The Australian Nuclear Association Inc (ANA) promotes the use of nuclear science and technology in Australia.
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People have been making silly arguments that women don’t approve of nuclear energy, so here’s a short video about the incredible physicist who coined the term ‘fission’ - Lise Meitner.
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Fantastic news! The lifespan of
4 nuclear power plants in Britain will extended 🇬🇧
bbc.com/news/articles/c33dve…
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Why was the highest wholesale spot price ($12,500) in South Australia yesterday at a time with 47% from renewables?
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CANDU is one helluva cool reactor.
Canada is knocking it out of the park on budget and ahead of schedule.
Time to build some more.
#TeamCANDU CANDUProud
The skilled trades are ready to use the best tooling in our industry - automated six-axis robotics. Like a Formula 1 pit crew they’re poised to commission and maintain these tools with unmatched speed and precision. #mcrinnovation #majorcomponentreplacement
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Britain’s first nuclear reactor in 30 years has just been installed at Hinkley Point C 🫡
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Dr Andrew Peele, Group Exec Nuclear Science & Technology ANSTO, shared how our nuclear science & technology infrastructure & expertise can enhance food security aligned to #Atoms4Food at side event @iaeaorg organised organised by the Republic of the Philippines @AusAmbVIE
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China rapidly deploying reactors by focusing on innovation in project delivery of Gen 3+ PWRs while developing some Gen 4 on the side.
America focusing on innovating powerpoint slides of Gen 4 reactors while not being able to figure out the financial engineering to have an actual firm order for a single commercial nuclear power plant.
All the US seems capable of in nuclear right now is signing fairly toothless MOUs, LOIs and PPAs.
China just built an upgraded AP1000, the CAP 1400 in 5 years.
Lots of bluster about “Make Anerica Great Again” with no realistic pathway of how to compete with China who are orders of magnitude ahead.
We need a muscular LPO to do the financial engineering to revive America’s nuclear promise.
China finances its nuclear reactors through a combination of state-backed funding, partnerships and state-owned enterprises.
They heavily subsidize nuclear energy projects as part of their strategic energy policy. Institutions like the China Development Bank provides low-interest loans to nuclear projects, ensuring steady and affordable funding.
Major SOEs such as China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) and China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) finance and operate the majority of China’s nuclear reactors.
These companies generate revenue from their existing energy operations and reinvest profits into new nuclear projects and issue bonds to raise capital for nuclear reactors.
But America lacks the strategic thinking and possesses ideological barriers to these kind of mechanisms which make affordable large scale infrastructure projects, not just nuclear unaffordable.
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Aust. "Nuclear inquiry" website aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Bus… now shows 270 submissions. Mine no. 253. Key message
Australia’s strategy for growing clean electricity supply purely by growth in solar + wind generation is struggling, will fail.
We need to add nuclear
Simple as that
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My most downloaded guest, Jean Baptiste Fressoz, author of "The Energy Transition will Not Happen" joins me again for a deep dive of his book "Chaos in the Heavens" an exploration of the history of thought about climate change ranging from pre-modern to current times.
Preoccupations with climate change are ancient and dwarf today's level of climate obsession. In the preindustiral world bad weather and poor climate meant crop failures, famine, food riots and political instability. They were a persistent and central concern. We have been insulated from climate by railroads, maritime trade and increased agricultural productivity.
It was great to get a window into thought about climate change, climate alarmism, "the first anthropocene of the 1700's" and more.
Coming next week on @DecoupleMedia
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Uhlmann's comment that the cost of electricity is "set by the highest cost" of generation is misleading.
It is set by the cost of the highest priced generator in the portion of the bid stack that is scheduled to produce.
Even that misleads due to RE subsidies.
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That's not all.
Other items not added to the "100% RE" bottom line include:
Private batteries - assumed to be in most or all private dwellings.
Use of electricity sucked from private batteries - fixed & mobile.
No more feed in tariffs.
Remote control of batteries, wind & PV.
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RenewEconomy? Don't you worry that it's just a teeny weeny bit, sort of, kind of, partial? Seems to have a lot of stories about the marvels of solar and wind energy. What did Giles have to say about AEMO's urging to speed up RE growth rate? Any original constructive suggestions?
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What's #awkward is @Peter_Fitz and his elitist mates constantly spreading FUD about nuclear.
How many times do experts have to explain that nuclear plants are designed to withstand earthquakes.
Another earthquake near Dutton’s Hunter Valley nuclear site
#auspol #awkward
smh.com.au/national/australi…
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The IAEA has arrived at #COP29 in Baku! Over the next two weeks, we are hosting and joining events on energy, food, the oceans and water to showcase nuclear solutions for climate action. #Atoms4Climate
Stay informed with regular updates & event highlights: atoms.iaea.org/COP29highligh…
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Adi Paterson: convicted of "Failing to serve in the South African Defence Force" in the Apartheid era.
He is well to the Left of @simonahac
Had a Criminal Record (CR) as the CEO of ANSTO!
CRs suck: expunged a few years ago. Bans suck, Simon! LiftTheNucBan Now Democracy now. – at Sydney, New South Wales
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Let's be clear these people are not experts! Nor is the 'smart' energy council btw.
Please support our campaign today so the actual experts get a say:
nuclearforaustralia.com/fact…
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The 'Smart' Energy Council doesn't seem to understand radioactive waste management in Australia.
We already safely manage low level radioactive waste & intermediate level waste.
In terms of the used fuel aka 'raw product' according to the 'Smart' Energy Council it is initially stored in cooling ponds located in the nuclear plant and the can either be:
-> Placed in temporary dry cask storage
-> Reprocessed as we currently do with the used fuel from our research reactor
-> Placed in deep geological repository
Finally, regarding the coke can comment, the amount of nuclear fuel required to power someone over their lifetime would indeed fit inside a coke can.
My closing thought: why are these people being called 'experts' on nuclear...
