Tag Archives: energy policy

Small modular reactors offer no hope for nuclear energy via Advanced Science News

Posted on 2022/01/15 by nfield

by M.V. Ramana | Jan 14, 2022 In December 2021, the government of Belgium joined an increasing number of countries expressing an interest in building what are called small modular reactors, which generate under 300 megawatts of electrical power — much smaller than … Continue reading →

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Why is support for nuclear power noisiest just as its failures become most clear? via openDemocracy

Posted on 2022/01/09 by nfield

Andrew Stirling Phil Johnstone […] During COP26, Nuclear Needs Net Zero laid on a pro-nuclear flash mob in central Glasgow, complete with young dancers wearing ‘we need to talk about nuclear’ T-shirts. Such is the ostensibly fresh, youthful face of today’s nuclear … Continue reading →

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Former Heads of Nuclear Regulation and Governmental Radiation Protection (Communiqué-Statement)

Posted on 2022/01/07 by nfield

Nuclear is not a Practicable Means to Combat Climate Change. Dr. Greg Jaczko, former Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Prof. Wolfgang Renneberg, former Head of the Reactor Safety, Radiation Protection and Nuclear Waste, Federal Environment Ministry, Germany. Dr. … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Power Doesn’t Belong in the Green New Deal via Truthout

Posted on 2022/01/07 by nfield

By Linda Pentz Gunter Amid rising public outcry over government inaction toward the climate crisis, the nuclear power industry has attempted to advertise itself as “zero emissions,” “carbon-free” and even “renewable” in order to convince politicians and the public that … Continue reading →

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Column: Nuclear energy backers say it’s vital for the fight against global warming. Don’t be so sure via Los Angeles Times

Posted on 2022/01/07 by nfield

BY MICHAEL HILTZIKBUSINESS COLUMNIST JAN. 6, 2022 5 AM PT No one would have believed this possible only a few years ago, but nuclear energy has been creeping up in public estimation, despite its long record of unfulfilled promise and cataclysmic missteps. The … Continue reading →

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Europe Plans to Say Nuclear Power and Natural Gas Are Green Investments via New York Times

Posted on 2022/01/06 by nfield

The draft proposal could help unleash a wave of investment, but critics say both sources of energy cause damage to the environment. By Liz Alderman and Monika PronczukPublished Jan. 2, 2022Updated Jan. 4, 2022 The European Union has drawn up plans to classify some nuclear … Continue reading →

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UK NIC backs alternatives to nuclear via Renew Extra Weekly

Posted on 2022/01/05 by nfield

The UK Government asked the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) for its advice on whether an additional new nuclear plant, beyond the proposed Sizewell C project, was needed to deliver the UK’s sixth Carbon (reduction) Budget, due in 2035. In response, the NIC said no, … Continue reading →

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EU labels nuclear power ‘green’, Germany calls it dangerous via Sydney Morning Herald

Posted on 2022/01/04 by nfield

By John Chalmers Brussels: The German government has condemned nuclear energy as dangerous, slamming European Union proposals that would let the technology remain part of the bloc’s plans for a climate-friendly future. Germany is on course to switch off its remaining three … Continue reading →

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More fusion folly via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2022/01/03 by nfield

Billions already spent on ‘energy pipedream’ By David Blackburn Nuclear fusion has been a long-held ambition of the nuclear industry and governments who support nuclear power for decades. Since the end of the Second World War, governments around the world, … Continue reading →

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Belgium agrees to close controversial ageing nuclear reactors via BBC

Posted on 2021/12/23 by nfield

The Belgian government has reached a deal to close seven ageing nuclear reactors by 2025. The reactors, housed at two plants in Doel and Tihange, have long been controversial. They have been shut down repeatedly for safety checks and have … Continue reading →

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