nuclear energy
Nuclear energy is a lot of things: reliable, controversial, fraught with economic and engineering challenges. And — in the aftermath of Fukushima but with an urgent global need to decarbonize our energy — it now finds itself at a crossroads. Will it become the go-to source for clean power in the future?
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Nuclear power has a funny effect on people, especially when something in the industry goes awry. Guardian columnist George Monbiot was an anti-nukes kind of guy until the Fukushima Daiichi disaster in Japan, after which he began beating the drum for nuclear energy. On the other hand, German Chancellor Angela
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Here’s a clear, straightforward — and, we’re guessing, heavily caffeine-fueled — explanation of what went wrong at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami:
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Building more nuclear power plants is too slow and costly a way to cut carbon emissions and fight climate change, according to a new study from an environmental organisation in the US. A better approach would be to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy, both of which could yield
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Global power systems firm Rolls-Royce and EDF Energy plan to work together with the goal of building four new nuclear power plants in the UK, with the first set to begin operations in just over seven years. “With the largest proven nuclear supply chain of any UK company, Rolls-Royce is
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A 2007 cooling water leak at the Sizewell A nuclear power plant could have led to a dangerous radioactive leak had a plant contractor not decided to wash some laundry, leading him to discover a pool of water on the floor, the Guardian reports. Up to 40,000 gallons of
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RWE npower is inviting people to have a say on proposals for a new nuclear power station at Wylfa on the Isle of Anglesey. The company has nominated land close to the existing Magnox nuclear power station at Wylfa into the Government’s Strategic Siting Assessment (SSA) process. The SSA
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EDF Group and Centrica plc announced today that they have reached a definitive agreement whereby Centrica will invest in EDF’s nuclear business in the UK. The agreement covers both the current British Energy nuclear power station fleet and the development and construction of the next generation of nuclear power
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EDF Energy plans to host a supply chain event on “New Nuclear Opportunities” in London on 30 June. The event will focus on EDF’s plans to invest in new nuclear power stations in the UK and the role that British businesses will have to help deliver the investment. Energy
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The consortium made up of energy firms GDF SUEZ, Iberdrola and Scottish and Southern Energy SE have committed to a programme to develop a fleet of new nuclear power stations in the UK. However, the group this week decided not to make any further bids in the auction by the
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British Energy, now part of EDF Energy, announced today that it’s completed its nuclear programme to bring back online 4 percent of the UK’s electricity generation. The announcement came after British Energy brought Reactor 2 at Heysham 1 power station back into service. It was the last of
alternative energy
What’s the best overall source of energy if you take into account factors like climate change, sustainability, pollution, human health and reliability? Not biofuels, nuclear power or so-called clean coal, according to a new study from Stanford University. Mark Z. Jacobson, a professor of civil and environmental engineering, concludes
