A little consistency goes a long way. — At least, it would. The Ivanpah solar complex began operating in 2014 to considerable fanfare, including endorsement by anti-nuclear environmental group NRDC. It’s an imposing 3-unit power station on the California side of the desert border with Nevada, to the south of Las Vegas. Capacity: 377 megawatts Project cost: $2.34…

Nuclear vs Renewables… is there anything more boring — In the obstinate effort to perpetuate the harmful and imaginary preclusion of all necessary clean energy sources, arguments of cost and time are the favourite tools of trade. But how exactly is nuclear energy made to look bad enough to deserve this dismissal? Firstly, Levelised Cost of Energy (LCOE)…

“There’s not enough awareness of the implications of our move to a much more ‘Just-in-Time’ electricity supply chain.” — In 2019 I had the opportunity to leaf through a previous edition of the Generator Report Card, put together through the efforts of Paul McArdle and Jonathon Dyson. The two professionals presented about an hour of further insights in April this year, and it’s unmissable for anyone seeking a clearer understanding of Australia’s electrical energy supply situation.

A recent shift on clean energy coverage hasn’t gone unnoticed. — “Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, gives influential decision makers a critical edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas.” The company says that the purpose it was born with — to change the world for the better — is “proven…

We can only have a rational debate about the risks and benefits of nuclear power if we can put the risks into a balanced perspective. ~ Professor Geraldine Thomas In March 2011 the advanced industrial nation of Japan was brought to its knees by a record 9.0 magnitude earthquake. A…

In the final installment of our three-part special by Oscar Archer, we learn how the nuclear terrorists’ plans were always doomed to failure… “Look, I know what I was going to do was abhorrent,” Iain Bottrell said. His hands balled into fists upon the table surface. “I know that. Even…

In the second part of our exciting ‘what if’ series, Oscar Archer goes full-on Bond movie as the terrorists reach their secret underground lair… — The only sound in the well-lit room was the faint air conditioner whoosh somewhere behind the ceiling vent. Agent Michelin regarded Doctor Bottrell coolly as he slouched slightly in his chair and collected his thoughts. “What exactly were you going to do with the stolen used fuel assemblies?” she prompted.

In the first part of this ‘what if?’ scenario, Oscar Archer imagines what might happen if terrorists descended on the sleepy coastline of Suffolk… — The well-lit room was drab and grey-walled with a single broad laminate table in the centre. One of the two metal chairs was occupied by a stocky man in a dark green chequered shirt, with a worried, slightly sweaty face and receding blond hair. …

In some very important ways, “nuclear waste” is the best type of energy-related waste. — First let’s be crystal clear on what we’re talking about: the irradiated fuel discharged from conventional nuclear reactors, the long assemblies of metal-clad ceramic pellets that have generated heat to raise steam to drive big generators for years of steady bulk electricity — without direct greenhouse gas emissions. Not cold…