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HIGH-LEVEL NUCLEAR ENERGY SUMMIT FAILS TO ADDRESS SAFETY, SECURITY CONCERNS

Statement by Dr. Edwin Lyman, Union of Concerned Scientists

Published Mar 19, 2024

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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Prime Minister of Belgium
will hold a Nuclear Energy Summit in Brussels on Thursday, March 21. The event
is designed to bring together high-level leaders and members of the
international nuclear lobby to discuss the role of nuclear energy in reducing
global reliance on fossil fuels.

The agenda for the event prioritizes conversations around innovation and the
promotion of nuclear energy as a tool in addressing climate change but
apparently lacks programming to discuss critical safety and security
considerations around the technology.

Below is a statement by Dr. Edwin Lyman, the director of nuclear power safety at
the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).

“A review of the Nuclear Energy Summit agenda finds that the word ‘safety’ does
not appear. Moreover, none of the panels have participants representing nuclear
power regulators, much less any independent nuclear safety advocates. It appears
the Summit will be taking place in an alternate universe where there is no risk
that a nuclear plant will melt down, be attacked by terrorists or military
forces, or be misused for production of nuclear weapon materials. This is
disrespectful to the multitudes whose lives were upended by the 1986 Chernobyl
and 2011 Fukushima Daiichi disasters, as well as the inhabitants of Ukraine and
surrounding countries who today are facing a serious ongoing security threat at
the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Willful ignorance of
nuclear power’s very real risks is not a winning strategy if the international
community is truly serious about expanding nuclear power to help address the
climate crisis.”



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