If recent history repeats itself, the proposed repository for extremely dangerous nuclear waste will stay dead.
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Several states, including Massachusetts and Rhode Island, have developed ambitious renewable energy targets that hinge in large part on getting their power from turbines stationed in the water.
Does the work of the international agency responsible for verifying whether Iran was in compliance with the deal matter to the US?
On March 11, 2011, a nuclear disaster struck Japan. Translated testimony by the power plant’s manager reveals how close the world came to a greater catastrophe – and how much there is to be learned.
To understand what happened to our love of giant radioactive kettles, take a look at cultural theory.
Nuclear power provides 60 percent of US carbon-free electricity generation, but existing plants are aging and only one is under construction. Should government intervene to keep nuclear energy in the mix?
Critical thinking is of paramount importance, especially as it applies to research on the internet – and to our energy future. Educators have a duty to ensure students avoid fake news on energy.
Unsurprisingly, the Japanese feel ambivalent about nuclear power, but part of their energy needs could be answered by the country’s tidal potential.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has rejected a Trump administration proposal to reward coal and nuclear power plants for storing fuel on-site, as a way to make the power system more reliable.
Kenya’s government, while promising cheaper power to consumers may actually be undercutting this promise in its pursuit of nuclear power plants and other costly projects.
By figuring out fission, physicists were able to split uranium atoms and release massive amounts of energy. This Manhattan Project work paved the way both for atomic bombs and nuclear power reactors.
Amid news that solar power capacity will outstrip nuclear by 2018, what do those assertions really mean?
A nuclear physicist and disarmament expert recommends reading on nuclear disasters, weapons, authoritarianism and climate change.
Nuclear power plants don’t just pump out steady, carbon-free electricity; they also help produce the people the US needs for nuclear weapons inspections.
Nuclear industry players tout small modular reactors as an “inherently safe,” cost-effective source of electricity. The reality may be less attractive.
We asked an expert on diplomacy and foreign policy.
A scholar who has profiled the likes of Saddam Hussein and Vladimir Putin says there is a method to understanding the madness.
A ruling by a South African court makes it unlikely that the country will see any nuclear development in the foreseeable future.
The next generation of reactors provide in-built safety systems and a way to reuse old fuel.
Tensions in Asia may soon boil over. If U.S. leaders fail to seek pathways to peace, the consequences may be grim, warns former National Security Council member.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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ARC Australian Laureate Professor, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
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Doctoral student, University of Adelaide
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Professor of Engineering and International Relations, University of Southern California
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Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security at the Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia
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Honorary Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney
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Emeritus Professor, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University
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Professor of Energy, The Open University
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Lecturer, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
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Research and Knowledge Transfer Manager, Department of War Studies and the Centre for Science and Security Studies, King's College London
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Associate Professor of Physics, School of Science, UNSW Canberra, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Nuclear Physics, University of Birmingham
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Senior lecturer, Energy Policy Group, University of Exeter
