Category: Nuclear
Small Modular Reactors and the Big Questions of Cost & Waste
The publication of Kim and Macfarlane’s 2026 study on small modular reactors is a moment worth pausing over. Nuclear energy sits at the margins of most serious decarbonization pathways today, but SMRs have been marketed as the technology that could change that. They are advertised as cheaper, safer, faster to … [continued]
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From Carbon Capture to ESG: The Seven Deadly Sins of Clean Energy
Recently I sat down virtually with Laurent Segalen and Gerard Reid, investors, bon vivants, and hosts of Redefining Energy, the main channel to my nerdcast side channel Redefining Energy—Tech. The reason? A fun episode of their podcast where we talked about sin, energy, and investment. Laurent Segalen [LS]: Today on … [continued]
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Indonesia Bets On Thorcon’s Molten Salt Reactor, But History Suggests Trouble Ahead
Indonesia has taken a bold and likely problematic step with the announcement of its first, early stage regulatory approval for a nuclear power project. Thorcon International, a Singapore-based developer of molten salt reactors, has received permission from Indonesia’s regulator to evaluate a site for a demonstration plant on Kelasa Island. … [continued]
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Make America Gaslit Again
When I was a kid, my grandmother’s house in New Hampshire was always ready for the electricity to go down. The kitchen range was wood-fired, though there was a newer kerosene alternative (horrible). There were two sconces in every bathroom, each with an oil (kerosene) lamp. About half the house … [continued]
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Sizewell’s Exploding Budget Exposes Europe’s Nuclear Blindspot
The recent announcement that the UK’s Sizewell C nuclear generation construction’s projected cost has doubled from £20 billion in 2020 to nearly £38 billion today is shocking but predictable. For anyone following Europe’s nuclear power saga, such an escalation is not an anomaly but rather a continuation of a deeply … [continued]
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