Author: Rob Loveday Even trusted quality news sources get things wrong occasionally, so it’s important to set them right — especially on nuclear power. Most of the time, The Independentis a really decent news outlet — although it’s now online only, since its lauch in 1986 it has been one of the few UK broadsheet newspapers to […]
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Author: Rob Loveday A group of nuclear power activists are hoping to make waves at the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow this November. As any environmental campaigner will tell you, the clock is ticking in the fight against global heating — and the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), which takes place in the Scottish city
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Author: David Watson And why taking fire from the gods has unintended consequences for human morality. The Ancient Greeks used myths to help them make sense of everyday life. Could the story of Prometheus and the gift of fire help us think about how we view nuclear technology? In Greek mythology, Prometheus was one of the
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Author: David Watson From rewilding to district heating, these kickass concepts offer a glimpse of how nuclear power might shape our lives. The below concepts were originally developed for my Instagram channel, atomic trends, as part of a series featuring digital artists working in sci-fi, movie and video game design. Concept 1: The Deep Future What
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Author: Milton Caplan Why extending the lives of current nuclear plants is the cheapest source of low-carbon electricity. When it comes to the economics of electricity, there is no report more important than Projected Cost of Electricity, issued every 5 years by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA). This report
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Author: Sam Pryor Eric Loewen is an advanced reactor innovator and holder of 40 patents, but never neglects to support the next generation. The first time I “sat down” with Eric Loewen, he was driving a couple of us to a local popular fast food joint, HWY 55. While he was in the front seat
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Author: Emily Newton Can nuclear propulsion revolutionize space travel? Inspired by the peak excitement of the atomic and space ages of the 1960s and 70s, the entertainment industry dreamed of utopian nuclear-powered futures exemplified by Star Trek, where seemingly unlimited clean energy powered megacities, shuttle pods and star ships on far flung adventures. Nowadays, whilst some
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Author: Miguel TL A new approach to sustainable finance will help us build the future we need. The year 2019 saw a dramatic shift in public awareness of the climate crisis. The science is clear; if we do not make rapid changes to how we use energy and consume resources, it is likely that we
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Author: David Watson I started atomic_trends to explore what nuclear power will do for humanity in the coming decades. Here’s how it’s gone so far. A few months back, I wrote that the old dreams about nuclear power are dead, and it is time to make some new ones. I expanded on this idea in a
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Author: Priya Aggarwal AI can eliminate many manual and tedious tasks and bring down design, operation, and waste management costs. Nuclear power is one of the cheapest forms of generating carbon-free energy but is instead known for being the opposite. While constructing a nuclear plant is expensive and recent projects in the US and EU
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Author: David Watson Kärnfull plans to do for nuclear power what Spotify did for music. John Ahlberg launched a 100% nuclear electricity startup in August 2019 with co-founder Christian Sjolander. Growing almost entirely by word-of-mouth, they are now Sweden’s fastest organically growing utility, with plans to expand to other countries. Ahlberg tells me how they
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If Nuclear Energy is So Great, Then Why …? We answer frequently asked questions in the nuclear energy debate. Written by Joris van Dorp, MSc. September 1, 2020 The following questions are addressed: If civilian nuclear energy is as important as advocates claim, then why doesn’t it appear to be pursued as such? If nuclear
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For The First Time, World Learns Truth About Risk Of Nuclear “We have nothing to fear but fear itself (of nuclear energy).” And now, thanks to some recent research, we know how deadly that fear is. August 14, 2020 Written by David Watson For The First Time, World Learns Truth About Risk Of Nuclear The
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A Preliminary Assessment of Pikachu as a Renewable Energy Source Could Pikachu be the answer to all our energy problems? Written by Daniel Chen May 25, 2020 Introduction The specter of global warming has pushed the world to seek sustainable, low carbon energy sources. One such energy source that has been well known among the
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Will Greens voters get tired of being given only part of the story?
Written by Oscar Archer
May 23, 2020
Environmental Justice Fail: Closing Indian Point Nuclear Plant Closing 80% of downstate New York’s clean energy at Indian Point means two new gas plants will be pumping out more pollution than ever. Written by Richard Omoniyi-Shoyoola with Eric Meyer April 29, 2020 In a YouTube video for their “Beyond Indian Point” campaign, they celebrate the
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The Nuclear Heartbeat of Space Exploration As soon as we leave Earth’s orbit to wander deeper into space, nuclear power is our best and often only choice. Here is why. Written by Christina Unger April 22, 2020 When Voyager left our solar system and reached interstellar space in 2012, it had traveled billions of kilometers for over
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It’s normal to feel guilty about climate change. The important thing is to get things right from now on.
Written by
David Watson
April 22, 2020
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Shark Attacks and Nuclear Meltdowns How our fear of the misunderstood is putting us in danger. Written by David Watson January 31, 2020 There are few things in life with a worse public image than nuclear power. It’s a close call, but I think I might have found one. Some say it was the success
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Why cross-strait tension kills nuclear power in Taiwan
Written by Daniel Chen
January 23, 2020
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