Vietnam recently cancelled it’s plans for the procurement of nuclear energy. There are lessons South Africa can take from this.
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There are fears that that the nuclear build in South Africa is being driven for the benefit of the politically connected rather than the national good.
South Africa’s Parliamentary Budget Office had 10 months to prepare its findings about the cost of a nuclear programme. Its final report was little more than a summary of other institutions’ work.
South Australia’s Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission has recommended a nuclear waste site for the state.
The meltdown at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986 exposed 572 million people to radiation. No other nuclear accident holds a candle to that level of public health impact.
Engineers have devised an innovative way to dismantle Chernobyl’s reactor while preventing further radiation escaping.
Small nuclear reactors are one step closer to powering the UK’s future energy requirements.
The process of decarbonisation is a complex one for South Africa, as most its power supply comes from coal.
Offering permanent storage for the world’s nuclear waste could open up a huge economic opportunity for Australia.
Australia has been trying to construct a new nuclear storage site for the past thirty-five years without success.
South Africa has plans to build new power stations despite many calling for no nuclear energy in the country.
The UK government looks set to allow EDF to build a new kind of nuclear reactor at Hinkley Point. But are there better nuclear technologies we could use?
The nuclear deal South Africa signed with Russia is set to be massively expensive and comes with a fair amount of risks.
The restart of Japan’s nuclear reactors is good news for climate change. But there are still large psychological barriers to overcome.
A scholars’ panel looks at the diplomacy, the science and the pragmatism behind the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action signed between Iran and six world powers.
Instead of spending time trying to make nuclear energy a possibility, South Africa should look to forms of renewable energy instead.
Countries will take emissions reduction pledges to international climate talks in Paris at the end of this year. Those pledges should also include funds for low-carbon R&D.
The basics of fission physics have stayed the same over the decades. But power-generating reactor designs have evolved, turning to new coolants, recycled fuel and other innovations.
Peak fossil fuel and action on climate change will mean we have less energy available to power the future.
Thorium has several advantages over uranium nuclear power, but it also has its drawbacks. However, the question remains whether it would be the right technology should Australia choose to go nuclear.
Principais colaboradores
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Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
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ARC Australian Laureate Professor, University of Tasmania
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Doctoral student, University of Adelaide
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Professor of Energy, The Open University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor, Department of Nuclear Physics, Australian National University
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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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Emeritus Professor, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University
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Director Monash Energy Institute, Monash University
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow in nuclear waste disposal, University of Sheffield
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Professor of Nuclear Physics, Director of Birmingham Centre of Nuclear Education and Research, University of Birmingham
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Lecturer, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
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Associate Professor of Physics, Curtin University
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Professor of Geology, The University of Edinburgh
