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France to build more new generation nuclear reactors

𝗡𝘂𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻? 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗼𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗯𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗺. https://lnkd.in/gPhxvCj6 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱, 𝗡𝗢, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝟮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀? Oh, 𝗙𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗥𝗜𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟬. So why do we not hear about that from the nuclear/fission fraternity? Think about it now. So, what do you think about Fusion? Australia can make the whole thing in Australia. So, if you were given a choice, would Australia build a safer, cleaner, cheaper, provide far more jobs, fill those old coal generation sites and do more than just baseload generation? A full Fusion Industry is now available in Australia. It is already here, worth trillions of dollars for export. As the Nuclear laws stand in Australia, Fusion will be on the grid before Fission. If businesses wake up in Australia, they will see it as the overseas markets have. They may prefer to make private and public investments using the milestone approach to their commercial generation before Fission. Internationally, it is a 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗟𝗘 𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥, not a fissile reactor. So, it is not much of a problem. Regional politics would also be great as they would hinder China as Australia could export the technology and build plants for others in the region. So why has Dutton not chosen the easy and sure path for his policy? It probably was a TYPO should have been FUSION. 𝗛𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻's 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿. https://lnkd.in/gPhxvCj6

France to build more new generation nuclear reactors to reach green targets https://lnkd.in/gMJVsbVn #france #nuclearpower #nuclearpowerplant #greentargets #carbonreduction #targets #environmentaltargets

This is a sobering assessment of small nuclear reactors.

To reduce GHG Scope 1 emission, @ Microsoft is developing a small scale Nuclear Atomic Reactor to power its Data Center as an alternative to fossil fuels. This is awesome Microsoft. I'm sure the team appointed by Microsoft will address the concerns about the residual nuclear waste and uranium Supply Chain. #esggoals #esg #ghgemissions #supplychain #micorsoft Pioneering initiative in the space of, best of luck! more here: https://lnkd.in/gaAXgf72

Advance Act Seen as Crucial to Building New Nuclear Reactors

AI is not without its downsides especially the environmental impact. Three Mile Island nuclear reactor to restart to power Microsoft AI operations https://lnkd.in/gpSQPDdu

Today let’s talk about the industrial real estate hot property now and way of the future, data centers. They are needed for AI but use prohibitive amounts of power. That problem might finally be solved by using small nuclear reactors to power them. 

The antipodeans Sir Ernest Rutherford "father of nuclear physics" and Sir Mark Oliphant, "Opposer of the fission bomb" were the first experimental demonstrators of nuclear fusion. Why then are the Australian Government and the Federal Opposition not working to get it developed in Australia and bring it back home? New Zealand has, so why not Australia? Interesting articles about Nuclear and I know you haven't looked at Fusion. So let's look at the nuclear or Fission option versus Fusion 1. Fission (Nuclear) Not able to be licenced. https://lnkd.in/gbm2t5uU 2. Authorities have the power to grant licenses for fusion, which is not explicitly covered by the Nuclear Act or the ARPANSA definition. https://lnkd.in/gjKFABpy The above ARPANSA link defines nuclear as fission—no mention of Fusion. 3. A fission (Nuclear)reactor without fissile fuel is a building. 4. A fusion reactor without fissile fuel is a fusion reactor building 5, Fissile (Nuclear) fuel availability and the future cost is a concern, especially for economists and users Dittmar, M. (2011). The End of Cheap Uranium. ArXiv. /abs/1106.3617 Even the UN has identified this, so why does the Fission(Nuclear) industry persist in denying its death like fossil fuels https://lnkd.in/gze5rwpr 6. Should the focus in Australia be on nuclear fission advancement or the promotion of fusion technology? 7, Fission (Nuclear) is only at present in 39 countries out of 189. 8. Is Dutton doing a Menzies and wanting a loophole to get fission (Nuclear) weapons to start with for the subs? 9. Australia still has no high-level radiation waste storage facility 10. Helion Fusion has committed to having its fusion version working in 2028 11. The FIA (Fusion Industry Association) has postulated that commercial power fusion will be available in the 2030s. 12. In its fusion conference report in 2023, the IAEA postulated that all International nuclear (Fission) Laws like the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty do not consider fusion, so it seems it can be built in Australia now. 13. Fusion is also being developed "Small Modular Fusion Reactors" like Zap Energy and Avalanche Energy. 14. HB11 and the UNSW Tokamak project have positioned Australia prominently in the trillion-dollar international fusion industry. Instead of relying on fission with a limited lifetime, wouldn't it be preferable to support Australian renewables, batteries, and hydrogen energy generators and back them up with a fusion power plant? This would eliminate the traditional waste problem while still providing medical isotopes and advancements in medical technology like MRIs. Let's focus on creating a sustainable future for Australia instead of perpetuating pollution and leading to an energy crisis. https://lnkd.in/ekakyifA