Tag: Fukushima

For some reason, Germany’s people are terrified of nuclear energy, which is especially weird in that they live right across the Rhine from a country that has generated a huge majority of its energy from nuclear, without incident, for half …

Germany Replaces Nuclear with Solar and Wind, Maintains Reliance on Coal Read More »

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A reader posed a series of questions, to which I respond in italics below each.   • Are we at so saturated a point now with atmospheric carbon and methane, and the climbing global temp, that the long-delaying elite of …

Where Is Our Energy Mix Headed, and When Will It Get There? Read More »

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Weekday mornings I get up at 6 AM and watch at least part of “Newsroom Tokyo,” a wonderful program distributed through PBS that presents the highlights of goings on, not only in Japan, but around the world.  The first thing …

Environmentalism In World News Read More »

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Here’s another article by Robert Hargraves on the safety and cost-effectiveness of nuclear.  If you have the stomach for it, read how the reporting of Fukushima spread unwarranted fear, and see if you can figure out the author’s explanation of …

Some Fiction on Nuclear Energy Read More »

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A great deal of our objection to nuclear energy is based not on logical thinking, but on a kind of irrational hysteria that derives from our contemplating the explosion of hydrogen bombs, or how much more devastating accidents like Fukushima, …

Yes, Our Assessment of Nuclear Safety is Not Completely Logical, But…. Read More »

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When the Japanese began to contemplate the consequences of Fukushima, it became instantly clear that renewable energy would play an important role in their future.  And, as outlined in this article, Japan is running hard in this direction, simultaneously replacing …

Japan: Sprinting Directly Towards Renewables, Smart-Grid Read More »

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I wrote to a friend yesterday that I really don’t know whom or what to trust when it comes to evaluating the safety of nuclear energy.  Obviously, there is a ton of content that suggests a cover-up on Fukushima, i.e., …

A Conversation on Nuclear Energy Read More »

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Our short attention span for news caused us long ago to bid goodbye to Fukushima as a story of interest and importance, yet the situation is quite dire – in fact, probably more so now than it was a few …

Fukushima — An Update Read More »

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I like to maintain a level head when it comes to nuclear, and not overplay the danger issue. Having said that, when I come across an article like this piece on Fukushima, I have to say that I feel a …

Updates on Fukushima Read More »

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Frequent commenter/author Frank Eggers writes on my piece on subsidies for nuclear: Nuclear power has been demonstrated to be far safer than fossil fuel power. Coal plants cause health problems that, while severe, are difficult to pinpoint because generally they …

You’ll Never See Another Nuclear Power Plant Commissioned in the US Read More »

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