Our energy future (summary)
Recommendations from the complete paper.
Nuclear
Our energy future – a point of view
A detailed analysis in the tradition of the late Admiral Rickover. It takes as its starting point the finite nature of fossil fuels and concludes with some surprising recommendations. Author DiNunno is a retired engineer with a 64-year career in the electrical/nuclear field (AEC, DoE, etc.), especially in the planning and oversight of nuclear reactors.
Small nuclear war could lead to cooldown
A small-scale, regional nuclear war could disrupt the global climate for a decade or more, with environmental effects that could be devastating for everyone on Earth.
“Energy resources and our future” – remarks by Admiral Hyman Rickover delivered in 1957
Nearly 50 years ago, Admiral Rickover (“father of the nuclear submarine”) delivered a talk that covered almost all the themes of peak oil, energy and sustainabilty. Reading it is a spine-chilling experience, to see how prophetic Rickover was, and to realize how we’ve erred by ignoring his warnings.
Nuclear – Nov 29
Missing keys, holes in fence and a single padlock: welcome to Congo’s nuclear plant
Dounreay ‘will pollute for decades’
Thorium: change the fuel for a happier reaction
Russia will build 42 nuclear reactors by 2030
Nuclear – Nov 26
Uranium mine blamed for high Aboriginal cancer rate
Uranium a peril among the Navajos
£7bn deal to harness Sun’s nuclear power
Aus. Opposition leader says nuclear power key to election
Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump faces new hurdles
Technology – Nov 22
Should Google go nuclear? (new fusion tech, and Robert Hirsch’s nuclear past)
Geoengineering: new talk of manipulating Earth’s climate (updated)
She harnesses viruses to make things (bio-nanotech)
Waste management: One man’s trash… (plasma tech)
Breaking the H2 marriage (new catalyst)
Australian nuclear debate – Nov 21
Govt inquiry: Nuclear power a practical option for Australia
Response: Nuclear option no solution to climate change
Australia as global nuclear waste dump?
N. America energy policy – Nov 10
Lessons for U.S. from Russia and China /
‘Energy independence’ on Bush agenda /
Environment policy change in new House /
An acceleration toward alternative fuels? /
Door open for shift in energy policy /
Alberta’s Dinning calls nuclear power oilsands option
IEA World Energy Outlook 2006 – reports (updated)
Developing world to drive 70% oil demand /
IEA backs nuclear power /
World must spend extra $3 trillion on energy by 2030 /
World risks ‘dirty’ energy future /
Top energy agency warns of ‘dirty’
future
Nuclear – Nov 5
IEA urges world to build more N-plants /
Australia: nuclear power will ‘worsen drought’ /
Thorium: Safe nuclear power can avert the energy crisis /
Nuclear cleanup site has cities cleaning up financially
British nuclear – Oct 28
Nuclear problems may boost UK energy costs /
Hinkley Point power station ‘may never open again’ /
Hunterston nuclear station’s cracks ‘a threat to safety’ /
Think-tank raps Blair over nuclear policies /
UK nuclear cleanup to cost $122 billion /
What is the best solution to dispose of Britain’s nuclear waste?
