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Cumbria Waste Dump Falters
Been very busy at work the last few weeks, preventing me from updating this blog. One of the big energy related stories of the last few weeks was the collapse of the Government’s planned UK nuclear waste repository in Cumbria … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, nuclear, energy, climate change, politics, power, renewables, clean energy, sustainability, sustainable, LFTR, thorium, future
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Why do people deny climate change?
As the new year starts we can reflect on a fairly “interesting times” sort of a year when it comes to weather. Both sides of the Atlantic have seen extremes of weather, with a prolonged drought in the Mid western … Continue reading
The NNL and small SMR’s
The National Nuclear Laboratory have produced another of their position papers, which addresses the topic of Small Modular Reactors. The report, like their previous one on Thorium, its bit low on detail (again it seems to be a case of … Continue reading
Posted in clean energy, economics, energy, LFTR, nuclear, politics, power, renewables, sustainability, sustainable, thorium, Uncategorized
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Is Shale Gas a Fracking “Ponzi Scheme”…?
I’ve long been skeptical of the hype surrounding Shale Gas for some time now. The media, the fossil fuel industry and Cornucopian’s frequently make wild and overambitious projections as too what Shale gas can achieve (e.g. making America or Britain … Continue reading
Posted in clean energy, climate change, economics, efficiency, energy, future, Global warming denial, LFTR, peak oil, politics, power, renewables, Shale Gas, Shale oil, sustainability, sustainable, Tar Sands, thorium, Uncategorized
Tagged climate, cornell university study, environment, greenhouse gas emissions
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For nuclear energy supporters hope springs eternal – The Fast Reactor delusion
If there’s one thing the nuclear energy supporters aren’t short of its eternal optimism. Like a compulsive gambler, after a string of repeated failures, they’ll still be convinced a “big win” is always right around the corner. Take the situation … Continue reading
Part 11 – Summary and Conclusions
Following through the analysis I’ve undertaken you can see that the alternative designs proposed to the LWR do offer some advantages, notably in the area of safety, but many of these designs come with other problems attached. It is also … Continue reading
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