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- UK Energy imports poised to hit record after power stations mothballed Sat, 13 Apr 24, 7:00pmBritain is poised to import a record amount of energy from France and other European countries this summer after mothballing a host of power stations.
- Net Zero? Fossil Fuels Are Leaving Us Before We Leave Them Sat, 13 Apr 24, 3:00pmThere is no plateau; production tips over into a decline rate that settles down at 75 million tonnes per year and starts bottoming out late in the century.
- “The Price Anderson Suicide Pact” (Devanny on nuclear power insurance reform) Sat, 30 Mar 24, 12:00amThe notorious Price-Anderson Act, enacted in 1957 as part of a federal effort to get peaceful atoms into commercial use, has been extended seven times and is set to expire on its own terms next year (end of 2025)...
- Sellafield’s head of information security to step down Thu, 28 Mar 24, 3:21amRichard Meal is second senior leader to depart following Guardian investigation into failings at UK nuclear waste site
- Telegraph Compares Solar Capacity with Nuclear! Tue, 26 Mar 24, 8:00pmThe clueless reporter evidently does not understand the difference between CAPACITY and GENERATION.
- Chinese ‘state-affiliated’ organisations behind cyber-attacks on MPs and Electoral Commission, Dowden says – as it happened Tue, 26 Mar 24, 5:03amDeputy PM says international partners, including the US, will also be making statements today about similar Chinese cyber-attacks. This live blog is closed
- Chinese ‘state-affiliated’ organisations behind cyber-attacks on MPs and Electoral Commission, Dowden says – UK politics live Tue, 26 Mar 24, 5:00amDeputy PM says international partners, including the US, will also be making statements today about similar Chinese cyber-attacks
- Climate-conscious investors put nuclear dead last on list of desirable Australian ventures Mon, 25 Mar 24, 1:00amFewer than one in 10 investors exploring new investments in the technology, with most preferring renewables
- UK Guardian: A nuclear plant’s closure was hailed as a green win. Then emissions went up – ‘Shuttering of facility raises awkward climate crisis’ Sun, 24 Mar 24, 12:00am...since the closure, New York’s greenhouse gas emissions have gone up.
- Aussie Green Panic: “the nuclear push is designed to bring … renewables to a halt” Sat, 23 Mar 24, 12:00pmOpposition party support for nuclear energy appears to have collapsed renewable investment.
- Nuclear Subsidies Galore … Fri, 22 Mar 24, 8:00pmWill the latest government attempt to revive nuclear, driven by global warming concerns, succeed? It’s not a given. There’s lots to like about smaller nukes. They produce no CO2, have a relatively small footprint, can...
- Here’s why there is no nuclear option for Australia to reach net zero | Alan Finkel Fri, 22 Mar 24, 1:00amAny call to go directly from coal to nuclear is effectively a call to delay decarbonisation of our electricity system by 20 years
- A nuclear plant’s closure was hailed as a green win. Then emissions went up Wed, 20 Mar 24, 9:00pmShuttering of New York facility raises awkward climate crisis questions as gas – not renewables – fills gap in power generation
- Nuclear power?! Why are you people still talking about this? | First Dog on the Moon Wed, 20 Mar 24, 4:03pmHow about the most powerful nuclear reactor we have – the sun!
- Forget nuclear: would Peter Dutton oppose a plan to cut bills and address the climate crisis? | Adam Morton Tue, 19 Mar 24, 12:27pmWe should focus on rooftop solar – Australians love it