Category: Nuclear Power
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Updated Load Factors For UK Nuclear Power Plants
We are often told that nuclear power provides reliable baseload and, unlike renewables, do not need backup. However, as the data shows1 this is not […]
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Where Does The Green Party Stand On Nuclear?
While I know many hard-working activists who are involved in The Green Party Of England And Wales (GPEW) (including my girlfriend – we do not […]
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Nuclear Power: Keeping The Lights On??
People in the UK are currently (September 2021) expecting steep rises in the cost of fuel and electricity1, with some fearing the stability of supply2. […]
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Sizewell C 3rd Consultation: Mains Water
Emma Bateman had brought up the question of whether there was an adequate supply of fresh water for Sizewell C in the 2nd Sizewell C […]
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Nuclear Power: Systemic Risk And Climate Change
Summary Humanity faces a large number of challenges in future decades including increasing population leading to increased competition for dwindling resources and climate change. These […]
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Question: What Is The Meaning Of “cost-effective”
During the recent stage 2 consultation on Sizewell C run by EDF, the company expressed a desire to maximise the use of rail and marine […]
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Mains Water Usage At Nuclear Power Plants
In a recent post, we (Emma Bateman and myself) talked about mains water usage at Sizewell nuclear power plant1. This has created some confusing (not […]
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Sizewell C 2nd Consultation: Mains Water
In the 321 pages of the 2nd consultation document, there is no mention at all about the use of mains water. When I asked a […]
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Sizewell C Second Consultation: Jobs and Employment
I have written several times about the effect on employment of new nuclear build: This is just some further points about employment rights and EDF. […]
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Update: The Recent ‘Review’ Of The Hinkley C Project
My last post was about the ‘review’ of the Hinkley C project. I have now received the final decision from the BEIS over my Freedom […]
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The Recent ‘Review’ Of The Hinkley C Project
In July 2016 the UK government announced a ‘review’ of project to build the ‘Hinkley C’ nuclear power plant1. In September 2016 they then announced […]
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DNA Repair
This was going to be a reply to a comment on one of my posts. However, I think it is an important issue, so I […]
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“No discernible changes in future cancer rates and hereditary diseases”?
It is often quoted that Fukushima will produce “No discernible changes in future cancer rates and hereditary diseases”. This quote is from the UNSCEAR report […]
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Nuclear Safety Equipment Has “no impact on public health and safety”?
I recently saw a report that failure of a piece of safety equipment had “no impact on public health and safety”. If so, why is […]
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Mass and Volume of Spent Nuclear Fuel – NRC Response
I recently wrote a post on the Mass and Volume of Spent Nuclear Fuel. Roberto Kersevan pointed out in a comment that the Nuclear Regulatory […]
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More About This Blog
I have recently had several comments questioning1 my ‘scientific integrity’ and implying that I have a political agenda. I can assure them that I definitely […]
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Mass and Volume of Spent Nuclear Fuel
I frequently hear comments about the amount of spent nuclear fuel for a certain amount of energy. One figure is that it is one pound […]
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‘Bigging Up’ Nuclear
The director of one of the companies I used to work for had a technique of getting contracts which is probably not that uncommon. He […]
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The Problem of Complex Systems
This post is a bit abstract, but I hope it will help people understand the problems involved with dealing with complex systems. The reason it […]
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The Problems Of Fail-safes and Redundancy
When discussing nuclear safety we are often told by the nuclear industry that they have ‘fail-safes’ , ‘built in redundancy’ etc that make their reactors […]
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