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Friendly reminder: nuclear power is expensive, illegal, dangerous and decades away from powering our homes and businesses. Instead of debating this dangerous distraction, let's just keep doing what works: electrifying the nation with clean energy.
Dutton’s plan to save Australia with nuclear comes undone when you look between the brushstrokes | Temperature Check
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Modular nuclear is becoming a more viable solution for growing energy demands.
Amazon, Google make dueling nuclear investments to power data centers with clean energy
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A helpful fact checking re nuclear power https://lnkd.in/g74g8G5Y
Does the Coalition’s case for nuclear power stack up? We factcheck seven key claims
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„…Big technology companies including Microsoft Corp. and Google are eager to see more nuclear energy feeding their power-hungry data centers, but are far less willing to provide the capital needed to pay for a growing interest in reactors. While artificial intelligence and data centers are expected to boost power consumption in the US for the first time in a generation, the companies that need the energy told attendees at the American Nuclear Society’s annual conference that they’re poorly positioned to help develop new reactors. Building reactors, especially plants using new technologies, comes with high costs and high risk, according to Briana Kobor, head of energy market innovation at Alphabet Inc.’s Google. The big tech companies may be willing to pay a reasonable premium for clean energy that’s available around the clock, but they’re not willing to invest in the firms building those plants. “We are advocates for nuclear power,” Kobor said during a panel discussion Monday at the Las Vegas conference. “The entities best suited to take on timeline risk and construction risk are not the offtakers.” The discussion comes a day after billionaire Bill Gates said he’s willing to invest billions in a next-generation nuclear plant in Wyoming. TerraPower LLC, which is backed by the co-founder of Microsoft, broke ground on the facility last week. Gates’s support will be key, yet the project underscores the risk that comes with nuclear power. TerraPower expects to complete the reactor in 2030, two years behind the schedule the company laid out when it announced its plans in 2021. Meanwhile, in Georgia, Southern Co. finished in April the first new US nuclear power projects in decades, seven years behind schedule and about 150% over budget. Technology companies should focus on their strength, building data centers, and rely on utilities to deliver the power, said Adrian Anderson, general manager for energy and sustainability at Microsoft. If a data center needs clean wind power, the operator should reach out to a utility, not a wind-turbine provider. “The notion that individual buyers should be assessing nuclear technology for risk is a ridiculous concept,” Anderson said during the panel. There are dozens of companies developing new reactor designs, but they are going to need significant financial support to move their technologies from the research stage to a commercial power plant. Despite their shared goal of seeing more reactors in service, big tech companies aren’t likely to be big financial backers, according to Peter Freed, who stepped down in June from his post as director of energy strategy at Facebook’s parent Meta Platforms Inc. “The notion that technology companies are going to come in to write a check and save the day is misguided,” said Freed.“
Big Tech Wants Nuclear Power But Doesn’t See Role as Investor
bnef.com
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Power will drive the next economy. Nuclear is becoming one alternative
Three Mile Island Readies for Big Tech Reboot
inc.com
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Thanks to the CSIRO for calling out the absurd and outsized cost of Peter Dutton's dangerous nuclear folly. All of those working in the #energy and #climate space, get ready to post, shout out and talk about this a thousand times before the election because Dutton and co won't let up - Nuclear: -Is far too expensive - twice the cost of #renewable energy is a conservative take. -Is far too slow to help address our energy needs - 2040 is a conservative estimate for delivering a working plant with projects around the world blowing out by 10, 20 and 30 years! -Is far more dangerous - hands up, who wants a nuclear power station in their neighbourhood? -Is uninsurable - no commercial insurance company will insure nuclear plants - says everything. -Makes no sense for Australia - we are a country with no nuclear infrastructure nor staff. Nuclear here would man a cold start when we are already at 40% renewable energy uptake! Let's be clear, we'll be hearing about #nuclear despite the above not because you can make any business or energy case for it but because those pushing for it want to extend the use of #climate-threatening #gas and #coal. End of story! And those pushing for it will hope we won't notice we're being had. Let's not be. https://lnkd.in/gPdH4iRT
New CSIRO report doubles down on nuclear price and time frames
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New developments in nuclear power.
Nuclear Powered Data Centers
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"Proposal to build nuclear power plants at former coal sites in Latrobe Valley draws criticism" 🇦🇺 Nuclear vs Renewables - Video Analysis 🔸 In short: The federal opposition says it's keeping an open mind about nuclear power generation. 🔸 It believes former coal-fired power station sites in Victoria's Latrobe Valley and Anglesea are ideal locations for nuclear power plants. 🔸 A Latrobe Valley community group is tired of towns being used as a "dumping ground". For the past century, Victoria's Latrobe Valley has drawn its identity from being the home of the state's coal-fired electricity sector. But it's now being touted as the potential home for an Australian nuclear industry by the federal Coalition.... #nuclear #nuclearpower #uranium #renewables #renewableenergy #australia #solar #wind #criticalminerals #nickel TA RawMaterials: https://lnkd.in/d_Np2KpZ Full Article & Video Analysis: https://lnkd.in/dNmRUTQs
Known for being the home of Victoria's coal-fired electricity, could this region go nuclear?
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