Energy has become a major talking point in recent years, and energy security has become a paramount concern globally, to the extent that some countries that were once weak on energy policy have now altered course. Nuclear energy is the most potent form of energy production, which allows societies to flourish.
Now that Korea and the UAE have succeeded impressively at Barakah it appears to be the best large reactor choice for countries without robust supply chains. I believe that's everybody but China and Russia. The US and Europe should build at least one large APR-1400 plant with four units to at least prime the pump
I am a new free subscriber. I have read two of your articles. You seem to be convinced that nuclear power can be a big component in decarbonizing the world’s energy supply. I thought that your lengthy review of this topic on Substack was thorough and well researched. I had thought nuclear power generation was the answer to environmental impacts associated with coal and natural gas fueled generation. I still think it should be possible to harness this technology safely and cost effectively. I wonder if fusion technology can be advanced to replace fission generation.
I live in the Pacific Northwest and saw first hand the burdensome financial impacts of nuclear generating technology. The long-term financial losses that utilities experienced in the 1970-1980, will not soon be forgotten. The Trojan nuclear plant in Oregon was closed prematurely. I believe this was due to design flaws whose repairs were cost prohibitive. Many proposed reactors were abandoned due to cost overruns and changing load forecasts. Negative experiences will create a strong reluctance to propose further nuclear generation in this region. I don’t expect to see another nuclear era unfolding in the Pacific Northwest first many years.
In Denmark there is another nuclear power startup that you could have mentioned. They are
Seaborg Technologies. They are developing a Compact Molten Salt Reactor.
Now that Korea and the UAE have succeeded impressively at Barakah it appears to be the best large reactor choice for countries without robust supply chains. I believe that's everybody but China and Russia. The US and Europe should build at least one large APR-1400 plant with four units to at least prime the pump
I am a new free subscriber. I have read two of your articles. You seem to be convinced that nuclear power can be a big component in decarbonizing the world’s energy supply. I thought that your lengthy review of this topic on Substack was thorough and well researched. I had thought nuclear power generation was the answer to environmental impacts associated with coal and natural gas fueled generation. I still think it should be possible to harness this technology safely and cost effectively. I wonder if fusion technology can be advanced to replace fission generation.
I live in the Pacific Northwest and saw first hand the burdensome financial impacts of nuclear generating technology. The long-term financial losses that utilities experienced in the 1970-1980, will not soon be forgotten. The Trojan nuclear plant in Oregon was closed prematurely. I believe this was due to design flaws whose repairs were cost prohibitive. Many proposed reactors were abandoned due to cost overruns and changing load forecasts. Negative experiences will create a strong reluctance to propose further nuclear generation in this region. I don’t expect to see another nuclear era unfolding in the Pacific Northwest first many years.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/22/business/uk-nuclear-power.html
[shakes head..
Nuclear may be a good transition energy, while we're waiting for green grid and transmission capacity to catch up.