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Energy efficiency guru Amory Lovins on Future Made in Australia – ABC listen

Professor Lovins has made his home near Aspen so energy efficient that he is able to grow bananas during the freezing Colorado winter.  — Read on http://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/saturdayextra/amory-lovins/103862102 Nukes have always been hidden behind dodgy economics and exaggerated performance claims, in … Continue reading

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COP28’s Unrealistic Tripling of Nuclear Power – CounterPunch.org

COP28’s Unrealistic Tripling of Nuclear Power – CounterPunch.org — Read on http://www.counterpunch.org/2023/12/22/cop28s-unrealistic-tripling-of-nuclear-power/ say no more!!

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Corrosion Problem Shutters Half of France’s Nuclear Reactors | The Energy Mix

Corrosion Problem Shutters Half of France’s Nuclear Reactors | The Energy Mix — Read on http://www.theenergymix.com/2022/06/29/corrosion-problem-shutters-half-of-frances-nuclear-reactors/ Will this get big noise at Sky?

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Scottish nuclear fuel leak ‘will never be completely cleaned up’

Nuclear leaks in the UK Windscale, Cumbria, 1957: Fire at a military plutonium reactor spread radioactive contamination over large parts of England and Europe Dounreay, Caithness, 1963-84: Tens of thousands of radioactive particles from old reactors contaminated the shoreline and … Continue reading

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If the opposition wants a mature discussion about nuclear energy, start with a carbon price. Without that, nuclear is wildly uncompetitive

Renewed interest in nuclear energy will go nowhere unless we talk about carbon pricing. As energy minister Chris Bowen points out, nuclear is extremely expensive. — Read on theconversation.com/if-the-opposition-wants-a-mature-discussion-about-nuclear-energy-start-with-a-carbon-price-without-that-nuclear-is-wildly-uncompetitive-184471 Didn’t novelty wear off nuclear back in 1960s and 70s? It … Continue reading

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