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Category Archives: Nuclear Power Energy
Thorium: the wonder fuel that wasn’t. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Thorium: the wonder fuel that wasn’t May 11, 2014. Robert Alvarez. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. “Thorium-Fueled Automobile Engine Needs Refueling Once a Century,” reads the headline of an October 2013 story in an online trade publication. This fantastic promise … Continue reading
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Energy Watch Group. Peak Uranium 2020-2035
Energy Watch Group. March 2013. Fossil and Nuclear Fuels – the Supply Outlook (172 pages) Uranium production peaks for the same reasons as oil, coal, and natural gas: the depletion of easy and cheap to develop mines. EWG’s guess is … Continue reading
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How the sun could end Nuclear Power
Flare-up: How the Sun Could Put an End to Nuclear Power Gar Smith. Spring 2012. Earth Island Journal. According to NASA, the planet will soon face an outbreak of powerful solar flares capable of collapsing global power grids. Were this … Continue reading
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GAO 2012 Spent Nuclear Fuel
[ If we don’t clean up nuclear waste while there is still the energy and a functioning financial system to make it happen, it won’t. Yet another nightmare for future generations. Shameful. Disgusting. Alice Friedemann www.energyskeptic.com author of “When Trucks … Continue reading
Summary of Greenpeace “Nuclear Reactor Hazards”
This is a summary of: Hirsch, H., et al. April 2005. Nuclear Reactor Hazards Ongoing Dangers of Operating Nuclear Technology in the 21st Century. A report prepared for Greenpeace International. Aging. Nuclear power plants (NPP) age in four ways at … Continue reading
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