Category Archives: Nuclear

Japan’s Energy Strategy: With Or Without Nuclear?

Three years after Fukushima, Japan is still debating its energy future. This is a sample article from the April 2014 issue of EEnergy Informer. Three years ago on 11 March a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit Japan with unprecedented ferocity, … Continue reading

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Why Is UK Paying So Much For New Nukes?

Because nukes are expensive, lumpy and risky investments. This is a sample article from the November 2013 issue of EEnergy Informer. Negotiations to finalize a deal announced in late October between the UK government, Electricite de France (EDF) and Chinese … Continue reading

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New Nuclear Power Article on Breaking Energy

Dr. Sioshansi has a new article about nuclear power on the Breaking Energy website. It is titled “Cheap Gas Leads To Nuclear Retreat ”. To read it click here.

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Nuclear’s Future May Be Small, As In SMR

A new generation of smallish reactors may give nukes a second lease on life This is a sample article from the April 2013 issue of EEnergy Informer. Broadly speaking, commercial nuclear reactors built over the past 6 decades have gradually … Continue reading

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German Nuclear Industry Gets A Life Extension

This is a sample article from the October 2010 issue of EEnergy Informer. A compromise gives the industry until 2036 to hang on to the existing fleet, with strings attached Under a plan approved by a center-left government under different … Continue reading

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