South African President Jacob Zuma’s efforts to promote his unpopular nuclear project are weakening him politically but he still seems keen to pursue it.
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Technology has redefined astronomy. Pioneering telescope designs have allowed astronomers to unravel ever more complex questions about the universe and its mysteries.
The Department of Energy’s review of the electricity grid finds natural gas, rather than renewables, has hurt coal and nuclear power. But that’s only half the story of the changes underway.
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.
Nuclear industry players tout small modular reactors as an “inherently safe,” cost-effective source of electricity. The reality may be less attractive.
Eskom’s stand threatens the viability of the entire renewable energy sector in South Africa, something which plays into the hands of those pro coal and nuclear.
A ruling by a South African court makes it unlikely that the country will see any nuclear development in the foreseeable future.
The next generation of reactors provide in-built safety systems and a way to reuse old fuel.
Nuclear power was a cornerstone of Japan’s energy strategy for decades, until the Fukushima disaster. The current government wants to keep some nuclear reactors open, but has lost public support.
Fusion power, if it works, offers vast amounts of clean energy and almost zero carbon emissions. A new experimental fusion reactor has come online, and it uses a curious twisted stellarator design.
Fusion development takes time. It cannot be developed in miniature and then be simply scaled up. But we must work now, to make it possible to meet humanity’s need for abundant, clean energy.
The latest earthquake off Japan’s east coast was an ominous reminder of the 2011 Fukushima disaster. But despite a technical hitch at one of Fukushima’s other reactors, there was no repeat this time.
Donald Trump will soon have command of thousands of nuclear weapons. This presents a new and unknown threat to global security - and an urgent incentive for all states to ban nuclear weapons.
The decision to review Hinkley Point C was carried out in a way that quite unnecessarily put Britain’s future relations with China in jeopardy.
A former state regulator and member of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission argues that subsidizing reactors to keep them running is unnecessary and will be bad for consumers and the environment.
A nuclear engineer makes the case that nuclear power plants are important resources and should receive economic rewards for providing steady supplies of carbon-free electricity.
For years UK energy policy has been focused on creating a perfect environment for a new nuclear plant. Now things just got exciting.
Britain should focus on energy efficiency and small-scale renewable projects, not huge new power plants.
Can nuclear power plants like California Diablo Canyon be replaced without greatly raising emissions? It’s an open question.
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Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
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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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Professor, Environmental and Urban Change, York University, Canada
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Sociologue, IMT Atlantique – Institut Mines-Télécom
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Timothy J. Jorgensen is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director of the Health Physics and Radiation Protection Graduate Program and Professor of Radiation Medicine, Georgetown University
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Lecturer in International Studies, University of Washington
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Professor, Mathematical Sciences Institute and School of Computing, Australian National University
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Honorary Senior Research Associate, UCL Energy Institute, University College London, UCL
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Reader in Energy Policy, University of Aberdeen
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Director of Energy Studies, University of Florida
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Directeur du Centre de recherche sur les risques et les crises et chercheur au sein du Collège des Sciences Navales, Mines Paris - PSL
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Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University