Australia’s new Chief Scientist, Dr Alan Finkel, is a passionate advocate for science and technology, and has argued that Australia should consider nuclear power.
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There is a tension between the UK’s national security strategy and a new nuclear deal with China.
The merest hint of a successful deal over Iran’s nuclear programme is enough to get people excited. And as the country emerges from economic isolation, nowhere is the enthusiasm more keenly felt than in…
Head-in-sand attitude of nuclear power plants toward cybersecurity is accident waiting to happen, report finds.
The Chancellor has to face some hard scrutiny of a deal which would look like a communist coup under a Labour PM.
The search for alternative ways to boost energy supply – or reduce demand.
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?
What happens to energy policy when democracy takes a back seat – and no one mentions the war.
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.
Opponents of the Iran nuclear deal say it raises the nuclear weapons threat in the region. But Middle East tensions are actually likely to ease as Iran grows richer without being shackled by sanctions.
Coal closures announced this week in South Australia will cause employment pain, but could also help pave the way for the state to go 100% renewable - something that modelling suggests is eminently possible.
Our natural difficulties in thinking about the future, low probabilities and considering risk make many of our views about nuclear power problematic.
Even the biggest proponents of nuclear power can’t ignore 10,000 metric tons of spent fuel globally every year. What if we could recycle every last atom of nuclear waste?
Nuclear power isn’t ‘zero-emission’, as many proponents claim. Factor in uranium mining, power plant construction, and other factors and it has similar emissions to wind power. But that’s still lower than fossil fuels.
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.
Few plants have been built in the West since the ‘70s, and the ones that have been built have suffered from cost overruns and delays.
We cannot eliminate the inherent risks of nuclear power but it is rigorously monitored and has a proven performance of delivering zero-carbon electricity.
Is nuclear power worth it? No, says Mark Diesendorf – it’s never been a major world energy force, it has caused huge accidents, and its greenhouse emissions are higher than many people realise.
Asia and Eastern Europe are leading the way, but construction times for new projects are getting longer, and Europe’s dominant energy player, Germany, is turning its back on nuclear.
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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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Professor of Engineering and International Relations, University of Southern California
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Emeritus Professor, School of Environment and Science, Griffith 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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Professor of Energy, The Open University
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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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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Senior Lecturer in Nuclear Physics, University of Birmingham
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Associate Professor, Energy Systems and Data Group, Birmingham Energy Institute, University of Birmingham
