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Who Killed the Small Modular Reactor Programme?
Who Killed the Small Modular Reactor Programme? Posted on September 17, 2018 byGuest post by Andy Dawson. “Who Killed the Small Modular Reactor Program?” is an abridged version of a Global warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) briefing paper. In his Autumn Statement of 2015, the then Chancellor, George Osborne made an announcement that surprised and enthused many; […]
Why Can’t Japan Kick Coal And Nuclear?
Why Can’t Japan Kick Coal And Nuclear? Earlier this year we reported on a startling anomaly in the global energy market that even the experts couldn’t have predicted. Just one nation, alone against the greening tides, was turning back to coal–Japan. Now, half a year later, a newly released report shows that Japanese financial institutions […]
Visualizing The World’s Other ‘Aging’ Problem
Visualizing The World’s Other ‘Aging’ Problem While the world is becoming increasingly aware of the west’s looming (and current) demographic dystopia – solved in its globalist way via immigration and government-dependence – there is another ‘ageing’ problem that is potentially even more catastrophic… A total of 450 nuclear reactors are producing around 11 percent of […]
There are just two sources of energy
Global primary energy consumption by fuel or energy source, 1965-2016 There are just two sources of energy Our petro-industrial civilization produces and consumes a seemingly diverse suite of energies: oil, coal, ethanol, hydroelectricity, gasoline, geothermal heat, hydrogen, solar power, propane, uranium, wind, wood, dung. At the most foundational level, however, there are just two sources […]
Nuclear Keeps on Polluting, Long After Shutdown
Nuclear Keeps on Polluting, Long After Shutdown Photo by Nuclear Regulatory Commission | CC BY 2.0 Last month, the La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor, on the banks of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin, was found to be leaking radioactive tritium (the radioactive form of hydrogen) into the groundwater. Again, clean, safe, cheap nuclear power comes […]
Hanford’s Toxic Avengers: Department of Energy Suppresses Deadly Nuclear-Cleanup Flaws
Hanford’s Toxic Avengers: Department of Energy Suppresses Deadly Nuclear-Cleanup Flaws Your tax dollars are on the line. The DOE is set to extend a contract to Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) for another year at the Hanford Nuclear Site, despite numerous allegations of misconduct since the company won the initial contract for $7.1 billion in 2008. […]
Nuclear Companies are Just Happy to be in There Somewhere and They’ll Gouge the Ratepayers to Get There
Nuclear Companies are Just Happy to be in There Somewhere and They’ll Gouge the Ratepayers to Get There Photo by Lennart Tange | CC BY 2.0 That teeth-jangling noise you can hear are the fingernails of nuclear power corporations scraping across window ledges in a last, desperate attempt to cling on. It’s a lost cause. […]
Nuclear Nonproliferation, American Style
Nuclear Nonproliferation, American Style Photo by Gwydion M. Williams | CC BY 2.0 “U.S. Chases a Saudi Deal” ran the front page headline in the February 21 Wall Street Journal. The story continued: The Trump administration is pursuing a deal to sell nuclear reactors to Saudi Arabia despite the kingdom’s refusal to accept the most […]
Are Germany’s Energy Transition Plans Working?
Are Germany’s Energy Transition Plans Working? Considering the established political imperatives underpinning the German energy transition(Energiewende) and the overall push toward greater use of renewables in the energy mix, let’s look at some of the outcomes of this transition — specifically natural gas imports from Russia and fossil fuel consumption. A boost in renewables would […]
The Real Nuclear Triad: Energy, Weapons and Waste
The Real Nuclear Triad: Energy, Weapons and Waste Photo by Maxwell Hamilton | Public Domain Clear and Present Danger Never before has the unbreakable connection between nuclear energy, weapons and waste been so blatantly obvious to the public eye…yet, with so little notice. Although President Trump has threatened to obliterate North Korea and its 25 […]
The myth of a nuclear-free Austria
The myth of a nuclear-free Austria Since Austria passed a law banning the importation of nuclear electricity in 2015 it has claimed to be 100% nuclear-free. But 25% of the electricity Austria imports and over 8% of the electricity it consumes is still of indisputably nuclear origin. Austria’s claim to be 100% nuclear-free is either […]
Nuclear Fallacies: the Problems With James Hansen’s Promotion of Generation IV Reactors
Nuclear Fallacies: the Problems With James Hansen’s Promotion of Generation IV Reactors Photo by Lennart Tange | CC BY 2.0 Dr James Hansen is rightly admired for his scientific and political work drawing attention to climate change. His advocacy of nuclear power ‒ and in particular novel Generation IV nuclear concepts ‒ deserves serious scrutiny. In a nutshell, Dr […]
The Age and Future Size of the Global Nuclear Fleet
The Age and Future Size of the Global Nuclear Fleet This is the last in my mini-series on global nuclear power. There are 441 reactors operational world wide today with an average age of 29.3 years. The current fleet is ageing. The oldest reactors in service today are 47 years old. By assuming that reactors […]
Politicians push nuclear ‘poison pill’
Politicians push nuclear ‘poison pill’ Construction of a new nuclear reactor in Flamanville, France, is already six years behind schedule. Image: schoella via Wikimedia Commons The economics of nuclear power in Europe are in meltdown, leaving taxpayers facing a heavy burden as the industry clings to pledges of huge public cash injections. LONDON, 21 March, 2016 – The deeply […]
