Tag: Nuclear

Putin Rattles Nuclear Sabers Again – HotAir

As he cruises toward another election “victory” on Friday, Vladimir Putin is increasing the frequency of his public appearances. (That’s probably relatively easy when all of your viable opponents mysteriously keep winding up dead.) This week he gave an interview to Russian state television and the subject of the Ukraine war inevitably came up again. […]

Nuclear fusion ‘isn’t going to be the energy white knight’

A NEW briefing from the Global Warming Policy Foundation argues that nuclear fusion is unlikely to be a decarbonisation saviour, at least not in the short to medium term.  The author, retired nuclear researcher John Carr, explains that the technical hurdles to be overcome are still considerable: ‘There is a litany of technical difficulties, from degradation […]

Nuclear Bad News – HotAir

This was rather a refreshing – and surprising – note to the truly awful earthquake and subsequent tsunami the Japanese mainland suffered this week. They are desperately trying to find survivors in the rubble of collapsed buildings and parking garages. For all of the incredible technology that goes into earthquake-proofing modern Japanese construction, a 7.6 […]