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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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US nuclear power: Status, prospects, and climate implications
Abstract Nuclear power is being intensively promoted and increasingly subsidized in both old and potential new forms. Yet it is simultaneously suffering a global slow-motion commercial collapse due to intrinsically poor economics. This summary in a US context documents both trends, emphasizing the absence of an operational need and of Read more…
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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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Pueblo County drops support for nuclear power after facing backlash from residents
Pueblo County officials say they are pulling back their support for replacing the state’s largest coal-fired power plant with a nuclear reactor following a public outcry from residents.
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IEEFA U.S.: Small modular reactor “too late, too expensive, too risky and too uncertain”
February 17, 2022 (IEEFA)—A small modular reactor (SMR) that NuScale has been developing since the turn of the century is “too late, too expensive, too risky and too uncertain,” according to an analysis of the project by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.
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IEEFA: Price tag for new reactors at Vogtle Plant in Georgia climbs past $30 billion
Delays, mismanagement, overruns may leave Georgia Power ratepayers with enormous cost burden Once estimated at more than $14 billion, the price tag for two new reactors at Georgia Power Company’s Plant Vogtle site has now climbed past $30 billion, and both units will be more than six years late in Read more…
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The high stakes of Wyoming’s electric power future
PacifiCorp recently released its 2021 Integrated Resource Plan, which forecasts future demand for power in the region and the sources of electrical energy PacifiCorp has determined will be necessary to meet this demand most efficiently and reliably. The Wyoming Public Service Commission has solicited public comments leading up to its review of the Read more…