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Tag Archives: nuclear
Nuclear Regulatory Commission accused of putting millions of lives and trillions of dollars at risk
[ Edwin Lyman and his co-authors in Science magazine have accused the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) of putting millions of American lives at risk, due to “pressure from the nuclear utilities and a Congress sympathetic to the utilities’ complaints of … Continue reading
The electromagnetic pulse EMP Threat: House of Representatives hearing 2005
[ Related articles: Russian hackers suspected in attack that blacked out parts of Ukraine How the weapon works (pdf): CRASHOVERRIDE Analyzing the Threat to Electric Grid Operations The EMP Commission estimates a nationwide blackout lasting one year could kill up … Continue reading
Posted in Blackouts, EMP Electromagnetic Pulse, Nuclear spent fuel fire
Tagged electromagnetic pulse, EMP, geomagnetic storm, nuclear, spent pool
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Why Nuclear Power is not an alternative to fossil fuels
[ Economic reasons are the main hurdle to new nuclear plants now, with capital costs so high it’s almost impossible to get a loan, especially when natural gas is so much cheaper and less risky. But there are other reasons … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Energy, Nuclear Power, Renewable Integration
Tagged breeder, nuclear
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Decommissioning a nuclear reactor
[ Below are excerpts from the 7 March 2012 NewScientist article: How to dismantle a nuclear reactor about the costs and challenges of dismantling nuclear power plants in Europe. Other decommissioning news: 2017-5-17 Lithuania RBMK plant clean-up cost forecast at … Continue reading
Posted in Nuclear, Nuclear Waste
Tagged decommission, nuclear
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The EMP Commission estimates a nationwide blackout lasting one year could kill up to 9 of 10 Americans through starvation, disease, and societal collapse
[ Several times Dr. Pry recommends that “States should harden their electric grids against nuclear EMP attack because there is a clear and present danger, protecting against nuclear EMP will mitigate all lesser threats, and both the federal government in … Continue reading
Posted in Blackouts, Congressional Record U.S., Electricity, EMP Electromagnetic Pulse, Energy Policy, Extreme Weather, Infrastructure, Nuclear, Nuclear Power
Tagged cyber attack, electromagnetic pulse, EMP, nuclear, spent fuel pool, war
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Nuclear winter: World-wide ozone loss from small nuclear war = 1 billion + deaths.
[ Carl Sagan first introduced the idea of a “nuclear winter”, which helped to end the cold war. The smoke from fires started by bombs would absorb so much sun the earth wold grow cold, dry, and dark, killing plants … Continue reading
Posted in Extinction, Nuclear
Tagged 1 billion deaths, nuclear, nuclear winter, ozone loss, war
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Nuclear waste disposal in boreholes drilled into earth’s crust
[I recommending you also read my book review of Too Hot to Touch: The Problem of High-Level Nuclear Waste by William M. Alley & Rosemarie Alley. 2013. Cambridge University Press to understand how serious the problem is. Alice Friedemann www.energyskepticlcom … Continue reading
Science : No single or combination of alternative energy resources can replace fossil fuels
[ This is a very important paper from top science journal “Science” about why no alternatives to fossil fuels exist. I’ve excerpted parts to an AP article and the science article below. Alice Friedemann www.energyskeptic.com author of “When Trucks Stop … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Alternative Energy Resources, Fusion, Nuclear Power, Solar, Wind
Tagged fusion, hydrogen, nuclear, peak everything, solar, wind
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