"Ralph Sims says in future, small-scale nuclear power may prove more economic, and may be more palatable to the public if mass scale wind and solar farms are the alternative."

#GeorgeDriver, 2023

https://northandsouth.co.nz/2023/07/24/renewable-energy-by-2050/

Just no. Not now, not ever. I would happily risk prison time for nonviolent direct action to prevent construction even starting on a nuclear power plant in Aotearoa, and I doubt I'm alone in that.

(1/2)

#nuclear#NuclearPower

Swarm of #jellyfish shuts #nuclear power plant in #France

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/11/swarm-of-jellyfish-shuts-nuclear-power-plant-in-france

> ‘Massive and unpredictable’ swarm entered filter drums that pull in water, Gravelines operator EDF says

Changing conditions create new challenges. Jellyfish wasn't on my radar, but it seems like the media is creating a hype around it. A bit of a nothingburger honestly.

#Nuclear

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/swarm-jellyfish-shuts-french-nuclear-plant-2025-08-11/

Swarm of #jellyfish shuts #nuclear power plant in #France

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/11/swarm-of-jellyfish-shuts-nuclear-power-plant-in-france

> ‘Massive and unpredictable’ swarm entered filter drums that pull in water, Gravelines operator EDF says

@collectifission

They are also deploying 500GW of Solar + Wind in 2025 alone, which at a conservative capacity factor would be equivalent to 75GW nuclear (as long as they can build enough storage or interment usages to avoid curtailment).

I think they'll have enough reliability/load management soon to really start shuttering coal plants.

#nuclear #renewables

"China's National Nuclear Safety Administration has issued a construction licence for units 1 and 2 at the Jinqimen nuclear power plant in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, clearing the way for first concrete to be poured for the foundation of the reactor building of the first unit."

#Nuclear#News

https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/construction-permit-granted-for-new-chinese-plant

@collectifission

So, on China time we should see them commisioned in 2030/31?. Maybe earlier as site prep started in early 2024. It will be interesting to see how fast they can get.

I think they have >35GW already under construction that should be completed at or before 2030 and more in the pipeline. China scale is breathtaking.

#nuclear

"China's National Nuclear Safety Administration has issued a construction licence for units 1 and 2 at the Jinqimen nuclear power plant in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, clearing the way for first concrete to be poured for the foundation of the reactor building of the first unit."

#Nuclear#News

https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/construction-permit-granted-for-new-chinese-plant

"At its heart, the Nuclear RAB model allows nuclear projects to be funded by regulated charges on consumers during construction, shares risks more broadly, ultimately lowers financing costs which in turn attracts more private investment, all under the watch of a government regulator."

#Nuclear#UK

https://www.stephensonharwood.com/insights/nuclear%27s-new-playbook-the-rise-of-rab

"At its heart, the Nuclear RAB model allows nuclear projects to be funded by regulated charges on consumers during construction, shares risks more broadly, ultimately lowers financing costs which in turn attracts more private investment, all under the watch of a government regulator."

#Nuclear#UK

https://www.stephensonharwood.com/insights/nuclear%27s-new-playbook-the-rise-of-rab

"One of Britain’s leading nuclear scientists says Australia will face consequences if it continues to reject nuclear energy."

#Nuclear#Australia

https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/leading-british-nuclear-scientist-sir-robin-grimes-says-australia-will-face-consequences-if-it-rejects-nuclear-energy/news-story/b885c59d4f763ad0999c0a73213e8f48

Hadn't realised quite how big a foot cannon the new FEOC system in the OBBB turning into.

Right now it impacts everything power oriented including solar, batteries (that was the point), wind turbines (also the point?), power distribution, and even AP1000 nuclear reactors.

Also, (not FEOC) it is apparently cheaper now to import a Toyota from Japan (15% tarriff) than to build one in the USA (35% tarriffs on Canadian Steel and Aluminium).

#energy #nuclear #renewables #uspolitics

"EU Member States expect to deploy at least 60 GW of new nuclear capacity by 2050 to meet its climate and energy security goals. But without greater coordination, the bloc risks a fragmented rollout of new nuclear energy: duplicated efforts, spiralling costs, underinvested supply chains, and project delays."

#Nuclear#Policy

https://www.catf.us/resource/nuclear-energy-orderbooks-101-enabling-cost-effective-nuclear-deployment-in-europe/

"EU Member States expect to deploy at least 60 GW of new nuclear capacity by 2050 to meet its climate and energy security goals. But without greater coordination, the bloc risks a fragmented rollout of new nuclear energy: duplicated efforts, spiralling costs, underinvested supply chains, and project delays."

#Nuclear#Policy

https://www.catf.us/resource/nuclear-energy-orderbooks-101-enabling-cost-effective-nuclear-deployment-in-europe/

L'energia #solar amb bateries s'està abaratint tant, fins i tot a gran escala, que està convertint totes les versions de la #nuclear en tecnologies molt cares.

Qui aposta per la nuclear ho fa per dogmatisme i extremisme.

Gran article de @pedrofresco.

#Energia#Renovables
https://www.infolibre.es/129_1f256c

"Trump spent every day for 4 years saying that Biden was about to start World War 3 and if he got elected he would end the war in Ukraine and we would have peace with Russia because he has a great relationship with Putin. Here is today’s update on all that."
-R Filipkowski

#25A: NOW.
#Trump #Putin #UkraineWar#Nuclear#USPol

"Trump spent every day for 4 years saying that Biden was about to start World War 3 and if he got elected he would end the war in Ukraine and we would have peace with Russia because he has a great relationship with Putin. Here is today’s update on all that."
-R Filipkowski

#25A: NOW.
#Trump #Putin #UkraineWar#Nuclear#USPol

What could go wrong?

"Trump expels all but one member of nuclear waste oversight board”

#nuclear#NuclearPower @sts

https://www.ans.org/news/2025-07-23/article-7215/trump-expels-all-but-one-member-of-nuclear-waste-oversight-board/

What could go wrong?

"Trump expels all but one member of nuclear waste oversight board”

#nuclear#NuclearPower @sts

https://www.ans.org/news/2025-07-23/article-7215/trump-expels-all-but-one-member-of-nuclear-waste-oversight-board/

As a reminder #Germany has 170 GW in wind and solar - unfortunately, all that is “installed power” which means they work when they work, and when they don’t work, that 170 GW can be just as well be 17 or 1.7 GW or zero. At such times #France#nuclear powers Germany.