Sentences with phrase «on nuclear power generation»

Already on this thread, I showed that claims about the «prohibitive» cost of Indian nuclear power had little basis and the levies on nuclear power generation in the US for decommissioning and spent fuel management to be small fraction of the renewables levy in Germany

Australia is the only G20 country with a legislated prohibition on nuclear power generation.

Green movements are capitalizing on the Fukushima disaster to stage mass rallies in the attempt to get the government to accelerate the moratorium on nuclear power generation there.

Not exact matches

Power generation is all but decarbonised, relying by 2040 on generation from renewables (over 60 %), nuclear power (15 %) as well as a contribution from carbon capture and storage (6 %)-- a technology that plays an equally significant role in cutting emissions from the industry sePower generation is all but decarbonised, relying by 2040 on generation from renewables (over 60 %), nuclear power (15 %) as well as a contribution from carbon capture and storage (6 %)-- a technology that plays an equally significant role in cutting emissions from the industry sepower (15 %) as well as a contribution from carbon capture and storage (6 %)-- a technology that plays an equally significant role in cutting emissions from the industry sector.

Other but perhaps more serious problems devolve on any future generations that must rely on nuclear power.

Then there is the Conservative Party's apparent shift on the nuclear issue, with Tory energy spokesman Alan Duncan openly voicing his «suspicion» of the case for a new generation of nuclear power stations.

A $ 110 million agreement will transfer ownership and operation of the James FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in Oswego from Entergy Corp. to Exelon Generation, company and state officials announced on Tuesday.

The Lib Dems have also led the way with proposals for energy efficiency in our homes, and for green electricity generation without reliance on nuclear power.

Lib Dem ministers face renewed pressure from their activists over a series of U-turns, particularly on university tuition fees and a new generation of nuclear power plants.

The newest generation of nuclear power plants builds on a foundation of excellence spanning decades and supported by significant improvement in plant efficiency.

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Strategies for replacing light bulbs vary from place to place, depending on regional energy costs and the power - generation mix (i.e., coal, natural gas, nuclear and renewables).

Sometimes what the scientists have written has been political satire, like Leo Szilard's The Voice of the Dolphins or OR Frisch's charming little thought experiment On the Feasibility of Coal - burning Power Stations, in which he applied to fossil - fuel power generation the strictures imposed on nuclear plantOn the Feasibility of Coal - burning Power Stations, in which he applied to fossil - fuel power generation the strictures imposed on nuclear plPower Stations, in which he applied to fossil - fuel power generation the strictures imposed on nuclear plpower generation the strictures imposed on nuclear planton nuclear plants.

To kick things off, the government is spending # 15 million on a new National Nuclear Users» Facility where university and industry researchers can study materials crucial to power generation and reprocessing.

You quote physicist Thomas Klinger saying that lack of progress on nuclear fusion for power generation is simply down to a lack of funding (13 May, p 38).

The chairman of Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) has called on Australian governments to embrace the potential to expand the country's uranium mining industry and be prepared for an expansion in nuclear power generation worldwide.

Neutrinos, or more specifically antineutrinos, are also emitted as a by - product of power generation in manmade nuclear reactors, giving scientists a powerful way to study them on Earth in a controlled manner.

It draws on the WNA's global network of contacts in industry, academia, research institutes and intergovernmental agencies that includes key personnel in enterprises that account for virtually all of the world's uranium mining, nuclear fuel manufacture, equipment production and nuclear power generation.

A fourth generation reactor designed by GEH, PRISM incorporates the groundbreaking features of the Argonne Laboratory's project, representing a technological leap that could power the UK or similar countries for hundreds of years with used nuclear fuel that is already on hand.

The Kavli Foundation recently spoke with three astrophysicists about how this discovery can unlock clues about galactic evolution as well as the abundances of certain elements on Earth we use for everything from jewelry - making to nuclear power generation.

The two companies hope to advance an aSMR design for global power generation with initial deployment in Canada, including the pursuit of a preliminary regulatory review by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, based on earlier technology licensing success in the United States.

Mr. Hooper imagined the rotting nuclear family formed by the Sawyer clan (oddly renamed the Hewitts in the remake) exacting its final parental revenge on the flower - power generation, represented as a group of helpless children.

Footnote * It's worth noting that Peter Raven was one of dozens of signatories to a 2014 «open letter to environmentalists on nuclear energy» endorsing this statement: «the full gamut of electricity - generation sources — including nuclear power — must be deployed to replace the burning of fossil fuels, if we are to have any chance of mitigating severe climate change.»

To pave the way for a new generation of nuclear power plants, we must provide greater certainty on issues from licensing to responsible management of spent fuel.

Four climate scientists, three of whom have published in peer - reviewed literature on energy issues (a sampler from Wigley, Hansen and Caldeira), are pressing the case for environmental groups to embrace the need for a new generation of nuclear power plants in a letter they distributed overnight to a variety of organizations and journalists.

Instead, several respondents heaped abuse on the potential of nuclear power in general despite the fact that the great bulk of their criticisms related to the shortcomings of third generation reactors.

Solar, wind and nuclear all operate on fundamentally different principles, which is reflected in how power generation looks over time.

Douglas Wise # 331 — That's very interesting information about the new generation (4th) of nuclear power, which can run on waste heat.

Despite the public focus on radiation risks, cost has long been the main obstacle to a substantial expansion of nuclear power generation, and will be even more as a result of Japan's still - unfolding effort to secure the wave - ravaged Fukushima Daiichi complex.

Power generation is all but decarbonised, relying by 2040 on generation from renewables (over 60 %), nuclear power (15 %) as well as a contribution from carbon capture and storage (6 %)-- a technology that plays an equally significant role in cutting emissions from the industry sePower generation is all but decarbonised, relying by 2040 on generation from renewables (over 60 %), nuclear power (15 %) as well as a contribution from carbon capture and storage (6 %)-- a technology that plays an equally significant role in cutting emissions from the industry sepower (15 %) as well as a contribution from carbon capture and storage (6 %)-- a technology that plays an equally significant role in cutting emissions from the industry sector.

No matter what type of power generation there may be on a power grid, there must always be a fall - back available; all generators, including coal - fired and nuclear, fail from time to time.

However, you don't want to argue for a rational solution — i.e. cheap nuclear power (which also happens to be 10 to 100 times safer than our currently accepted main source of electricity generation, fossil fuel) and also happens to be a near zero emission technology (in fact much lower than renewables given they need fossil fuel backup, and given solar needs about 10 times as much material per TWh on an LCA basis).

As we have said repeatedly, nuclear power is the only stand - alone power generation source which is capable of delivering power on demand, without CO2 emissions being generated in the process.

Insistence on generating a uniformly positive glow around nuclear power generation clearly isn't working.

To be viable solar generation plus transmission plus storage would have to provide reliable power on demand, 24/367 and the total costs would have to be cheaper than fossil fuels and nuclear.

The panel contends that atomic energy is an option for building a low - carbon society on grounds that nuclear power generation doesn't emit carbon dioxide.

The reason both countries, who have large readily available coal reserves are so heavily reliant on fossil fueled electricity generation is because, without carbon pricing, it's slightly cheaper than nuclear power.

Ergo, in terms of energy generation the most effective central government response would be to tear up the stifling regulations on nuclear power and start again, allowing nuclear plant to be built cheaply, efficiently and safely.

These would produce enough power to replace five large nuclear power stations, tellingly at about the same time as the first of the much - touted new generation of reactors is likely to come on stream.

The focus of that administration's actions was on coal, but oil, gas and nuclear power generation were also under attack.

According to the Houston Chronicle, Hyperion Power Generation (HPG) has commercialized a nuclear «battery» that runs of low grade, proliferation - proof uranium hydride fuel that can't melt down, that produces enough electricity for 20,000 homes, and is small enough that it can be sealed at the factory and then shipped on a big truck to it's operational site.

Power generation survived but got squeezed by nat gas and nuclear (as did oil fired power generation and industrial use of oil on the back of the 1970s oil shoPower generation survived but got squeezed by nat gas and nuclear (as did oil fired power generation and industrial use of oil on the back of the 1970s oil shopower generation and industrial use of oil on the back of the 1970s oil shocks).

Nuclear accounts for nearly one - quarter of power generation in BLUE Map and hydro for half as much, building on the important role both technologies already play in the Baseline scenario.

Reduce dependency on (imported) fossil fuels (balance of payments, reliance on potentially unfriendly or unstable nations as suppliers, high cost at the pump, all problems as seen from US viewpoint): — encourage nuclear power generation (cut red tape)-- encourage energy savings and improved efficiency projects (tax breaks)-- encourage basic research into new (non fossil fuel) resources (subsidies)-- encourage imports from friendly neighbor, Canada (Keystone pipeline)-- encourage local oil and gas exploration («drill, baby, drill»)-- encourage «clean coal» projects (tax incentives)-- set goal to become energy independent within ten years

The money spent on the Flannery ads would have been far better spent on ads dispelling some of the misinformation concerning the safety of nuclear energy, which if adopted in place of fossil - fuel power generation will make a much bigger impact on global warming.

• Kyoto Protocol • EU ETS • Australian CO2 tax and ETS • Mandating and heavily subsidising ($ / TWh delivered) renewable energy • Masses of inappropriate regulations that have inhibited the development of nuclear power, made it perhaps five times more expensive now than it should be, slowed its development, slowed its roll out, caused global CO2 emissions to be 10 % to 20 % higher now than they would otherwise have been, meaning we are on a much slower trajectory to reduce emissions than we would be and, most importantly, we are locked in to fossil fuel electricity generation that causes 10 to 100 times more fatalities per TWh than would be the case if we allowed nuclear to develop (or perhaps 1000 times according to this: http://nextbigfuture.com/2011/03/deaths-per-twh-by-energy-source.html • Making building regulations that effectively prevent people from selling, refurbishing or updating their houses if they are close to sea level (the damage to property values and to property owners» life savings is enormous as many examples in Australia are already demonstrating.

Japan spent $ 60 billion in 2012 on LNG, partly because of nuclear power outages, for power generation.

Existing U.S. nuclear power generating plants operate under increasingly competitive market conditions brought on by relatively low natural gas prices, increasing electricity generation from renewable energy sources, and limited growth in electric power demand.

While every market is unique, it is clear that wind energy can compete on cost with virtually all forms of new electricity generation, including nuclear, hydroelectric, and coal - fired power.

In fact, the report, which is based on 246 studies covering various power generation scenarios and constraints, concluded that nuclear power beats wind and natural gas on an «apples - to - apples» basis for battling climate change.