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Bill Gates’ dumbest idea ever
A legendary nuclear whistleblower’s open letter to Bill Gates over his new love of nuclear power.
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Nuclear energy should not be part of the global solution to climate change
A recent opinion piece in Utility Dive touting the merits of nuclear power favors a “technology-inclusive approach” over reliance “solely” on desirable-but-inadequate renewables. This framing avoids comparing technologies by claiming all are needed, and even makes comparisons sound unjustly discriminatory by echoing social-inclusion language. It condenses the exuberantly diverse renewable portfolio to Read more…
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Report: Taxpayers ‘Losing’ on Subsidies for Nuclear Industry
To modernize the industry, nuclear power is making the transition toward smaller reactors. But a report from Taxpayers for Common Sense claims federal subsidies to help the industry along are a losing bet. According to the group, the Department of Energy has spent more than $1.2 billion on small modular reactors, and Read more…
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Project Tundra coal carbon project faces delays, higher costs, and departing contractor
A proposal to build a carbon capture project at a coal plant in North Dakota faces delays, higher than expected costs, and a key contractor who said it won’t construct the facility, according to documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. The documents, which are quarterly reports submitted to Read more…
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IEEFA U.S.: Coal-fired carbon capture projects are waste of tax dollars
San Juan, New Mexico CCS plan part of push for more ‘carbon dioxide factories’ The federal government’s support for carbon capture projects at coal-fired power plants may be politically necessary (see Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va.), but it is environmentally and fiscally misguided. The potential for Department of Energy funding and Read more…