Tag: nuclear power

An election referendum on energy goes nuclear

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
Who are we? Where are we going? And can we keep the lights on and the carbon emissions down as we kick and scream all the way there? These...

Energy transition debate: Taking the nuclear option

Posted on   |  by Christopher Skinner
Nuclear energy has been the subject of much recent discussion due on the one hand to Australia’s AUKUS pillar one acquisition of nuclear powered, conventionally armed submarines, and on...

Germany-Aust green hydrogen accord adds new significance

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Whatever strategic importance had been placed on the Australia-Germany Hydrogen Accord signed in 2021 has taken on significantly greater urgency as 2022 has unfolded. The naked aggression of Russia’s...

Nuclear power: an industry whose glory years never arrived

Posted on   |  by David Havyatt
The prospect of nuclear power should be dubbed ‘The Great Distraction.’* A look at one historical text has lessons for us all in making technology predictions. Albert Einstein’s famous...