The climate crisis has inspired new hope for nuclear energy. Its supporters claim that we already possess the technology of the future, ready to be refined and developed. However, as M. V. Ramana argues in this urgent and accessible book, such thinking is not only naive but also dangerous.

Beyond the terrible risk of serious accidents and the insurmountable problem of waste disposal, nuclear energy fails in the two key tests for any climate solution: cost and time. It is more expensive than wind and solar, and it also takes much longer to implement. A typical plant takes a decade to build, with licensing and financing often adding additional years.

These are years we do not have. Nuclear Energy Is Not the Solution dismantles the myth of cheap and clean nuclear power and exposes the interests seeking to benefit from the technology while shifting costs and risks onto the public sector.