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Argument: Nuclear reactors won't keep the lights; they take too long to build
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- "The case against nuclear power". Greenpeace. January 8, 2008 - "[Myth:] 'The only way to keep the lights on is by building new nuclear power stations.' Nuclear power cannot keep the lights on because reactors take too long to build. Within the next 10 years, as some existing coal and nuclear plants close, the electricity they currently produce will need to be met from other sources. This is before any new nuclear plants could possibly come on stream. The most optimistic date from the nuclear industry for one new nuclear plant to be producing electricity is 2017. But realistically a nuclear power station has never been built on time and on budget. Nuclear power will not ‘keep the lights on’. Instead we’ll need energy efficiency, cleaner use of fossil fuels, renewables and state of the art decentralised power stations."
