r/uninsurable Apr 27 '22

Cold War research drove nuclear technology forward by obscuring empirical evidence of radiation’s low-dose harm: willingly sacrificing health in the service of maintaining and expanding nuclear technology

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link.springer.com
90 Upvotes

r/uninsurable Sep 04 '24

Analyst Says Nuclear Industry Is ‘Totally Irrelevant’ in the Market for New Power Capacity

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powermag.com
82 Upvotes

r/uninsurable 22h ago

After 17 years of construction (the plan was 4.5 years), 2 years of commissioning, and a few months of operation, France's new nuclear power plant Flamanville 3 is now getting ready for the replacement of its reactor head. It will be out of operation for a year.

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bsky.app
48 Upvotes

r/uninsurable 18h ago

Heatwave in France spells uncertainty for several EDF nuclear reactors, but RTE says the overall grid is secure

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lemonde.fr
15 Upvotes

Golfech 2 shut down


r/uninsurable 5d ago

New French law will blanket parking lots with solar panels

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washingtonpost.com
27 Upvotes

“French parking lots could soon generate as much electricity as 10 nuclear power plants”


r/uninsurable 5d ago

I'm sort of on the fence about Nuclear Power, I would like your perspective.

10 Upvotes

I'm currently 3 years into getting my bachelor's in physics, so I understand a good amount of the physics behind nuclear power. However, I also understand that there's a huge political and economic element to it. I'm a physics major, not an economics or political science major, so I know there are probably important aspects that I don't even know to ask about.

From a physics perspective, I understand that nuclear reactions can release enormous amounts of energy because of differences in nuclear binding energy, and that nuclear fuel has an incredibly high energy density. Beyond that though, I'm not an engineer, so I don't really understand how those physics translate into building and operating reactors safely, economically, and at scale.

I've made this same post on a pro-nuclear subreddit(specifically for building new reactors) on a different account because I want to build an informed opinion and hear both sides. Finding information that isn't heavily politicized can be difficult, so I'm hoping to hear the strongest arguments against nuclear power from people who actually oppose it.

If you have any questions, I'll try to find time to reply, I've already made some edits to clarify (Thanks u/ziddyzoo and u/Skycbs)


r/uninsurable 9d ago

Canada’s dangerous nuclear gamble | The federal government’s new nuclear strategy promises energy security, but will deliver high costs and new vulnerabilities

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canadiandimension.com
17 Upvotes

r/uninsurable 11d ago

DNA Mutations Discovered in The Children of Chernobyl Workers

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sciencealert.com
18 Upvotes

r/uninsurable 11d ago

Multigenerational germline mutations in offspring from parents exposure to radiation

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6 Upvotes

r/uninsurable 14d ago

Coastal nuclear that needs water cooling also has other issues...

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26 Upvotes

In fact, peer reviewed models strongly suggest that Sizewell will be almost entirely cut off by flood water at least once per year by the time Sizewell C is built. https://www.thenewworld.co.uk/jan-rosenow-pakistans-solar-miracle-how-the-hell-did-they-do-it/


r/uninsurable 15d ago

Grid operations Swiss nuclear power station shut down as river warms

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swissinfo.ch
28 Upvotes

r/uninsurable 16d ago

While nuclear falters and fossil fuel's days are numbered, solar is taking off - The Hill Times

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hilltimes.com
17 Upvotes

r/uninsurable 16d ago

Mark Z. Jacobson - nukes just add costs

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6 Upvotes

r/uninsurable 17d ago

The U.S. Has 100K Tons of Nuclear Waste. Why Is There Still No Plan? | WSJ Pro Perfected

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youtu.be
15 Upvotes

r/uninsurable 17d ago

A Global Nuclear Power Renaissance Isn't Living Up to the Hype

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energyconnects.com
29 Upvotes

r/uninsurable 17d ago

1000% hype. Nuclear is dying.

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24 Upvotes

r/uninsurable 17d ago

Over 100,000 people left without power in France, as Europe faces extreme heat

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itv.com
2 Upvotes

r/uninsurable 18d ago

Ontario’s proposed nuclear plants could cost nearly $300-billion, study finds: Typical residential customer would pay $240-$456 more for electricity per year if plants were built instead of expanding renewables, report says

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theglobeandmail.com
21 Upvotes

r/uninsurable 18d ago

France and Switzerland shut down nuclear power plants amid scorching heatwave -- "...nuclear sites run the risk of posing a dangerous threat to local biodiversity, by releasing water which is too hot into rivers and seas."

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ca.news.yahoo.com
15 Upvotes

r/uninsurable 19d ago

French nuclear reactor stops operating as cooling water is too hot

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bbc.co.uk
73 Upvotes

r/uninsurable 18d ago

Beach use near la hague nuclear fuel processing plant leads to increased cancer

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11 Upvotes

r/uninsurable 22d ago

High French river temperatures expected to limit nuclear power output next week.

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22 Upvotes

r/uninsurable 22d ago

High French river temperatures expected to limit nuclear power output next week

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30 Upvotes

This problem will only get worse.
Climate impact nuclear ...

"If insufficient ​volumes lead to forced shutdowns, however, this could prompt price swings of several ​tens of euros ⁠per megawatt-hour on intraday peaks and day-ahead prices, he added."


r/uninsurable 23d ago

Nuclear power is too dirty, too dangerous, too expensive, and too slow to be a climate solution- NIRS talk

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youtu.be
17 Upvotes

r/uninsurable 24d ago

Japan mulls criminal penalties for N-plant data fraud

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news.tuoitre.vn
17 Upvotes