Nuclear renaissance or nuclear scam?
Posted: 23rd June 2026
WEDNESDAY JUNE 17 2026
Beyond Nuclear International Weekly Digest
The so-called new nuclear renaissance is another piece of fiction and an insult to the real renaissance, an extraordinary flowering of culture, art and intellect that brought Europe out of the middle ages, not into the nuclear dark ages, writes Linda Pentz Gunter.
BEYOND NUCLEAR INTERNATIONAL
Won’t get fooled again
Fooled by promises of a new nuclear renaissance - even though the old one was a major flop - governors across the country are eagerly leaping on board the Atomic Titanic. What they can expect are long delays, higher electricity prices and inexperienced manufacturers making big promises that may never deliver. Like the AI data centers they claim they will power, the new reactor schemes could be one big con game.READ MORE
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