Nuclear Energy
Here are the problems with UK nuclear plans
Author / Creator: John Proctor
Media type: Newspaper article
Date published:
The article, written by an engineer with decades of experience in the energy sector.
The main points are:
- There is insufficient scrutiny of the claims of those proposing new nuclear power plants
- The true costs of building these power plants are not properly examined
- The technology is new, and the claimed power outputs are for plants that have not been built or tested
- Hydrogen technology is likely to come on stream faster than the new nuclear plants can be built.
The Parallel Universe of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)
Author / Creator: Tracy Patrick
Media type: Article
Date published: 2025
Go Nuclear, Go Nowhere.
Why Scotland's energy future shouldn't be about nuclear
Author / Creator: Amory Lovins
Media type: Opinion
Date published: 2025
Each year, nuclear adds as much net global power capacity as renewables add every two days
Why new nuclear power is a bad way to balance solar and wind
Author / Creator: David Toke
Media type: Article
Date published: 2025
We need a system where a) renewables generate the energy, b) batteries help smooth the system and where c) gas turbines or engines provide capacity rather than generate much energy.
Is Nuclear the enemy?
Author / Creator: Callum Cox
Media type: Article
Date published:
An explaination that nuclear power whilst breaking down perspectives you may not have considered before
Nuclear RAB: Another Aspect of Johnson’s Toxic Legacy
Author / Creator: Jim Cuthbert
Date published:
The construction of up to eight proposed new power stations will be funded by using a “Regulatory Asset Base” funding model which places the cost on the energy consumer rather than taxation.