Category Archives: Nuclear

Australian podcasters involved in new nuclear blog

Posted on 10 February, 2020 by

Hi all, 4thgeneration.energy is a new blog with an impressive coalition of writers and podcasters. I’m scared how much time this one blog could demand!

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Thorcon: shipyards that can build 20GW of nukes per year, CHEAP!

Posted on 11 August, 2019 by

Lately I’ve been enjoying the EcoModernist Podcast interviews with the founders of ThorCon and Elysium. I’m a fan of Ed Pheil from Elysium industries, as he answered my many questions about his reactor in layman’s terms even I could understand. … Continue reading →

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Environmentalist gets Obama to put $150 billion into wind and solar, and is horrified by the results

Posted on 10 June, 2019 by

Michael Shellenberger is an environmentalist who grew up having holidays in national parks across America. He loves it. He lead groups that eventually succeeded in asking Obama to put $150 BILLION into renewables. (They originally wanted $300 billion.) He was … Continue reading →

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Australian Greens indulge in hypocritical irony

Posted on 7 June, 2019 by

Can someone point out to the Greens the sheer irony of them calling a nuclear power inquiry “Crackpot stuff” when THE grandfather of modern climate science, Dr James Hansen, says believing in 100% renewables is like believing in the Easter … Continue reading →

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More FUD about Chernobyl hitting your screens soon!

Posted on 27 April, 2019 by

The Guardian and a new HBO miniseries on Chernobyl are both spreading FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt) about Chernobyl. While it was a terrible accident, and people died, we cannot let a ‘documentary’ with a scary soundtrack ramp up our emotions … Continue reading →

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The best of both worlds? Nuclear & solar friends?

Posted on 6 October, 2018 by

What impact will Electric Vehicles have on this debate? I see automated EVs as being a huge new electricity consumer that could work for either a half renewable half nuclear grid, *or* an all nuclear grid. Let’s explore the 100% … Continue reading →

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“Dark Tourist” highly inaccurate on Fukushima

Posted on 30 September, 2018 by

‘Dark Tourist’ is a Netflix series that films tourists going through some of the more troubled places on the planet. It might be interesting for scenic shots, but seems to have very low levels of scientific input.  In other words, … Continue reading →

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