Quotes

alt"If you had asked me 20 years ago about nuclear power, I would have taken the traditional green view and said something like 'over my dead body'. To achieve decarbonisation of our power, nuclear has to be part of the answer." Lord Smith, chairman of the British Environment Agency on 7 May 2012 (source: Financial Times)

Nobuo Tanaka“Germany's phase-out of nuclear power may compromise the security and sustainability of the European Union. Power will be more costly, and less secure, and even greater and more urgent investment in renewables is needed." Nobuo Tanaka, International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director, at the annual Eurelectric conference in Stockholm on 13 June