Category Archives: Fukushima

Nuclear hatchet job

Posted on May 24, 2023 by daryan12

A issue with working in the energy field is we get approached by people, who know nothing about the topic, trying to propose (on the basis of 5 minutes of google research) some cheap, easy solution that solves everything once … Continue reading →

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Hinkley C update – Chaos and TINA

Posted on August 2, 2016 by daryan12

Well it would appear that Theresa May, for all her faults, is the sort of person who reads the small print of any document before signing it. The UK was on the verge of signing the deal with EDF to … Continue reading →

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Energy Report card – An update

Posted on May 18, 2015 by daryan12

Updated on November 2015 with the latest data from the REN 2015 report About a year ago I wrote an article about the current state of play as to the performance of renewables. How they were doing in real terms, compared … Continue reading →

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With friends like these, who needs enemies!

Posted on August 2, 2014 by daryan12

I’ve been my usual busy self over the summer, both with holidays and of course work commitments so not been the most active blogger. One of those distractions over the summer included attending an event hosted by the UK nuclear industry (with … Continue reading →

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Hinkley C and the Trap

Posted on October 28, 2013 by daryan12

For months I’ve been predicting that despite all the obvious reasons not to allow this project to go ahead, as well as all the negative news coming out about it (such as EDF starting to lay off staff related to … Continue reading →

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Another shotgun wedding for the UK nuclear lobby

Posted on November 3, 2012 by daryan12

I previously commented on the dire straits the UK’s plans for a new generation of reactors is in, due to the collapse of the Horizon deal earlier in the year. I also previously highlighted how it is unlikely any sane … Continue reading →

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Japan, a post-Fukushima vision

Posted on July 5, 2012 by daryan12

For several weeks now, Japan has found itself virtually a nuclear free zone. Post-Fukushima, every single one of its nuclear reactors was shut down for some period of time. This naturally caused a significant rise in Japan’s consumption of fossil fuels, … Continue reading →

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