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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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Nuclear Power Could Help Europe Cut Its Russia Ties, but Not for Years via New York Times

Posted on 2022/04/28 by nfield

April 26, 2022, 5:00 a.m. ETApril 26, 2022April 26, 2022 Liz Alderman and Stanley Reed PARIS — On the windswept coast of Flamanville, an industrial city in northwest France facing the choppy waters of the English Channel, a soaring concrete dome houses … Continue reading →

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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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