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Want to solve climate problem? Nuclear isn't the answer

Alternatives to nuclear energy, in particular renewable sources of electricity like wind and solar energy, have become drastically cheaper.

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Energy in news on June 7

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on energy

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Seeing the Light: The Case for Nuclear Power in the 21st Century

Nuclear power is not an option for the future but an absolute necessity.

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Nuclear's unclear leap

Is India's failure to bag foreign reactors the real reason behind its announcement to set up 10 nuclear plants on its own?

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Switzerland votes for phasing out nuclear power, switching to renewable energy

The new energy policy prohibits construction of new nuclear power plants and promotes the use of renewable energy sources and energy …

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The Anthropocene is a nuclear epoch – so how can we survive it?

This year saw nuclear weapons tested, stockpiles renewed, and disasters remembered

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Report pitches for nuclear energy in future

India is undergoing negotiations to unlock long-standing agreements with French, Russian and US companies to build nuclear power plants across …

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‘Indian civilian nuclear reactors should be opened to public scrutiny’

On March 11, authorities at the Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) in southern Gujarat closed down one of its units as a precautionary …

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Just what is heavy water?

Down To Earth explains the importance of the culprit behind the leak at Kakrapar on Friday

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Gujarat's Kakrapar nuclear plant shut down after leak

The reactor will take at least 24 hours to cool

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