Energy Policy

Praful Bidwai in 1987: India’s prolific nuclear critic looked back at the Chernobyl catastrophe and assessed the implications

Praful Bidwai in 1987: India’s prolific nuclear critic looked back at the Chernobyl catastrophe and assessed the implications

When researching the nuclear age one often comes across articles written decades ago that are sobering and humbling reminders that those who went before us understood everything about the dilemmas of nuclear technology and the non-existence of solutions for the problems it poses. These voices of the past remind usRead More

On Five Years Of An Ongoing Accident In Fukushima: It’s Not An Anniversary

On Five Years Of An Ongoing Accident In Fukushima: It’s Not An Anniversary

In the 5th year of Fukushima, I have lost track of the details that I started accumulating in March 2011. It’s not about facts and figures any more. It’s about politics. It’s about power structures. It’s about our lifestyles. Everything needs to be questions and transformed if the world has to be kept safe from nuclear horror and climate change.

South African government sidelines all critics and steams ahead with nuclear

South African government sidelines all critics and steams ahead with nuclear

A recent report in the South African online journal Rand Daily Mail serves as another stark illustration of the way national plans for the development of nuclear energy lead to opaque, undemocratic and wasteful schemes that leave a legacy of corruption and environmental degradation. For citizens of other nations whoRead More

Despite threats, Africa is looking to nuclear with Russia and China’s help

Despite threats, Africa is looking to nuclear with Russia and China’s help

Scott Firsing, Monash University Many African countries are in the grip of a nuclear fad. They believe nuclear energy will bring with it an international currency of prestige. Countries with nuclear energy programs are seen as rich and technologically advanced and as a result possess advanced status compared to otherRead More