Category Archives: Nuclear energy & weapons

All things nuclear, but mostly nuclear power.

Pragmatic, inclusive energy discussion works

Posted on February 26, 2018 by

Here’s one data point for the debate about communicating nuclear power: The approval rating of nuclear power in Finland has risen by a whopping seven percentage points in a year. In Pyhäjoki, where the Russian Rosatom is building its highly-contested … Continue reading →

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Power and the (European) anti-nuclear power movement

Posted on November 14, 2017 by

This post contains some thoughts about the history of the anti-nuclear movement and in particular the European anti-nuclear movement as a struggle for power and empowerment; it’s posted here for convenience and as a reference, and as a caution against … Continue reading →

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Confidence in 100% RE plans is poorly justified and may be dangerous

Posted on June 21, 2017 by

The recent publication of an unprecedented critique against the so-called “WWS” 100% renewable energy (RE) scenario has re-ignited the debate about the feasibility of renewable only energy scenarios in the United States and abroad. This is a long-overdue debate the … Continue reading →

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Pro-nuclear environmentalists gain in Finnish elections

Posted on April 12, 2017 by

I wrote earlier about two interesting developments in Finnish politics. First, four municipal election candidates from the traditionally strongly anti-nuclear Green party published an opinion piece where they clearly stated that humanity no longer has the luxury of opposing nuclear energy. … Continue reading →

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Why I support almost all measures to reduce CO2 emissions – in one graph

Posted on April 10, 2017 by

(Click here for a larger version of the image. Feel free to re-use as well.) Climate change is not the only environmental problem we’re facing, but it’s the most critical. Many people agree, but as we’ve tried to explain in … Continue reading →

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Over 100 Finnish election candidates – Greens included – call for small reactors for district heating

Posted on March 16, 2017 by

More than hundred candidates in the upcoming municipal elections in Finland have signed a statement calling for Finnish cities to explore the possibilities of using small nuclear reactors to provide district heating. Interestingly, among the signatories are significant numbers of … Continue reading →

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What does research say about the safety of nuclear power?

Posted on March 10, 2017 by

I’ve been answering almost exactly the same answer to multiple discussions where people make claims about the safety of nuclear power, so I think it’s time to create a single post with collected information, links, and explanations. This is intended to … Continue reading →

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Minority report – for now? Finnish Green candidates call for nuclear power

Posted on March 6, 2017 by

This is my translation of a statement made by four Finnish Green party (Green League) candidates today, calling for the use of both nuclear power and renewables to combat climate change. It illustrates quite nicely how more and more thoughtful … Continue reading →

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Hey Greenpeace, could you find us Finns a warm place to live in?

Posted on February 22, 2017 by

A recent Greenpeace news release leads to an inescapable conclusion: that us Finns need to be evacuated immediately, because radiation hazards of living in Finland exceed those encountered in Fukushima evacuation zones. I therefore humbly ask Greenpeace to find a place … Continue reading →

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Atomic mail rockets, and how monocausal predictions are particularly dangerous

Posted on January 17, 2017 by

The new, shining age of information delivery was briefly at hand on June 8th, 1959. A Regulus cruise missile – designed for delivering a nuclear warhead to a Soviet city or port – landed neatly at the naval base at … Continue reading →

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