Nuclear Power

Two Important Observations About Nuclear Energy (2 comments)

Several years ago I gave a lecture on oil in Paris, and everything went well until I put in a good word for nuclear energy. That was when the scowls appeared, even though France is the most nuclear intensive country in the world.

When lecturing

Will India Become the Largest Nuclear Energy Producer in the World? (4 comments)

It is a sobering thought. In 2006, according to the UN, India was the fourth largest emitter of carbon dioxide (C02, or greenhouse gas) in the world. At that time, it was emitting 1.5m metric tons, or 5.3% world emissions. Today, India is the third lar

Nuclear Fusion - The Answer To All Of Our Energy Needs? (0 comments)

As far back as pre-historical times, mankind has always been fascinated with the energy supplying ability of the sun to provide the warmth and light needed to sustain life on our planet. That fascination led to numerous myths, legends, philosophies, an

What exactly is Nuclear power and how does it work (0 comments)
Nuclear power has once again found itself in the headlines, but this time it’s not for a disaster such as Chernobyl or three mile island, but as a potential saviour of the environment (nuclear plants produce almost no emissions and so don’t contribute to

The Chernobyl Disaster (0 comments)
As Nuclear power once again finds itself in the headlines it brings back many memories of the disasters that have occurred in the past. The most well known nuclear disaster to take place happened on April 26 1986 in an obscure city in North Central Ukrai