Here’s an article that makes the same point that I have put forth a few dozen times: there is no nuclear renaissance. At the core of the discussion is the simple and unavoidable fact that nuclear is fantastically expensive – even …
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Nuclear Power Industry Unhappy with Energy Pricing Model
According to this article in the New York Times, the nuclear industry is complaining that the energy industry is “rigged against them,” insofar as the price paid to the sources that generate electricity varies on an hour-to-hour basis, and nuclear …
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Thorium Reactors
Colin Brown comments on my recent piece Attempting To View Renewable Energy Intelligently: “Great to see that you now have thorium reactors in the mix.” Anyone who rules out all types of nuclear — now and forever — simply because of …
Some Baloney on the Nuclear Power Industry
Apparently, Robert Hargraves carries a PhD in physics from Brown University. I say “apparently,” because he authored this list of 12 statements about the nuclear power industry in the EnergyCollective, which is largely a combination of meaningless half-truths and complete …
Nuclear Energy Is Not Inexpensive
Linked below is a strange little article sent to me by frequent commenter Tim Kingston, who notes: “Thought this might interest you. The energy universe can be complex. Sometimes there no easy choices.” The article’s point is that the world …
France Will Lead the World In Clean Energy
I’ve often said that I expect France to lead the way in terms of the adoption of clean energy, for two main reasons: 1) They’re self-styled; they don’t ask permission; they just do what they think is right. They refer …
More Nuclear Energy?
A reader asked me to comment on this: “As the US moves toward a more sustainable energy future, simply maintaining nuclear energy at 20 percent of US electricity supply will require the construction of 20 to 25 new nuclear power plants by …
Closing of One of California's Two Nuclear Power Plants Bears Mentioning
The no-nukes people are celebrating a considerable victory today out here in sunny California: the permanent closing of the San Onofre Nuclear Waste Generating Station. Anti-nuclear activist Ace Hoffman writes: The letter that (senior vice president and chief nuclear officer …
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Is There a Future for Small Modular Nuclear Reactors?
Here’s an infographic that summarizes some of the observations on the adoption of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs). The reader will note that some of this stuff is so vague that it’s really valueless. For instance, Ambassador Hamad Al Kaabi, …
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A U.S. Nuclear Exit?
Many of us are trying to understand the complex dynamics of energy, including the technology, the economics, and the politics that surround our ever-changing mix of coal, gas, oil, hydro, nuclear, and renewables. There are so many factors that enter …
