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Imanaka Tetsuji | I believe that even if it is delayed by 20 or 30 years, it will somehow be possible to achieve the fusion experimental reactor ITER’s goal of “500MW for 400 seconds.” However, ITER does not generate electricity, and in fact does not have the technology to generate electricity. When it comes to the next stage of nuclear fusion power generation, the more I look into it, the bleaker the outlook becomes. There are a number of technical hurdles that I am not sure can be overcome.

According to activist group Don’t Nuke the Climate, tripling nuclear capacity by 2050 would require countries to connect between 24 and 28 new reactors to the grid each year for the next 26 years, a completely unrealistic goal. These are large reactors; even more would be needed if the reactors are smaller.

Climate change could unearth buried US nuclear waste Anita Hofschneider | Mother Jones   This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Ariana Tibon was in college at the University of Hawaiʻi in 2017 when she saw the photo online: a black-and-white picture of a manRead More

Editor’s Note: We are publishing below the text of a letter written by (Mr) Shankar Sharma, a power and climate policy analyst based in Karnataka, India, addressed to the IAEA Chief. Sharma raises crucial questions around IAEA’s ongoing attempts to push for a wider acceptance of nuclear power technology evenRead More