Sentences with phrase «other than nuclear power»

The integrated energy strategy offered by Charcoal based Terra Preta Soil technology may provide the only path to sustain our agricultural and fossil fueled power structure without climate degradation, other than nuclear power.

Anyone still banging on about CO2 emissions in the electricity generation sector, ought to be banging on about nothing other than nuclear power.

Other than nuclear power, there is now no feasible large scale potential source of energy.

Not exact matches

Perry has repeatedly said that storing fuel on site makes coal and nuclear plants less prone to shutdowns than other power generators in the event of disasters and attacks.

I'm not saying there is more cause for concern for the nuclear programs of Iran and Pakistan than there is for other nuclear powers, like Russia, North Korea and Israel.

Cuomo has argued that nuclear power is cleaner than fossil fuels and is a needed bridge fuel during a transition to wind, solar and other renewable energy sources.

I don't know much about China but I noticed that in many areas (space exploration, aircraft carriers, nuclear weapons...), they seem more interested in demonstrating and maintaining a basic capability than really competing with other powers.

The other side of the «green» argument against nuclear power is the fear by some climate scientists that carbon emissions in New York could increase by more than 31 million metric tons during the next two years, if a number of nuclear power plants close.

Governor Cuomo has argued that nuclear power is cleaner than fossil fuels, and is a needed bridge fuel during a transition to wind, solar, and other renewable energy sources.

The sentence marked with an asterisk was changed from «In fact, fly ash — a by - product from burning coal for power — and other coal waste contains up to 100 times more radiation than nuclear waste» to «In fact, the fly ash emitted by a power plant — a by - product from burning coal for electricity — carries into the surrounding environment 100 times more radiation than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.»

Even though Illinois has more nuclear power plants than any other state, Obama is not gung ho on that type of energy.

The NuScale Power Module's cost per kWh is competitive with other sources of base load electricity generation, and less than the cost per kWh of large nuclear units.

«Unlike today's nuclear reactor, the IFR [integral fast reactor] can generate unlimited amounts of inexpensive clean power for hundreds of thousands of years... It provides an excellent solution for what to do with our nuclear waste because it can use our existing nuclear waste for fuel and it is significantly more proliferation - resistant than other methods of dealing with nuclear waste... The IFR is also inherently safe.

Once units 3 and 4 join the existing two Vogtle units already in operation, Plant Vogtle is expected to generate more electricity than any other U.S. nuclear facility, enough to power more than 1 million homes and businesses.

I don't think Cosmic Rays were ever as much about it [AGW], as say, what to do about it; if «it» were indeed happening, whether by anthropogenic causes or combinations or other field properties - nuclear power is NOT the way to go; humans will adapt and survive over shorter time periods in climate than over the half - lives of nuclear fission byproducts.

Nuclear power produces less greenhouse gas [CO2] than any other source, including coal, natural gas, hydro, solar and wind.

And, so, nuclear power is doing more to de-nuclear-weaponize the world than any other thing that we do.

I'm convinced that the United States will be better off keeping existing nuclear power stations running, where their management can be demonstrated to be reliable, rather than initiating a decades - long decommissioning process that would not resolve community concerns about spent fuel and many other sources of risk.

Among other points, Mr. Romm says the «fourth generation» form of nuclear power discussed by Dr. Hansen has no greater potential benefits than other technologies (solar - thermal power plants, for example) that were not mentioned but that could be deployed at large scale much more quickly.

The next US Administration takes the lead to persuade the US citizens nuclear power is about as safe as or safer than any other electricity source http://nextbigfuture.com/2012/06/deaths-by-energy-source-in-forbes.html.

A further 35 % or so came from coal, less than 15 % from nuclear power and the rest from a hotch - potch of other sources.

Tennessee uses hydroelectric power with coal and nuclear power to keep the lights on for its residents, who use more electricity per capita than any other state, according to the NRDC.

Showing data from financial firm Lazard and other sources, their presentation said natural gas, coal and even some nuclear power plants were the lowest - cost producers of electricity on the planet, cheaper than wind or solar.

With nuclear power cheaper than fossil fuel generated electricity it could avoid 50 % of CO2 emissions from fossil fuels by around mid 21st Century (and achieve the other objectives in the list).

Here, in the United States, we need, for several reasons, base load power plants other than natural gas, and with the slow demise of nuclear, coal is the only alternative.

But there are three other major energy options that need to be considered to help fill this need for non-fossil energy by 2050, one or all of which may end up being more cost effective and thus less harmful to global economic growth: nuclear fission (chapter 7), fusion (chapter 8), and solar power collected in space rather than on Earth's surface (chapter 9).

Suffice it to say that a proper literature search and applying the same standard to data for nuclear and other mature technologies as he / she wishes to apply to CSP, the cost comparison using classical utility economics (which I was trained in in my years in GE's Power Systems business and used for decades as a power project developer) produces very different answers than kerry seems to tPower Systems business and used for decades as a power project developer) produces very different answers than kerry seems to tpower project developer) produces very different answers than kerry seems to think.

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To date all operating nuclear power plants were developed by state - owned or regulated utility monopolies [2] where many of the risks associated with construction costs, operating performance, fuel price, and other factors were borne by consumers rather than suppliers.

Deep in the psyche of these over 50s men, other than those like me who have resisted the nuclear siren's call, there is a non-rational belief in the endless safe power of nuclear fission and delusions of fusion.

Against this backdrop, South Korea, which is more capable of supplying cheap and quality nuclear power than any other countries, announced a plan to abandon nuclear.

Civilian nuclear power worldwide has fewer deaths per teraWatt - hour than any other power source, including wind and solar.

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) in its analysis of EPA's Clean Power Plan had to consider new nuclear capacity as a separate case analysis because construction of new nuclear capacity other than what is currently under construction or at risk for retirement is not a major compliance option based on EPA's proposed rule despite nuclear power's zero carbon dioxide emissPower Plan had to consider new nuclear capacity as a separate case analysis because construction of new nuclear capacity other than what is currently under construction or at risk for retirement is not a major compliance option based on EPA's proposed rule despite nuclear power's zero carbon dioxide emisspower's zero carbon dioxide emissions.

Other than the catastrophic scenario of widespread radiation release that kills people and renders large areas uninhabitable, one of nuclear power's most obvious environmental and safety problems stems from the periodic release of radiation.

«And there are other ways of complying than with nuclear power.»

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and others have pressed to close the nearby Indian Point nuclear power plant, but the mayor said city residents get more than 8 percent of their electricity from the facility and lack a ready substitute.

Nuclear energy is higher tech than other forms of power generation and so its workers make significantly higher wages than coal or natural gas workers.

Poland depends on domestically available coal far more than other EU countries (solid fuels, coal and lignite, constitute 57 % of gross inland energy consumption for heat and electricity) with very little renewable energy production and no nuclear power.

«There's very little, other than the NRC, that the federal government has to do with nuclear power.»

Nuclear power isn't «safe», it's just safer than nearly all other forms of power.

In short, given that it is «time to get some policy traction» on global change, nuclear power does seems much less speculative than any alternative other than continued ineffectual handwringing.

I'm quite resigned to the fact that we are not going to be the ones to prove or disprove this question — it will be left to developing economies like China and India, and other nations that have immediate reasons to pursue nuclear power (South Korea and Japan due to lack of any apparent alternatives, UAE and other oil / gas rich nations that wish to sell rather than use their prized non-coal fossil fuels).

If so, then in my next post we can move on discussing «why» Congress didn't approve Obama's numerous Budget requests to dramatically expand Nuclear Power (other than Vogtle 3 & 4).

China, the country that is building more nuclear reactors than any other, continued to get more electricity from the wind than from nuclear power plants in 2014.

Barry has led or had a central role in transactions involving more than 60 countries spanning a wide range of sectors, including power (coal, gas, wind and nuclear), oil and gas (pipelines, petrochemical and other facilities), ports and aviation, satellite / telecom and other areas.