Category Archives: Nuclear Energy

Sustainable Energy Choices for the 21st Century

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Nick

Climate change and sustainability of the global human enterprise are two of the most critical issues of the 21st Century. If we are to tackle these problems effectively, we need to make prudent, evidence-based choices about energy. This is the … Continue reading →

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World Uranium Reserves

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Nick

I recall reading studies in the 1970′s that earnestly stated that we only had ~20-30 years of oil and gas reserves left (based on proven reserves, and the rate of consumption back then). In other words, we would have run … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Waste Storage

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Nick

If technology continues to advance for the next 100 years at the pace we have witnessed in the past, then future technology will solve many of the problems we face today. For this reason, it is safe to assume that … Continue reading →

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“Surprise!” Two more reactors melted down and TEPCO conveniently left that part out of story — “Now people are used to the situation” says professor

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Nick

Not one but three nuclear reactors suffered a meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in the days following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in north-east Japan. Tweet

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Off the Chart: 225 Sieverts per hour at Reactor No. 1

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Nick

Highest radiation dose yet measured. Tweet

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Japan: Nuclear policy must be reviewed from scratch

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Nick

TOKYO – Prime Minister Naoto Kan said on Tuesday that renewable energy would be a key pillar of Japan’s energy policy after the world’s worst nuclear crisis in 25 years and that its nuclear policy must be reviewed from scratch. … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Power in Japan

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Nick

Despite being the only country to have suffered the devastating effects of nuclear weapons in wartime, Japan has embraced the peaceful use of nuclear technology to provide a substantial portion of its electricity. Today, nuclear energy accounts for Tweet

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Japan Nuclear Accident: Worse than Worst…Again

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Nick

In the disastrous accident unfolding at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant, essentially the same chain of events has unfolded three times: Tweet

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