Providing lessons on nuclear policy
FALLOUT FROM FUKUSHIMA, by Richard Broinowski. Scribe Publications, 2012, 273 pp., A$27.95 (paperback)
Most books about the nuclear reactor accident of Fukushima No. 1 are very opinionated. Given the many repercussions of the disaster, it is not surprising that people find it difficult to discuss in a disinterested way, sine ira et studio.
The book under review here is no exception. Its author is a retired Australian diplomat who some time ago decided to devote himself to awakening the world to the dangers of nuclear power and to observing Australia’s nuclear ambitions.
“Fallout from Fukushima” is Richard Broinowski’s take on Fukushima No. 1 and the March 11, 2011, catastrophe. Those who have made up their mind that nuclear power is the devil’s work will read it with pleasure, while those who think that nuclear power is good are unlikely to read it at all. But what about those who are in doubt; those who confess that they lack qualified knowledge to make a decision with far-reaching consequences; those who don’t know how the imperatives of employment, electricity supply and curbing climate change can be reconciled? What can they learn from this book?http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/03/10/books/providing-lessons-on-nuclear-policy/#.UTuKwBjy-pI
Most books about the nuclear reactor accident of Fukushima No. 1 are very opinionated. Given the many repercussions of the disaster, it is not surprising that people find it difficult to discuss in a disinterested way, sine ira et studio.
The book under review here is no exception. Its author is a retired Australian diplomat who some time ago decided to devote himself to awakening the world to the dangers of nuclear power and to observing Australia’s nuclear ambitions.
“Fallout from Fukushima” is Richard Broinowski’s take on Fukushima No. 1 and the March 11, 2011, catastrophe. Those who have made up their mind that nuclear power is the devil’s work will read it with pleasure, while those who think that nuclear power is good are unlikely to read it at all. But what about those who are in doubt; those who confess that they lack qualified knowledge to make a decision with far-reaching consequences; those who don’t know how the imperatives of employment, electricity supply and curbing climate change can be reconciled? What can they learn from this book?http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/03/10/books/providing-lessons-on-nuclear-policy/#.UTuKwBjy-pI
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