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Odd Socks And The Dangers Of Nuclear Proliferation
Before talking about nuclear proliferation I am going to explain a concept which people may have covered at school – odd socks in a drawer. […]
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Sellafield Leak
It is being reported on the news today1 that elevated radiation levels have lead to the partial evacuation of the Sellafield site. This reminded me […]
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Future Electricity Costs
I have been asking DECC via my MP how they justified the รยฃ92.5/MWh strike price for Hinkley C. Although it is difficult to project future […]
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Amritsar – Forgotten History
It has been reported recently that the British may have played a role in the 1984 Amritsar attack1 and David Cameron has ordered an enquiry2. […]
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Capacity Factor Learning Curve
The learning curve for nuclear power plant operation can lead to a slow increase in capacity factor. However, this leads the nuclear industry to be […]
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Capacity Factors
I was just going to explain briefly about what ‘capacity factor’ was but while I am on the subject I decided to make a couple […]
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Spent Fuel Pools – Sizewell/Hinkley and Fukushima Unit 4
Originally I was going to write something just about Fukushima Unit 4 Spent fuel pond. There has been some reports about ‘the end of civilisation’ […]
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Energy Density of Uranium
I am writing this because it is mentioned in many children’s science books and on the Internet. This is the fact that one kilogram of […]
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Problems with risk calculations
While we are often told that severe nuclear accidents are ‘impossible’ (which itself is impossible – maybe a subject of a future post) a more […]
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Nuclear Jobs – Boom and Bust in Rural Communities
As noted previously EdF claim that new nuclear build at Hinkley or Sizewell will lead to 25,000 temporary jobs. 25,000 temporary jobs created also means […]
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