Can a full core meltdown occur in the US? According to Christian Parenti, the answer is ‘yes’ and that it is highly likely such a disaster will occur. Parenti also argues that focusing any energy toward nuclear power as a green alternative is economically impractical and ultimately delays progress toward developing clean renewable alternatives.
“I think its important to problematize atomic power because some in the Green Movement look to it as a solution,” says Parenti. “But there is no way that this economy can create enough power from atomic energy in a cost-efficient manner in the time necessary.”
Parenti is the author of Tropic of Chaos: Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence
Arnie Gundersen of Fairewinds Associates discusses the Fort Calhoun and Cooper nuclear power plants currently being threatened by severe flooding.
Gundersen Discusses the Situation at the flooded Ft. Calhoun and Cooper Nuclear Power Plants. from Fairewinds Associates on Vimeo.
