Fission is not the future

• Autores: Jochen Flasbarth
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 2917, 2013, págs. 24-25
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Flasbarth wonders why Germany can phase out nuclear energy and thrive while other country choose to follow a uranium-fuelled path. At the start of this year Germany officially entered the Dark Ages again--at least according to its state weather service. A mere -22.5 hours of sunshine were recorded in January--a 60-year low. Despite this, the country's power supply, which has a world leading input from solar panels firmly stood its ground, even without the eight nuclear reactors that were switched off in 2011. There was sufficient energy for charging smartphones, running dishwashers and the like-and enough for slightly more essential things such as industry or life-support systems in hospitals.