Is nuclear history repeating in South Australia?
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Is nuclear history repeating in South Australia? https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/drive/is-nuclear-history-repeating-in-south-australia/13602456
By Patricia Karvelas on RN Drive Jason Bilney’s grandfather remembers the impacts of nuclear testing at Maralinga in South Australia’s far north, where atomic bombs were tested in the 1950s and 1960s.
Now, as chair of the Barngarla Determination Aboriginal Corporation, Jason has fought to have his people’s voice heard regarding a proposed nuclear waste facility at Napandee, on the Eyre Peninsula.
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Jason Bilney, Chairperson of Barngarla Determination Aboriginal CorporationDuration: 7min 39secBroadcast: Mon 25 Oct 2021,
The European Commission struggles with push to have nuclear power included as clean and sustainable
The Green Brief: Gas, nuclear and the EU taxonomy saga
By Frédéric Simon and Kira Taylor | EURACTIV.com 27 Oct 21, ……………………………..The EU taxonomy regulation has created three categories for sustainable investments: “green”, “enabling” and “transition”. In an interview with the FT, McGuiness said a possible compromise could be to create a new “amber” category for activities that are not “green” as such but are still helpful for the green transition. The Commission is also looking at redefining the “transition” category to prevent the taxonomy from becoming too “binary”, McGuiness said.
With the creation of a new intermediate category, and the definition of clear sustainability thresholds for nuclear and gas, the European Union may just have found the answer to a question that has been bogging down the taxonomy for years.
Some will denounce it as a fudge and an assault on the EU’s green objectives. Others will call it a pragmatic answer to one of the trickiest questions posed by the energy transition.
The French Négawatt program presents its 2022 scenario for getting France to fully renewable nuclear-free energy system
A nuclear-free future is possible, according to Négawatt. The Négawatt association presented its 2022 scenario for a France with fully renewable and nuclear-free electricity production by 2050. It hopes that its proposals, which are urgently to be implemented, will be taken up by the presidential candidates.
Energy consumption halved, electricity production 100% from renewable sources, 500,000 jobs created… This is what France could look like in 2050, if we are to believe the latest edition of the Négawatt scenario published on Tuesday 26 October .
The trajectory described by the eponymous association is not science fiction, assures its director, Stéphane Chatelin. Developed from detailed modeling of our energy system, this scenario shows that it is possible to achieve carbon
neutrality in 2050 without resorting to nuclear power. And proposes a concrete strategy to achieve it.
Reporterre 26th Oct 2021
Engie weighs changes to NSW wind farm after deluge of public submissions — RenewEconomy
The 400MW wind farm that inspired its very own anti-wind acronym attracts deluge of submissions, prompting Engie to modify its plans. The post Engie weighs changes to NSW wind farm after deluge of public submissions appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Engie weighs changes to NSW wind farm after deluge of public submissions — RenewEconomy
Solar Insiders Podcast: Australia aims for $15/MWh solar — RenewEconomy
Out of the blue, Australia is targeting ultra low cost solar to underpin its green industrial transition. The post Solar Insiders Podcast: Australia aims for $15/MWh solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Solar Insiders Podcast: Australia aims for $15/MWh solar — RenewEconomy
Households willing to switch off appliances during heatwaves, survey finds — RenewEconomy
New data finds 74% Australian households willing to reduce energy use “as much as possible” to relieve stress on the grid – and most would do it for no reward. The post Households willing to switch off appliances during heatwaves, survey finds appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Households willing to switch off appliances during heatwaves, survey finds — RenewEconomy
The lies and manipulations used for Australia’s new 2030 emissions projection — RenewEconomy
The Australian government has been enormously deceptive with the upgraded emissions forecasts it will take to Glasgow. Here’s why. The post The lies and manipulations used for Australia’s new 2030 emissions projection appeared first on RenewEconomy.
The lies and manipulations used for Australia’s new 2030 emissions projection — RenewEconomy
Webinar Transcript: Net Zero – What are we waiting for? — RenewEconomy
Transcript from the EV Transition Webinar on How to Net Zero – What are we waiting for? The post Webinar Transcript: Net Zero – What are we waiting for? appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Webinar Transcript: Net Zero – What are we waiting for? — RenewEconomy
Tochigi prefecture: waste below 8,000 becquerels to be mixed with general waste and incinerated — Fukushima 311 Watchdogs
How to incinerate without further radioactive particles dispersion? Incinerators multiple screening filters are never 100% successful… Workers use heavy machinery to load designated waste onto a truck in Nasushiobara, Tochigi Prefecture. On April 22, farmers in six cities and towns in Tochigi Prefecture began removing “designated waste” containing radioactive materials generated by the accident at […]
Tochigi prefecture: waste below 8,000 becquerels to be mixed with general waste and incinerated — Fukushima 311 Watchdogs
October 27 Energy News — geoharvey
Science and Technology: ¶ “High-Renewables Systems Are Scalable, Resilient, And Secure With Communication-Less Controls” • The National Renewable Energy Laboratory says transitioning to renewables is achievable. It showed that relatively simple controls can enable power grids to operate with 100% wind, solar, and storage, without dedicated device-to-device communications. [CleanTechnica] NREL Flatirons Campus (Werner Slocum, NREL) […]
October 27 Energy News — geoharvey
Energy conservation the top answer for climate action: forget nuclear – theme for November 2021
It might not be many weeks before Australians again face exceptional heat.
But most will resort to (or wish they had) air-conditioning, probably powered by fossil fuels. To cut down greenhouse gases, solar-powered air conditioners are a better answer.
But, overall, energy efficiency is the fastest, most effective, and ultimately cheapest way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Of course, renewable energy technologies are needed, too.
Energy conservation has little appeal for the corporate consumer world – less things, less devices, less electricity to sell.
The pro nuclear zealouts continue to preach their religion of endless growth, endless energy use. They would have us trash this planet with radioactive wastes, and then send a few suicidal astronauts , propelled by plutonium, supposedly to colonise Mars.
Energy efficiency involves many intelligent efforts, from large-scale design of buildings, transport and machines, to more appropriate use of human energy, such as cycling and walking, and even use of more hand-operated small clockwork devices.
This all does require brainwork, smart design, rather than mindless obedience to consumerism, and to centralised sources of electricity.
$6000 a day to one US advisor to Australia on getting nuclear submarines. How much to the 3 new ones?
American-dominated panel advising government on submarines as Defence eyes US and UK choices for nuclear fleet, By defence correspondent Andrew Greene, ABC, 25Oct 21.
Three senior American shipbuilding executives are being paid to advise Australia on submarines, but the defence department and government are refusing to say what their work involves or how much they are costing.
Key points:
- Defence is refusing to discuss the role or salaries of the American officials on the Submarine Advisory Committee
- Senators are expected to examine the work of the submarine committee during Senate Estimates hearings this week
- Industry insiders believe the submarine committee needs a British official given the UK’s role in AUKUS
Senators are this week expected to grill officials over the role of the Submarine Advisory Committee, which was formed by the Turnbull government in 2017, a year after a French company was selected for the now dumped $90 billion Attack-class program.
……… Over the next year and a half, the defence department’s Nuclear-Powered Submarine Task Force will work with Australia’s British and American AUKUS partners to identify the best way to acquire a fleet to replace the scrapped French project……. Retired Admiral Donald Kirkland, Jim Hughes and Donald McCormack are all veterans of the US shipbuilding sector and their current three-year appointments to the committee are due to end in May 2024.
Admiral Kirkland is the chairman of American company Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), which builds US Virginia-class submarines, Mr Hughes has also worked for HII, and Mr McCormack is an executive director at the US military’s Naval Sea Systems Command.
Questions sent by the ABC to the defence department last week concerning how much Submarine Advisory Committee members are paid, and what interactions they now have with the Nuclear-Powered task force, remain unanswered.
While Defence is yet to respond to questions about remuneration, an 18-month contract from 2018 uncovered by the ABC, shows Admiral Kirkland was paid $675,000 for his advisory services.
Earlier this month, Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead confirmed his secretive “Capability Enhancement Review” completed ahead of the Morrison government’s nuclear submarine announcement had not worked with the advisory committee.
Jostling between British and American companies for Australia’s future nuclear-powered fleet is well underway with early debate emerging over whether a US Virginia-class or UK Astute-class submarine is the best base model
Defence industry insiders are now privately questioning whether the government will appoint any British experts to the Submarine Advisory Panel given the United Kingdom’s membership of AUKUS and the country’s extensive experience with nuclear boats.
Last month, it was revealed former US Navy Secretary Donald Winter was being paid $US6,000 a day as an advisor to the federal government on shipbuilding matters.Defence industry insiders are now privately questioning whether the government will appoint any British experts to the Submarine Advisory Panel given the United Kingdom’s membership of AUKUS and the country’s extensive experience with nuclear boats.
Last month, it was revealed former US Navy Secretary Donald Winter was being paid $US6,000 a day as an advisor to the federal government on shipbuilding matters. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-26/american-dominated-panel-advising-nuclear-submarine-fleet/100567052
Farmers fear that Australian climate inaction could jeopardise future export potential
Farmers fear that Australian climate inaction could jeopardise future export potential
For some Australian farmers, climate change is not just a moral or environmental issue – it’s an economic issue.
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