Tag Archives: nuclear energy

EU leaders include nuclear energy in green transition via Japan Times

Posted on 2019/12/15 by nfield

BRUSSELS – European Union leaders agreed Friday that nuclear energy will be part of the bloc’s solution to making its economy carbon-neutral by 2050, allowing them to win the support of two coal-dependent countries. EU heads of state and government agreed … Continue reading →

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Wind and solar kill coal and nuclear on costs, says latest Lazard report via Renew Economy

Posted on 2019/11/08 by nfield

The cost of wind and solar continue to decline and are now at the point where they beat, or at least match, even the marginal costs of coal-fired generation and nuclear power, according to the 13th and latest edition of … Continue reading →

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France orders EDF to tackle nuclear project failings via Reuters

Posted on 2019/10/28 by nfield

[…] EDF’s Flamanville 3 nuclear project in France is running more than a decade behind schedule and has racked up billions of euros in cost overruns, and the utility has encountered setbacks in building plants overseas too. But the hitches … Continue reading →

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Multiple Nuclear Reactors Stopped in South Korea via Business Korea

Posted on 2019/09/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The safety of nuclear power generation in South Korea is being called into question with nuclear power plants allowed to be put back into operation stopping one after another. Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power announced on Sept. 7 that Shin-Wolsong … Continue reading →

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Is the push for nuclear power a covert push for nuclear weapons?via Renew Economy

Posted on 2019/08/27 by nfield

Mark Diesendorf and Richard Broinowski A recent push for nuclear power in Australia has been promoted by the usual public advocates and amplified by the Murdoch press. The arguments are predictable both in their optimism and inaccuracy: nuclear power reactors … Continue reading →

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Recycle everything, America—except your nuclear waste via Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2019/07/15 by nfield

By Allison Macfarlane, Sharon Squassoni […] Now that Americans are “woke” about waste in general, they may turn to the specific kind produced by the nuclear energy industry. Plans to revitalize US nuclear power, which is in dire economic straits, … Continue reading →

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Why Congress should say no to yet another fast reactor dream via The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2019/06/10 by nfield

By Victor Gilinsky, Henry Sokolski, June 4, 2019 In its effort to revive a moribund US nuclear industry, the Trump administration has put itself in the hands of our national laboratories. The laboratories have used the opportunity to reach for the public … Continue reading →

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The Nuclear Lab No One Knows About via Interesting Engineering

Posted on 2019/03/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

In the high desert of Eastern Idaho lies a nuclear lab that few people know about. By  Marcia Wendorf When the U.S. entered World War II, it needed a place to perform maintenance on the Navy’s most powerful turreted guns that … Continue reading →

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HF 1956: MN Green New Deal Denies Role for Nuclear and Large Hydro via Alpha News

Posted on 2019/03/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Originally published at www.americanexperiment.orgBy Isaac Orr  This week, DFL Governor Walz made headlines by announcing his administration would pursue legislation mandating that 100 percent of Minnesota’s electricity come from “Clean Energy” by 2050. Per the usual, the Governor seemed to … Continue reading →

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A Child Explains Why He Built a Nuclear Reactor in His Playroom via Motherboard

Posted on 2019/03/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By Rob Dozier “I realized that certain things that I thought were impossible for someone my age aren’t impossible,” said Jackson Oswalt, 14. Memphis-native Jackson Oswalt is a pretty normal eighth grader in most regards. He plays tennis and runs cross … Continue reading →

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