He’s a “policy flake” and “radically downplays the risk of nuclear power.” Apaprently, Hansen is not a believer in the linear nonthreshold model of cancer risk — so he’s not all bad. Continue reading
Category Archives: Nuclear power
Study: Nuclear power prevented 1.84 million air pollution deaths
Myth: Nuclear power has prevented any deaths from air pollution. Continue reading
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Nuke energy continues to lose momentum; Industry continues to cry global warming
Supporters continue to be turned off. Continue reading
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Nuclear power industry commits suicide by stoking climate fears
The fools that run the nuclear power industry forgot that its enemies are the greens, not the fossil fuel industry. Continue reading
Posted in Clean energy, Climate Change, Nuclear power
Nuclear Industry Naiveté
Why doesn’t Bill McKibben love us? Continue reading
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Memo to Nuclear Industry: Knock off the warmism
I’m all for nuclear power until the industry pulls this crap. Victims of junk science should know better than to victimize others with junk science. Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Nuclear power
Must-see Video: Greenpeace projects simulated nuclear disaster onto German nuke plant
Unadulterated scaremongering… but they get points for creativity. Continue reading
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Finland rejection deals blow to Areva’s nuclear export ambitions
“Areva not sold a reactor since 2007, hopes to sell 10 by 2016.” Continue reading
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WHO: Lifetime cancer risk 70% higher for females in Fukushima area
“The report concluded that for the general population inside Japan, the predicted health risks were low, but that one-third of emergency workers were estimated to have increased risk.” Continue reading
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Post-Fukushima, Arguments for Nuclear Safety Bog Down
Should nuke plants have to install $45 million filters on boiling water reactor vents? Continue reading
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NEI: Leaking Hanford tanks have nothing to do with nuclear fuel
“While most of our readers understand that there’s no connection between these tanks full of defense waste and the used nuclear fuel that’s stored safely at plant sites around the country, that hasn’t stopped some members of the media from coming to that conclusion — something that James Conca at Forbes ably pointed out over the weekend.” Continue reading
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Indian Point nuke plant shutdown would cost 3,000 jobs & $75 million in lost yearly property taxes
Plus the state wants to spend $300-$800 million on a replacement plan. Continue reading
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Carbon Trust: We cannot afford not to have nuclear in our low-carbon energy mix
“Nuclear power must prove itself in cost terms – but we should not be thinking of giving up now.” Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Nuclear power
A Strategy to Prevent the Next Fukushima
“Among the most striking elements of the catastrophe at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors in Japan were the hydrogen explosions that destroyed the upper parts of some of the reactor buildings. The hydrogen was released by a metal called zirconium in the overheated core.” Continue reading
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Nuke power saves New England from spiking nat gas prices
“Electricity prices in New England have been four to eight times higher than normal in the last few weeks, as the region’s extreme reliance on natural gas for power supplies has collided with a surge in demand for heating.” Continue reading
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Coming Soon: Floating Nuclear Power Plants
While nuclear powered ships are nothing new, the Russians are using them to provide power on land. Best of all, no bulldozers for greens to lay down in front of. Continue reading
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Chernobyl roof collapses under snow
“A section of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine has collapsed under the weight of snow, officials say, raising new concerns about the condition of the facility that was the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident.” Continue reading
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UN: Growing African interest in nuclear power
Can the Muslim Brotherhood play nice with nuke power? Continue reading
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Fukushima Survivors To Sue Japan Government Over Role In Nuclear Disaster
“People whose homes or farms were hit by radiation from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant will file class-action lawsuits next month to seek damages from the Japanese government, lawyers said Friday.” Continue reading
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Exelon chief: Wind subsidies could shut down nuclear plants
Exelon was even kicked out of the American Wind Energy Association for opposing the production tax credit. Continue reading
Posted in Clean energy, Nuclear power
