This factsheet analyzes the role of nuclear energy in global climatescenarios. It shows that a global tripling of nuclear capacity until 2050is neither realistic nor is it needed to achieve climate targets accordingto the Paris agreement. The factsheet presents an analysis of nine globalclimate scenarios that achieve climate targets according to the Parisagreement as well…
With five days left at COP28, the jury is still out on whether thisyear’s UN climate talks will achieve real progress to address climatechange. But one thing is clear: the spotlight is on nuclear power. The (so-called) low-carbon fuel has received an unprecedented amount of attention at thisyear’s gathering, with nearly two dozen countries including…
U.S. special climate envoy John Kerry on Tuesday launched an internationalengagement plan to boost nuclear fusion, saying the emissions-freetechnology could become a vital tool in the fight against climate change.Kerry said the plan involved 35 nations and would focus on research anddevelopment, supply chain issues, and regulation, and safety. "There ispotential in fusion to revolutionize…
Following the launch of a programme aimed at leveraging its experience insuccessfully delivering a nuclear power plant project, the UAE's EmiratesNuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has signed a number of agreements withsmall modular reactor and micro-reactor vendors to explore opportunitiesfor the commercialisation and global deployment of their designs. World Nuclear News 5th Dec 2023 https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/ENEC-to-evaluate-deployment-of-SMRs-and-microreact
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/dec/04/sellafield-money-europe-toxic-nuclear-site-cumbria-safety Interesting graph from above article shows that Europe and N America now have the legacy of hundreds of nuclear power station either decommissioned or due to be decommissioned. It takes about 100 years to clear a nuclear site depending on the tech used. We will be paying for these crumbling dangerous monoliths for generations