Tag Archives: energy policy

Bill Gates’ bad bet on plutonium-fueled reactors via Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2021/03/24 by nfield

By Frank von Hippel One of Bill Gates’ causes is to replace power plants fueled by coal and natural gas with climate-friendly alternatives. That has led the billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder to embrace nuclear power, and building nuclear power … Continue reading →

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Small Modular and Advanced Nuclear Reactors: A Reality Check via IEEE

Posted on 2021/03/24 by nfield

By M.V. Ramana Abstract:Nuclear power has been declining in importance over the last quarter century, with its share of global electrical energy generation decreasing from 17.5 percent in 1996 to around 10 percent in 2019. Small modular and advanced nuclear … Continue reading →

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Remember Fukushima: The accident is not over via the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2021/03/15 by nfield

By Tatsujiro Suzuki | March 11, 2021 On February 13, 2021, an earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck again from the offshore of Fukushima prefecture. It reminded many people in Japan of the Tohoku Great Earthquake, which happened on March 11, 2011, and … Continue reading →

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Why Bill Gates is wrong via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2021/03/15 by nfield

Billionaire’s nuclear ambitions would make climate disaster worse By Linda Pentz Gunter In an interview for the Washington PostMagazine during his current book tour, billionaire Bill Gates, whom we are now expected to accept as an authority on climate change, said: “I’ll … Continue reading →

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Ex-PMs Kan, Koizumi urge Japan to quit nuclear power generation via The Mainichi

Posted on 2021/03/04 by nfield

TOKYO (Kyodo) — Former prime ministers Naoto Kan and Junichiro Koizumi on Monday urged Japan to stop using nuclear power, saying the country should learn from the Fukushima crisis a decade ago and turn to renewable energy. Both were proponents … Continue reading →

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Macron says nuclear will remain key energy source for France via France24

Posted on 2020/12/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Nuclear power will remain a key part of France’s energy supplies, President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday in a show of support for the industry even as he looks to reduce nuclear’s dominance as a power source. France has said it … Continue reading →

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Peninsula Clean Energy board rejects PG&E nuclear credits via The Daily Journal

Posted on 2020/12/08 by nfield

By Curtis Driscoll Daily Journal staff Peninsula Clean Energy has accepted hydropower allocation credits but rejected similar ones for nuclear power from PG&E after the board expressed concern about associating with the controversial energy source but, in doing so, it … Continue reading →

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Ditch Nuclear And Save $860 Million With Grid Flexibility, U.K. Told via Forbes

Posted on 2020/12/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

David Vetter The U.K. could save money, reduce the risk of blackouts and more quickly achieve its carbon-cutting goals by abandoning plans to build more nuclear power facilities and instead invest in a flexible electricity grid, new analysis has found. … Continue reading →

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Western Europe cools on plans for nuclear power via Climate News Network

Posted on 2020/11/27 by nfield

By Paul Dorfman As more reactors face closure, governments in Europe may prefer renewable energy to replace nuclear power. LONDON, 25 November, 2020 – News that two more reactors in the United Kingdom are to shut down on safety grounds earlier than planned … Continue reading →

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Why we should oppose nuclear power via Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

Posted on 2020/11/24 by nfield

Last Wednesday, Boris Johnson announced £525 million support for new nuclear power. In the coming weeks, he is expected to decide whether to approve a major new nuclear power station at Sizewell in Suffolk. In this guest blog, CND Vice-President … Continue reading →

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