In a notable pivot at the COP28 climate talks in Dubai, over 20 nations, led by the United States, have advocated for a substantial increase in nuclear energy.
Category: nuclear power
While America pursues renewables, worldwide expansion is underway for nuclear generated electricity
Sweden, China, India, Russia, and others are changing from occasional electricity from renewables to fossil-free electricity from nuclear that is continuous and uninterruptible.
Illinois Nuclear Bill: A Promising Step With Troubling Limits
Illinois has wisely taken steps to legalize new nuclear power, but vague definitions and arbitrary limits could stifle its options for the clean energy transition.
A Nuclear Renaissance Is the Best Path Forward
It’s time we recognize nuclear energy’s vital role and champion it as a force for good in our world.
The Energy Future we need to have a Future worth having.
So deciding between the so-called renewables and coal for power generation is a false choice. Because coal isn’t a long-term option.
Nuclear Go-Round: NuScale, Vogtle, Palisades
From MasterResource By Kennedy Maize — October 17, 2023 Ed. note: Nuclear Power is a much talked about technology in the current climate debate. Electricity veteran Ken Maize of Quad Report provides an update…
Renewable Energy? Microsoft Advertises for a Nuclear Data Center Project Leader
Microsoft appears to have quietly accepted the reality that renewables cannot deliver the reliable and affordable energy their data centers need.
Russia And China Dominating the Race For Nuclear Electricity Generation.
The US was once the dominant global supplier of civil nuclear technologies, but that market position has since eroded with the emergence of new international vendors , led by Russia and…
G20: Coal Should be Phased Down “in line with national circumstances”
In response to UN calls for the urgent elimination of coal, the G20 has responded with a commitment to keep coal as long as needed, and to pursue nuclear energy…
BRICS and Nukes and LNG – the energy transition few are expecting
The rapidly growing BRICS group is looking to forge its own path as a way to counter the influence of the west and/or have a more active voice in ‘how…
Nuclear Power’s Next Big Event
Nuclear power will be cheaper, ample, and less feared if regulators issue fact-based limits instead of conceding to protesters.
Spectator: Aussie Opposition Leader’s Call for Nuclear to Backup Renewables is Wrong
Why not just build nuclear and ditch the renewables? Or better still, stick to cheap coal?
Sweden Deals Body Blow to EU Climate Change Agenda
..an important step in the right direction, implicitly acknowledging the low quality of unstable wind and solar, and is part of a general collapse of confidence in the renewable energy…
Germany’s Costly Energy Conundrum: Poor Planning and Bad Choices, 1 Trillion Dollars Needed.
Germany’s $1 trillion energy challenge serves as a stark reminder of the consequences that poor planning can have on a nation’s energy future.
Emails Reveal: Bureaucrats censor radiation risk science fraud by cancelling whistleblowers; Huge implications for nuclear power and more
What if the public’s fears about common exposures to radiation were not only baseless, but the product of epic science fraud?
“We have no reason to be against nuclear energy other than prejudice & stupidity” – Dr Patrick Moore
Moore argues that we should conserve the most precious fuels we have, which are fossil fuels, by replacing them with nuclear energy where feasible.
Unreliable Green Energy Has the World Running Back to Coal and Nuclear
…the reality of energy demand beckons these advanced economies to fall back on trustworthy fossil fuels and embrace highly efficient nuclear energy.
Nuclear Energy is a Game Changer, But Not for Climate Reasons!
So, people advocating for nuclear power on the basis of its potential to address a nonexistent climate emergency undermine their arguments for the technology’s actual benefits of safety and efficiency.…
Climate Obsessed British Politicians are Embracing Fantasy Energy Solutions
The British Government is seriously telling people in working class areas they will have jobs at an operational, power producing nuclear fusion plant by 2040.
H.R. 1: Placeholder for Federal Energy Policy Reform (2024 elections ahead)
H.R. 1 can be characterized as pro-free market and deregulatory. But it is only a start.
Renewable Fail: Britain to Now Class Nuclear Power as “Sustainable Energy”
The British government has caved in to the reality that renewables don’t work, and will now include nuclear energy in its plan to transition to “sustainable” power.
New Nuclear: Three Projects, Three Problems
In light of the past experience with nuclear promises, the only sensible attitude is to wait and see how many of these announced plans will, even with the added incentive…
IAEA: Wants Papers Describing the Nuclear Path to Net Zero
The International Atomic Energy Agency has called for papers ahead of the Atoms4NetZero Conference in October 2023. The papers must be submitted by 28th April.
Still More Vogtle Nuclear Delays (how will it end?)
the continuing woes at Vogtle have marked the complete failure of Congress to create a “nuclear renaissance” through the 2005 Energy Policy Act.
