Wishful thinking? Sweden building nuclear waste site to last 100,000 years
Can you think of anything built by humans that you would expect to last 100,000 years? I can’t.
Nuclear
Doubling down on fusion
There’s a reason the U.S. is asking the world to double down on fusion energy at the UN climate summit known as COP 28. The rest of the energy transition isn’t going as planned. It’s part of the fantasy of a painless energy transition.
Japan’s Nuclear Shutdown
Alex and Kaz Makabe explore the dismantling of Japan’s nuclear power facilities, and talk about the energy future in the land of the rising sun.
The Legacy of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: Analysis
The disaster took place just as some nations were considering the idea of a “nuclear renaissance”. The impact of Fukushima on the nuclear industry was severe, in Japan and beyond.
Radio Interview: Nuclear and other alternative energy sources
Kurt Cobb, author, journalist, and expert on energy and the environment, returns to Goldstein on Gelt to discuss the energy crisis. Are natural sources of energy, such as thorium and molten salt, effective alternatives to oil?
Nuclear decline in Europe?
The European nuclear industry, led by France, seems to be in terminal decline as a result of the cancellation of a new Finnish reactor, technical faults in stations already under construction, and severe financial problems.
Will New Mexico Double Down On Dirty Energy?
The future of energy development in New Mexico’s Four Corners region is at a crossroads.
Energy Crunch: Nuclear Future?
The UK’s nuclear plans looked even shakier this week as Areva, shareholder and designer of the planned new Hinkley C reactors, saw its shares plunge following financial problems caused by its long delayed nuclear reactor in Finland.
Peak Oil Notes – Nov 20
A mid week update.
Update on US natural gas, coal, nuclear, renewables
On August 6, I wrote a post called Making Sense of the US Oil Story, in which I looked at US oil. In this post, I would like to look at other sources of US energy.
Saudi America and a Nuclear Future?
We spoke with Chris Nelder in Extraenvironmentalist episde #76. This is the first part of a transcript prepared by EE listener Scott.
The Grand Challenge of the Energy Transition
How are we going to meet the challenge of functioning without fossil fuels?