Category Archives: Nuclear Power Collapse

Nuclear waste storage plans in the news

Posted on January 23, 2023 by energyskeptic

Preface. With world peak oil of conventional likely to have happened in 2008 (90% of our oil) and all oil, including conventional in 2018, there’s not much time left to clean up nuclear wastes to keep future generations for the … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Power problems

Posted on April 17, 2020 by energyskeptic

Preface. There are half a dozen articles below. Although safety and disposal of nuclear waste ought to be the main reasons why no more plants should be built, what actually stops them today are the high costs: it can take … Continue reading →

Posted in Electric Grid & Fast Collapse, Nuclear Power Collapse, Nuclear Power Energy | Tagged nuclear power, nuclear power costs, nuclear safety | 3 Comments

A 1-year blackout could kill 90% of Americans

Posted on April 11, 2020 by energyskeptic

Preface. What follows is the 30-page testimony of Dr. Pry at a 2015 U.S. House of Representatives session that I’ve summarized. One of the ways that an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) could be generated is by a solar flare. During the … Continue reading →

Posted in Blackouts, Congressional Record U.S., Electricity Infrastructure, EMP Electromagnetic Pulse, Extreme Weather, Nuclear Power Collapse, Nuclear War, U.S. Congress Energy Policy, U.S. Congress Infrastructure | Tagged cyber attack, electromagnetic pulse, EMP, nuclear, spent fuel pool, war | 4 Comments

Book review of Jaczko’s “Confessions of a rogue nuclear regulator”

Posted on May 21, 2019 by energyskeptic

Preface. After presenting a lot of evidence for why nuclear power plants are inherently unsafe, Jaczko concludes: “There is only one logical answer: we must stop generating nuclear waste, and that means we must stop using nuclear power. You would … Continue reading →

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The Devil’s Scenario – near miss at Fukushima is a warning for U.S.

Posted on March 9, 2017 by energyskeptic

[ The most likely event to trigger a loss of power long enough to cause a spent fuel pool zirconium fire meltdown and release of radioactive particles into the atmosphere is a nuclear or natural geomagnetic storm electromagnetic pulse (see … Continue reading →

Posted in EMP Electromagnetic Pulse, Nuclear Power Collapse, Nuclear spent fuel fire, Nuclear Waste, Scientists Warnings to Humanity | Tagged electromagnetic pulse, EMP, fire, Fukushima, Nuclear spent fuel pool, zirconium | 1 Comment