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Thursday, November 1, 2012

Do you know where your nukes are?

Here's a varied set of cards that draw attention to where nuclear facilities are - or will be -- located.  Some seem to favor the benefits of nuclear energy, others are intended to jolt you into awareness of that nuke in your backyard.  The first is a 1960's US card pointing out planned nuclear plants:  note the quote on the back: "Atomic power has youth, glamor and substance." Wow!


Others want to remind you that there are nukes in your neighborhood. What's that doing for you? Are you worried? Should you be?


This one was put out by the Anti-Nuclear Campaign headquartered in Sheffield, England,  and suggests "You don't have to be an expert to know what's wrong with nuclear power."

Even in heavily nuclear France, some cards seem to want you to question the prevailing nuclear norm:


And this one from 1984  invites you to explore the nuclear Rhone Valley:

As the reverse says, the Rhone Valley has the largest nuclear concentration in the world!

Finally we have this late 1980s card from Sweden which I originally thought was a protest card, but based on a crude translation, seems to be saying, "What are you worried about"?


As best I can tell, the reverse of the card quotes a Swedish government report that says electrical demand is growing and suggests that the Chernobyl accident doesn't give rise to a rejection of nuclear power.


It leaves us with the question: will Sweden really be safer without nuclear power? I guess we're supposed to look at all those other nuke spots on the map of Europe and not feel so bad about living in Sweden!

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