched the Tories’ Energy Security Strategy in April. Nuclear energy was central to the plan. Johnson claimed the strategy would deliver “clean, affordable, secure power to the people for generations to come”. He called for 25 percent of our electricity to come from nuclear power by 2050—up from the current 16 percent. That means greatly increasing capacity, with Johnson bragging the first phase of the plan will involve building eight new nuclear reactors.
https://socialistworker.co.uk/long-reads/atoms-to-ashes-lessons-from-six-of-the-worlds-worst-nuclear…