Nuclear

Nuclear power is often presented as the answer to climate change, and this category tests that claim against cost, time and evidence. Our posts examine the economics of new reactors, the subsidies that nuclear receives, and how renewable energy now compares on price, including UK nuclear against wind, solar carparks in France and the experience of Ontario. Updates such as Nuclear Update 2026 and Nuclear Renaissance v4.0 ask who is really building the so-called renaissance.

Other posts cover safety and waste: the nuclear waste problem, low-dose radiation from accidents, accident impacts for a proposed Tarong nuclear plant, and life cycle analysis of nuclear power. We look at uranium mining, small modular reactors, thorium reactors and fusion, asking whether any will arrive in time or at a competitive price. Several articles look at the UAE plant and at claims made about France.

The common thread is that building nuclear takes too long and costs too much when solar, wind and batteries can be deployed quickly and cheaply. Fifteen myths of nuclear power are examined one by one. If you want the arguments against nuclear as an option for Australia and the world, with the evidence behind them, start here.

Nuclear power is often presented as the answer to climate change, and this category tests that claim against cost, time and evidence. Our posts examine the economics of new reactors, the subsidies that nuclear receives, and how renewable energy now compares on price, including UK nuclear against wind, solar carparks in France and the experience of Ontario. Updates such as Nuclear Update 2026 and Nuclear Renaissance v4.0 ask who is really building the so-called renaissance.

Other posts cover safety and waste: the nuclear waste problem, low-dose radiation from accidents, accident impacts for a proposed Tarong nuclear plant, and life cycle analysis of nuclear power. We look at uranium mining, small modular reactors, thorium reactors and fusion, asking whether any will arrive in time or at a competitive price. Several articles look at the UAE plant and at claims made about France.

The common thread is that building nuclear takes too long and costs too much when solar, wind and batteries can be deployed quickly and cheaply. Fifteen myths of nuclear power are examined one by one. If you want the arguments against nuclear as an option for Australia and the world, with the evidence behind them, start here.

Nuclear

Fusion or Fiction

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Fusion or fiction – can fusion actually provide essentially high quantities of low emission electricity. Or is another 30 years of research needed

nuclear renasance v4 - how companies are ripping off governments to promote nuclear
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Nuclear Renaissance v4.0

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Nuclear Renaissance v4.0 is sweeping the USA and UK. Even in Australia, some are pushing the barrow. Yet the data is unambiguous. Nuclear is 6-8 times more costly than renewables. Uninsurable. Old technology.

Nuclear Proponents Lack Economics
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Nuclear Proponents Lack Economics

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Many proponents of nuclear energy ignore the economics and try to dismiss them. Uranium is limited – estimated that if the world was all nuclearl, only 4 years of current supply. The cost to extract lower % uranium becomes prohibitive.

nuclear power subsidies are huge and growing
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Nuclear Power Subsidies are Huge

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Nuclear power is subsidized in most countries by billions of dollars, and ultimately consumers pay for this in small amounts in their power bills. All countries pay nuclear subsidies, often due to the use of nuclear power to create their own nuclear weapons.

nuclear waste problem
Nuclear

Nuclear Waste Problem

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Waste from nuclear power plants is about 2kg per person per year. Small nuclear reactors, often promoted as a solution have 2 to 10 times that of conventional. Only Iceland has managed to develop a solution and billions are spent each year by all nuclear powers.

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