Women’s Action for New Directions (WAND) is a 501(c)(4) left-of-center lobbying group that advocates for women to act politically in reducing the patriarchal culture of violence and militarism.

WAND has opposed the use of zero carbon nuclear energy. ^{1 2}

Opposition to Nuclear Energy

WAND is a member of the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability, a coalition that opposes the use of nuclear energy and refers to it as a “dirty” and “dangerous” power source that “makes climate change worse.” ^{3 4}

Nuclear power plants produce no carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gas emissions, and as of 2021 accounted for 19 percent of American electricity production—the largest source of zero carbon electricity in the United States. ⁵ An October 2018 proposal from The Nature Conservancy noted that zero-carbon nuclear plants produced 7.8 percent of total world energy output and recommended reducing carbon emissions by increasing nuclear capacity to 33 percent of total world energy output. ⁶

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1. “Alliance Members: The heart and soul of the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability.” Alliance for Nuclear Accountability. Accessed August 1, 2023. https://ananuclear.org/ana-members/
2. “Nuclear Power.” Alliance for Nuclear Accountability. Accessed August 1, 2023. https://ananuclear.org/nuclear-energy/
3. “Alliance Members: The heart and soul of the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability.” Alliance for Nuclear Accountability. Accessed August 1, 2023. https://ananuclear.org/ana-members/
4. “Nuclear Power.” Alliance for Nuclear Accountability. Accessed August 1, 2023. https://ananuclear.org/nuclear-energy/
5. “Nuclear explained.” U.S. Energy Information Administration. Accessed July 25, 2023. https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/nuclear/us-nuclear-industry.php
6. “The Science of Sustainability.” The Nature Conservancy. October 13, 2018. Accessed July 25, 2023. https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/our-insights/perspectives/the-science-of-sustainability/