In Contesting the Future of Nuclear Power ( 2011 ) Sovacool says , following a detailed analysis , that there is a `` consensus among a broad base of independent , nonpartisan experts that nuclear power plants are a poor choice for producing electricity '' , and that `` energy efficiency programs and renewable power technologies are better than nuclear power plants '' .
In Contesting the Future of Nuclear Power ( 2011 ) Sovacool says that `` energy efficiency programs and renewable power technologies are better than nuclear power plants '' .