"Our Future Energy: Nuclear Power or Renewables?"
A public debate on the merits of different forms of energy generation that are not fossil fuel burning. Everyone has an opinion on whether nuclear power is worth the risks but are other alternatives really viable, such as solar, wind or wave power?
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Date: Thursday, 24 January 2008, at 1800
Venue: TU Wien, HS 7 (Schütte-Lihotzky Saal), Karlsplatz 13, 1040 Vienna
The debate will be moderated by Dr. Klaus Taschwer (DER STANDARD).
Guest speakers:
DI Silva Herrmann (Energy Campaigner, Global 2000)
Univ.-Prof. DI Dr.-Ing. Günther Brauner (TU Wien, Institut für Elektrische Anlagen und Energiewirtschaft)
Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Helmuth Böck (TU Wien, Atominstitut)
Dr. Paul Howarth (Dalton Nuclear Institute, University of Manchester)
Download the participants' CVs (PDF)
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The debates on scientific issues have been commissioned to UK scientist and media fellow Jim Al-Khalili.
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