Jim Green, Author at RenewEconomy

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Commentary

Global status report highlights parlous state of nuclear power sector
Latest global status report for the nuclear industry shows investment remains stalled, far from the “renaissance” claimed by Peter Dutton and co.
Jim Green

Sep 20, 2024

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Commentary

Ziggy Switkowski and another big nuclear back-flip
In 2018, Ziggy Switkowski said the “window for gigawatt-scale nuclear has closed.” Now he is defending the Coalition’s uncosted nuclear plan.
Jim Green

Jun 21, 2024

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Commentary

Nuclear thuggery: Coalition will not take no for an answer from local communities or site owners
Coalition vows to override objections of states, asset owners and local communities to their nuclear plans.
Jim Green

Jun 20, 2024

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Commentary

Dutton races to the polls with coal-to-nuclear fantasy
Nuclear costs for large or small reactors would need to be reduced by two thirds for nuclear power to compete with firmed renewables. There is no reasonable expectation that this could or would ever occur.
Jim Green

Jun 19, 2024

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Commentary

Coalition “in a panic” about response to confused and unpopular nuclear power plan
Like everything else associated with the Coalition’s nuclear policy, the plan to win over communities in coal regions has hit a snag.
Jim Green

Apr 8, 2024

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Commentary

Peter Dutton’s nuclear push is a “suicide note” playing mostly to right wing echo chambers
Peter Dutton thinks the Coalition is on a winner by promoting nuclear power but unbiased opinion polls find that support for nuclear power in Australia falls well short of renewables.
Jim Green

Apr 3, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Cold turkeys: The demise of nuclear power in Australia’s AUKUS partner countries
Peter Dutton wants to pick your pockets to build nuclear reactors in Australia, and says they can be delivered in a decade. Based on the experience of the UK and US, that’s not true.
Jim Green

Mar 12, 2024

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Commentary

Nuclear goes backwards, again, as wind and solar enjoy another year of record growth
Nuclear power went backwards last year despite the renaissance hype. Meanwhile, renewables enjoyed record growth and within two years both wind and solar will overtake nuclear.
Jim Green

Jan 21, 2024

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Governments

Ted O’Brien’s nuclear love-in at COP28 gets a brutal reality check
Release of the World Nuclear Industry Status Report provides a sobering reality check for an industry on life-support and a contrast to Ted O’Brien’s silliness at COP28 climate conference.
Jim Green

Dec 11, 2023

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Nuclear

Small modular nuclear reactors: a history of failure
Dozens of ‘small modular reactor’ designs are being promoted, but precious few will reach construction stage and likelihood of SMRs being built in large numbers is negligible.
Jim Green

Nov 28, 2023

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