And to make matters worse modern man takes the precious fossil fuels for granted. It took millions of years to create the resources that have already been plundered in just a few 100 years. The new challenge is to define the importance of each of the contributions, both at a local and at an international level. Renewables can have an important contribution to the energy mix, but they can never provide the base load energy needs. Nuclear energy can, but it will always be too expensive as a candidate source for local small scale projects in sunny and windy climates.
Diversity is the only answer.
Unlike our predecessors we are not prepared to stand by and accept that we don t need to worry about the environment-yet. We believe global warming can become a serious problem, and nuclear power has its part to play in helping with a solution. The ENS Young Generation has a strong belief in nuclear technology, a belief determined by our education as well as by our social consciousness. We want to state clearly that, thanks to continuous research and five decades of gained experience, this technology is mature and proven and the major issues of accidents and proliferation risks and radioactive waste treatment are manageable - now. Challenge 3 Communication is about listening as well as telling.