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AUDUBON SOCIETY GIVES QUALIFIED BACKING TO NUCLEAR RESEARCH --
The National Audubon Society, a leading environmental group, has
given a qualified endorsement to research on advanced nuclear
reactors as one means of dealing with the problem of global
warming, the Washington Post said.
Audubon staff scientist Jan Beyea said the group continues to
oppose conventional Light Water Reactors (LWRs), which are com-
monly used to produce electricity from nuclear processes today.
In addition, Beyea said, the effort to develop an "idiot-proof"
advanced reactor should be viewed as an insurance policy if solar
and other renewable energy technologies do not achieve widespread
use.
A Sierra Club spokesman reiterated the Club's continued opposi-
tion to nuclear power, noting its environmental problems and the
fact that nuclear costs have steadily increased while those of
energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies are declin-
ing.
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(From Wind Energy Weekly #367, 8/25/89. Published by the American Wind
Energy Association on EcoNet, the global electronic network for the
environmental community. For more information on the Association,
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703-276-8334, fax 703-527-2833, telex 6503304640 MCI UW. For more
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