Category Archives: Nuclear

Articles on Breaking Energy

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Cheryl

Dr. Sioshansi is a regular contributor to the Breaking Energy website. Here are some recent articles of his that have been posted there: Ignoring Climate Change Is Risky Business War on Coal – Already Lost Nuclear Construction: Never On Time, … Continue reading →

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Article on Nuclear Costs at EU Energy Policy

Posted on September 4, 2014 by admin

Dr. Sioshansi has a new article on the cost of nuclear generation at the EU Energy Policy website. It is titled, “Nuclear Construction: Never On Time, Or Budget”. To read it, click here.

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Japan’s Energy Strategy: With Or Without Nuclear?

Posted on April 21, 2014 by admin

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?

Posted on December 22, 2013 by admin

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

Posted on November 13, 2013 by admin

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

Posted on April 15, 2013 by admin

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

Posted on October 19, 2010 by admin

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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