December 2024

Nuclear Reactors 1448 - Australian Government Official Doubts That Australia Will Adopt Nuclear Power

     Chris Bowen is a member of the Australian Labor Party and the Australian Minister for Climate Change and Energy. He recently said that support for nuclear power is likely to evaporate once Australians face a clear choice at the next election and realize that the Liberal–National Coalition Party’s nuclear power policy would mean relying more on old coal plants and increased risk of blackouts.

Nuclear Reactors 1447 - Australian Government Officials Argue Over Adoption Of Nuclear Power

     Matt Kean is the chair of the Climate Change Authority in Australia and a former New South Wales Liberal energy minister. He told a parliamentary estimates hearing that there is “no bigger rent-seeking parasite than the nuclear industry” during a heated exchange with senators supporting nuclear power.

Nuclear Fusion 86 - Zap Energy Developing Unique Fusion Reactor The Utilizes Z-Pinch - Part 1 of 2 Parts

Part 1 of 2 Parts
     For fusion power researchers, hitting “breakeven” is something of a Holy Grail. It is the point at which a fusion reaction produces more power than was required to ignite it. Only one scientific experiment, at the U.S. National Ignition Facility (NIF), has accomplished that feat. It took over a decade of tweaking the system to achieve the monumental result.

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