From MasterResource By Kennedy Maize October 17, 2023 Ed. note: Nuclear Power is a much talked about technology in the current climate debate. Electricity veteran Ken Maize of Quad Report provides an update on three current nuclear issues: a new, mysterious NuScale power agreement; Plant Vogtle legal restitution; and the recommissioned 805-MW Palisades plant in Michigan. NuScale’s Mystery
Odds are, the Vogtle Nuclear Plant will produce mostly reliable and carbon free power for a long time, if it ever gets started. There's the rub. Like so many large nuclear projects around the world, it's been extremely slow and terribly expensive to bring on line, and that streak has continued this summer, despite continued…
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Some bits of good news. I've been ignoring energy sources other than nuclear. But that's hard to do this week. I've come to at least 3 very positive stories: Germany produces 40GW of solar, and much of it exported to other countries. Great Lakes wind power could give Ontario to 100% renewable energy. Bristol solar farm connects directly to the…