Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2024 12:36:35 +0000
Molten salt reactors (MSRs) represent a fascinating intersection of nuclear history and modern innovation. The concept of using molten salts as both a coolant and fuel carrier dates back to […]
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Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 16:22:38 +0000
In a rare move, CSIRO has defended itself against attacks by Australia’s conservative politicians and the Rupert Murdock media. The fossil fuel focused are reacting to the latest CSIRO GenCost report, which reaffirms yet again that renewables are the cheapest form of electricity generation. CSIRO is Australia’s premier science and … [continued]
The post CSIRO — Science Fights Back in Small Nuclear vs. Renewables Row! appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 22:59:51 +0000
For several years I’ve been iterating The Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work. The work of organizations like Mark Z. Jacobson’s Stanford team around energy and Carbon Drawdown’s around everything are excellent in different ways, but also indigestible to most people. The short list really is that. It’s … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 18:24:42 +0000
What do we do with a big old plot of land that’s been bombed to smithereens with nuclear bombs? Build … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2024 20:40:44 +0000
After the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi accident, Japan suspended operations at all of its remaining 48 nuclear power reactors by 2013 and … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2024 19:54:02 +0000
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) will refurbish four units at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station, Canada’s first major commercial generation plant— marking a major turnaround for the 3.1-GW plant slated to […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:00:44 +0000
The AMIS beamline uses the lowest high-energy beams to displace oodles of atoms, making the study of nuclear materials safer and more efficient.
The post Radioactivity Not Invited! Argonne Uses Heavy Ions to Quickly & Safely Produce Degradation in Nuclear Materials appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2024 20:12:57 +0000
There’s so much cleantech news and analysis out there. It always blows my mind when I try to come up … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2024 22:23:30 +0000
Since 2014 I’ve been tracking the natural experiment in China regarding the ability to scale nuclear generation vs renewables. My … [continued]
The post Nuclear Continues To Lag Far Behind Renewables In China Deployments appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2024 20:47:57 +0000
A roadmap released by the UK government on Jan. 11 aimed at quadrupling the country’s nuclear power capacity by 2050 sets out a series of goals and actions that could […]
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