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 …
Category: Nuclear
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 …
Yes, Our Assessment of Nuclear Safety is Not Completely Logical, But….
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, …
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Tagged with: accidents in nuclear power plant operation, Chernobyl, enriched nuclear fuel weapons, explosion of hydrogen bombs, Fukushima, nuclear energy, nuclear energy outrageous costs, nuclear plants as terrorist targets, nuclear safety, nuclear waste disposal, thorium reactors, three mile island
From Guest-Blogger Jessica Greenberg: Nuclear Power – Is the Industry Doomed to Fail?
After the Chernobyl incident, nuclear power became infamous as a potent yet deadly source of alternative energy. It would seem that no one would want to take second chances, not after the calamity that fell on the once prosperous city …
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Photovoltaics, Biofuels, and Nuclear Energy – Some Food for Thought
Thanks to frequent commenter Tim Kingston for sending me these two articles with which I begin the work week here at 2GreenEnergy. First is a pro-nuke piece – certainly a concept that defies what I’ve come to believe, yet I try to …
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Tagged with: biofuels, economic collapse, global climate change, global warming, nuclear energy, photovoltaics, pro-nuke, solar energy
