Daily Archives: 2022/05/06

Japan Says It Needs Nuclear Power. Can Host Towns Ever Trust It Again? via the New York Times

Posted on 2022/05/06 by nfield

By Motoko rich and Hikari Hida KASHIWAZAKI, Japan — Growing up, Mika Kasahara saw the nuclear power plant that hugs the coast of her hometown simply as the place where her father worked, a familiar fortress of cooling tanks and … Continue reading →

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Three myths about renewable energy and the grid, debunked via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2022/05/06 by nfield

By Amory B. Lovins and M.V. Ramana This story was originally published in Yale Environment 360. […] Myth No. 1: A grid that increasingly relies on renewable energy is an unreliable grid. Going by the cliché, “In God we trust; all others bring data,” it’s … Continue reading →

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US nuclear power: Status, prospects, and climate implications via The Electricity Journal

Posted on 2022/05/06 by nfield

By Amory V. Lovins Abstract Nuclear power is being intensively promoted and increasingly subsidized in both old and potential new forms. Yet it is simultaneously suffering a global slow-motion commercial collapse due to intrinsically poor economics. This summary in a … Continue reading →

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