Recent debates about the future of nuclear power in Australia make much of the potential of the next generation of reactors.
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At the Sochi summit, African states embraced Russia’s newly established relations.
Nuclear energy generates 75% of France’s electricity, and ongoing troubles at the new Flamanville EPR reactor have raised crucial questions about its future in the country’s electricity mix.
How policy has shifted back and forth since 1945 over the fine line between nuclear energy and nuclear weapons.
Doctors have long taken up global issues, from nuclear war to ozone depletion and climate change, and helped shift the course of history.
There’s precious little business case for nuclear power in Australia, but we could start with the end product: storing radioactive waste.
Now that South Africa no longer ascribes to a nuclear energy future, it is legitimate to consider what to do with its nuclear research facility.
Developing nuclear weapons requires technological and industrial capabilities that Australia simply does not have at the moment. The political will may be lacking, too.
Iran has announced it will breach the limits on uranium enrichment agreed under the 2015 nuclear deal, after the US turned its back on the agreement. What does that mean for Iran’s nuclear program?
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Iran’s leaders are threatening to breach a 2015 agreement that froze their country’s nuclear program. What is uranium enrichment, and what would it mean for Iran’s ability to build nuclear weapons?
The HBO series ‘Chernobyl’ has reignited interest among tourists to visit Pripyat, but growing up in the disaster’s shadow has made us wary.
China is rapidly greening its economy, but that doesn’t mean authoritarian governments are best placed to handle climate change.
The initial impact of the catastrophe on nature was important, but the exclusion zone has now become a natural reserve.
In 2011 the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster struck Japan. Eight years later, Fukushima is perceived in very different ways by the West and by Japan.
Post-apocalyptic visions reflect society’s fears – and gamers get to immerse themselves in it.
From offshore oil and gas to the homes of people with disabilities, this is emerging as one of the most exciting areas of tech.
Labour should not accept nuclear power as an inevitable part of its climate policies.
Lessons learned from Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and the Fukushima disaster in 2011 have changed how utilities brace for big storms.
The benefits of nuclear power often seem to get overshadowed. It’s time the industry began sharing its vision for the future.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
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ARC Australian Laureate Professor, University of Tasmania
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Doctoral student, Adelaide University
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Emeritus Professor, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University
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Professor of Engineering and International Relations, University of Southern California
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Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security at the Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia
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Honorary Associate Professor, UNSW
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Professor of Energy, The Open University
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Nuclear Physicist, UNSW
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Visiting Fellow, School of Global Studies, University of Sussex; University of Tartu; Utrecht University
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Lecturer in International Studies, University of Washington
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Research and Knowledge Transfer Manager, Department of War Studies and the Centre for Science and Security Studies, King's College London
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Professor of Science & Technology Policy, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex