Germany Unplugs Nuclear Power, Doesn’t Plug in Anything Else
Two years after deciding to phase out nuclear power, Germany's government just reported that it is still producing more energy than it needs.
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Should India Build a Beachfront Nuclear Power Plant?
The Debate: How to calculate, and engineer, for risks like this Last week, somewhere between two and eight…
Fukushima Fallout Still Doing Damage
It’s more than a year since a titanic earthquake sparked a meltdown at Japan’s Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant,…
Will Japan Follow Germany’s Path to Green Energy?
As Japan shuts down the last of its nuclear reactors, Germany shows the way to an energy-efficient future with its rapid timetable for conversion to renewables.
Nuclear Renaissance in Space
As the U.S. prepares to relaunch domestic production of plutonium-238, the space community wishes to assure the public of its safety. Are they right?
Is Radiation Actually Good For Some of Us?
By age 10, most people are exposed to enough radiation to be at risk, but the science is so complicated that exposure could even have benefits.
Falling Cost of Renewables Softens Nuclear Shutdown
As renewable energy sources approach cost parity with traditional sources, phasing out nuclear power might in Germany be economically smart.
The No Nukes That Turned to Slow Nukes
The 10-day long protest at the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant 30 years ago this month may have been the most significant anti-nuclear power demonstration ever held in the U.S.
Germany’s Road to Natural Gas Has Coal Detour
Germany's energy revolution makes a shift to natural gas likely all over Europe.
Russian Gas and the Cost of Germany’s Energy Revolution
Doing deals with the Russians to put a pipe under the North Sea gives Germany some flexibility in its post-nuclear future, but at what price?