Four things you didn’t know about nuclear waste: vchal / shutterstock Some of what you’ve heard about nuclear waste is true. It really can take thousands of years to decay, and even the briefest exposure to the most dangerous kind can be lethal. But in my ten years working with and researching nuclear waste, I’ve …
Why is the UAE, where solar energy is abundant, about to open four nuclear reactors?: Construction underway at Barakah nuclear power plant in the UAE. IAEA Imagebank/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is building the world’s largest concentrated solar power plant, capable of generating 700 megawatts. During daylight, solar power will provide cheap …
Nuclear powers once shared their technology openly – how Iran’s programme fell on the wrong side of history: Iran's nuclear deal is hanging in the balance. By Stuart Miles/Shutterstock As tensions remain at fever pitch between Tehran and Washington, Iran continues to breach limits agreed in the 2015 Iran deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive …
Jeremy Corbyn was once a high-profile opponent of nuclear power – what happened?: The announcement by the shadow business and energy secretary, Rebecca Long-Bailey, that Labour will target “net zero” emissions by 2050 is of course welcome for anyone interested in achieving a low-carbon economy. But the party is plugging in to an existing and …
South Africa in the news: SA drops Zuma’s nuclear expansion dreams: South Africa confirmed on Monday it had scrapped plans to build a series of nuclear power stations, burying one of former president Jacob Zuma’s most controversial policies. File photo: Getty Images Z…: “South Africa” – BingNews ‘SA can’t be left behind in technology advancements’: …
South Africa in the news: South Africa scraps nuclear power expansion plans: PRETORIA (Reuters) – South Africa has cancelled plans to add 9,600 megawatts (MW) of nuclear power by 2030 and will instead aim to add more capacity in natural gas, wind and other energy sources, the …: “South Africa” – BingNews Death threats against …
Five facts that prove South Africa’s nuclear power plan should die: South Africa's Jacob Zuma and Russia's Vladimir Putin meeting in 2015. Should South Africa be relying on Russia for nuclear energy? Reuters/Ivan Sekretarev Under the presidency of Jacob Zuma, South Africa has been trying to implement a massive new nuclear programme. The initiative stood …
South Africa in the news: South Africa’s Electricity Choice (Part 1): Why Ramaphosa must kill the nuclear dream: Shifts ever more adverse to nuclear new-build have accelerated on every front. The global nuclear enterprise is slowly dying of an incurable attack of market forcesi. By ANTON EBERHARD and AMORY LOVINS. Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has …
Why decommissioning South Africa’s Koeberg nuclear plant won’t be easy: Koeberg Nuclear Power Plant. Paul Scott/Wikimedia Commons Africa’s only operational nuclear power plant is in an area called Koeberg, outside Cape Town in South Africa. The life span of the plant was originally meant to end in 2024. But after an upgrade it’s now expected …
After the tsunami: how tidal energy could help Japan with its nuclear power problem: Shutterstock Japan was the third-largest producer of nuclear power in the world in 2011. Then, on March 11 of that year, an earthquake of magnitude 9 was followed by a catastrophic tsunami, resulting in the first nuclear disaster of the 21st …
Why Kenya’s push for nuclear power rests on false or fanciful premises: High voltage electrical pylons on the outskirts of Kenya's capital Nairobi. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya Kenya wants to go nuclear. Since 2012, Nairobi has been talking the talk and walking the walk. It has engaged the International Atomic Energy Agency and signed multilateral letters of …
Groundswell against nuclear in South Africa could put paid to a power deal: President Jacob Zuma has appointed David Mahlobo, a close ally as energy minister. Flickr/GovernmentZA South African President Jacob Zuma, has a maximum of 18 months left as head of state. This time he hopes to rescue a nuclear power deal involving a …
Zuma’s allies are once again gung-ho about nuclear. Will they get their way?: South Africa's new Energy Minister David Mahlobo, has launched a fresh push to bag the nuclear energy build programme. GCIS South Africa’s nuclear build programme seems to be back on the agenda after earlier indications that it was dead. Recent comments by …
South Africa in the news: Mahlobo rushes nuclear deal: The nuclear energy plan is expected to cost South Africa about R1 trillion, an amount that economists and politicians from across the spectrum – including the ANC – say the country’s struggling economy cannot afford. Mahlobo told City Press …: “South Africa” – BingNews Pirates bow …
South Africa in the news: Zuma seems to position Mahlobo to ‘push through’ nuclear deal – Steve Friedman: It is an obvious attempt to make this [nuclear] deal happen in the future,” McDaid said. In September, HuffPost South Africa reported that Mahlobo had become the country’s de facto prime minister and the president’s “right hand …
Q&A: what earthquake science can tell us about North Korea’s nuclear test: North Korea is believed to have conducted a hydrogen bomb test. Seismic shockwaves from the underground test were felt in China, and quickly detected by both South Korea and Japan – both independently confirmed it was a nuclear test. So what can seismic …
South Africa in the news: South Africa to sign more transparent nuclear power agreements with five foreign countries: South Africa plans to sign more transparent nuclear power agreements with five foreign countries after a high court blocked a deal with Russia due to a lack of oversight, the energy ministry said on Saturday. South Africa …
South Africa in the news: South Africa government contemplates legal battle to revive Rosatom nuclear deal: South Africa’s energy ministry and Russian nuclear power giant Rosatom have indicated that they hope to press on with plans to build nuclear power stations in the country, despite the decision of the South African High Court that their …