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Why was Nuclear side-lined at COP26?

November 16, 2021 by James Conca

James Conca is extremely disappointed that nuclear did not get a serious hearing by negotiators at COP26. Meanwhile in the "Green Zone" (for the general public), the World Nuclear Association had all of its members' applications to establish exhibits rejected. Why? If public opposition is a main obstacle, the nuclear industry should be given an opportunity to argue its case, explain how it is one of the safest energy sources available, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Nuclear Tagged With: China, COP26, France, Fukushima, IPCC, Kerry, Macron, Nuclear, safety, US

Nuclear: can Silicon Carbide fuel rod cladding improve safety, performance?

June 17, 2020 by Leda Zimmerman

Public concern about the safety of nuclear plants is driving research into ways to make the fuel rods more able to survive the kind of unexpected calamity experienced in Fukushima in 2011. Following the tsunami, hydrogen explosions were caused by the conventional zirconium-based fuel cladding interacting with the high temperature steam produced when the safety system failed and coolant water heated up. Writing for MIT, Leda Zimmerman describes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Innovations, Nuclear Tagged With: fuelrods, Fukushima, Nuclear, safety, SiliconCarbide, zirconium

AI software to improve Nuclear reactor designs, performance, safety, lifetimes

March 31, 2020 by Dan Yurman

Nuclear plants have high up-front costs, complex processes occurring all the way down to the molecular level throughout their decades-long lifetimes, and strict safety criteria. Modelling all the parameters and predicting the outcomes has traditionally begun with theory and observation followed by simulations, the results of which are fed back into the next round of theories, and repeated until those results look valid. The quality of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Nuclear Tagged With: AI, Argonne, design, Nuclear, safety, VERA

Is selling nuclear plants for decommissioning a safety issue?

July 11, 2019 by Lucas Davis and Catherine Hausman

In the U.S., last month, the $48bn nuclear firm Exelon sold its Oyster Creek power plant to a smaller privately-owned firm, Holtec International, that specialises in decommissioning. It’s one of several similar recent transactions that sound sensible. But Lucas Davis, at the Haas School of Business, and Catherine Hausman, of the University of Michigan, argue this may present an economic text book case of “moral hazard”. Big firms are more likely … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Nuclear Tagged With: decommissioning, Nuclear, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, nuclear waste, safety, US

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