UK Nuclear vs Wind Electricity Cost
Wind is much cheaper than nuclear electricity in the UK and yet UK is considering small nuclear as well. Economic stupidity and unwillingness to face up to reality.
Nuclear power discussions
Wind is much cheaper than nuclear electricity in the UK and yet UK is considering small nuclear as well. Economic stupidity and unwillingness to face up to reality.
Fusion or fiction – can fusion actually provide essentially high quantities of low emission electricity. Or is another 30 years of research needed
Nuclear Renaissance v4.0 is sweeping the USA and UK. Even in Australia, some are pushing the barrow. Yet the data is unambiguous. Nuclear is 6-8 times more costly than renewables. Uninsurable. Old technology.
Many proponents of nuclear energy ignore the economics and try to dismiss them. Uranium is limited – estimated that if the world was all nuclearl, only 4 years of current supply. The cost to extract lower % uranium becomes prohibitive.
Waste from nuclear is trivialised by nuclear proponents. There currently is no cost effective method of removal of the next 45,000 radioactive life of spent nuclear fuel. Arguments include not much, not dangerous, not my problem.
Uranium mining for nuclear power and for nuclear weapons continues to have geopolitical implications along with the energy needed to refine the uranium to be used. there are 15 nuclear myths including SMR, waste, and subsidies. The availability of uranium drives the future of the nuclear energy industry; an upper limit on uranium prices will …