Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima demonstrated the difficulty of managing a disaster at a nuclear power plant. What is the situation in France?
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When it comes to the geological record, airbrushing out humans’ impact on the environment makes little sense.
Commercial nuclear reactors provide roughly one-fifth of the electricity produced in the US. But they face grave threats to their continued operation.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford seems intent on dismantling the previous government’s energy strategy. But that may not protect consumers.
For just ten years Antarctica was home to a nuclear power station called “Nukey Poo”.
There is simply no credible evidence supporting the contention that America is experiencing a grid emergency.
If recent history repeats itself, the proposed repository for extremely dangerous nuclear waste will stay dead.
Several states, including Massachusetts and Rhode Island, have developed ambitious renewable energy targets that hinge in large part on getting their power from turbines stationed in the water.
Does the work of the international agency responsible for verifying whether Iran was in compliance with the deal matter to the US?
On March 11, 2011, a nuclear disaster struck Japan. Translated testimony by the power plant’s manager reveals how close the world came to a greater catastrophe – and how much there is to be learned.
To understand what happened to our love of giant radioactive kettles, take a look at cultural theory.
Nuclear power provides 60 percent of US carbon-free electricity generation, but existing plants are aging and only one is under construction. Should government intervene to keep nuclear energy in the mix?
Critical thinking is of paramount importance, especially as it applies to research on the internet – and to our energy future. Educators have a duty to ensure students avoid fake news on energy.
Unsurprisingly, the Japanese feel ambivalent about nuclear power, but part of their energy needs could be answered by the country’s tidal potential.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has rejected a Trump administration proposal to reward coal and nuclear power plants for storing fuel on-site, as a way to make the power system more reliable.
Kenya’s government, while promising cheaper power to consumers may actually be undercutting this promise in its pursuit of nuclear power plants and other costly projects.
By figuring out fission, physicists were able to split uranium atoms and release massive amounts of energy. This Manhattan Project work paved the way both for atomic bombs and nuclear power reactors.
Amid news that solar power capacity will outstrip nuclear by 2018, what do those assertions really mean?
A nuclear physicist and disarmament expert recommends reading on nuclear disasters, weapons, authoritarianism and climate change.
Nuclear power plants don’t just pump out steady, carbon-free electricity; they also help produce the people the US needs for nuclear weapons inspections.
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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