Browse by subject: Energy sources: Nuclear power (17)
Wise up to nuclear folly
03 Dec 2007
Amory Lovins on the unacceptable opportunity cost to the climate.
Vengeance is mine?
07 Sep 2006
Nuclear power is “back on the agenda with a vengeance”. Prime minister Tony Blair’s no doubt carefully...
The perils of predicting the future
21 Jan 2010
“Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.” Danish physicist Niels Bohr’s words are a wise...
Mirage and oasis
05 Nov 2007
Nuclear power is back in fashion, touted as a pain-free solution. But do its claims really add up?
Melting Down the Myths
02 Nov 2006
If nuclear power looks like the answer, are we asking the right questions? Hannah Bullock reports.
Green power spells a nuclear wind-up
05 Nov 2006
As Britain fumbles for a financial fix for its nuclear industry, Belgium has taken what looks like a decisive step...
Germany's long goodbye to nuclear energy
04 Nov 2006
In contrast with George W. Bush’s proposals on reviving the US nuclear industry, Germany has followed Sweden’s...
Are lasers the answer for nuclear fusion?
04 May 2010
The first fusion reactor could ignite later this year, thanks to a breakthrough in laser technology at NIF, California...
A switch in time
10 Jan 2008
Wanted: a clear and sustainable sense of direction on our electric options. The answers could fix the future of power for decades...

