Tag: nuclear
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Donald Trump’s nuclear arms race
Last week, US President Donald Trump instructed the Pentagon to “immediately” resume nuclear weapons testing. The order breaks with more than three decades of protocol for the United States – justified, according to Trump, by the actions of China and Russia. And as these nuclear-armed powers expand and modernise their arsenals, countries closer to Australia…
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NASA planning nuclear reactor on the moon: reports
US space agency NASA is planning to build a nuclear reactor on the surface of the moon, news outlet Politico reports, citing internal agency documents. The space agency reportedly intends to solicit concrete proposals from industry within 60 days for a 100-kilowatt reactor set to go into operation by 2030. Acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy…
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All energy costs rise but small nuclear most reactive
Next-generation nuclear reactors are the most expensive of all energy-producing technologies, a report has found, and would significantly increase electricity prices in Australia. Establishing a large-scale nuclear power plant for the first time would also require more than double the typical costs, and estimates for wind projects had inflated by four per cent due to…
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Iran must give up nukes or face harsh response: Trump
President Donald Trump said he believes Iran is intentionally delaying a nuclear deal with the United States and that it must abandon any drive for a nuclear weapon or face a possible military strike on Tehran’s atomic facilities. “I think they’re tapping us along,” Trump told reporters on Monday after US special envoy Steve Witkoff…
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Iran’s enriched uranium nears ‘weapons-grade’ level
The report said Iran now has 142.1 kilograms of uranium enriched up to 60 per cent — an increase of 20.6 kilograms since the last report in February. Uranium enriched at 60 per cent purity is just a short, technical step away from weapons-grade levels of 90 per cent. According to the report, Iran’s overall…
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Russia and China consider nuclear power plant on moon
Borisov, a former deputy defence minister, said on Tuesday that Russia and China had been jointly working on a lunar programme and that Moscow was able to contribute with its expertise on “nuclear space energy”. “Today we are seriously considering a project – somewhere at the turn of 2033-2035 – to deliver and install a…
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How solar has won the energy wars but left a big political problem
The effect has been remarkable in defining politics, but it also holding us back because we may need to make some unpopular decisions to get to net zero. The politics of energy could – and very likely will – have a profound impact. This is demonstrated in the results of a result poll by DemosAU,…
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Why the nuclear option is clever in opposition but a nightmare in government
If only that was the case. The first and most reasonable question for them is why is the Coalition is pushing nuclear now and did nothing to progress it when they were in power? The answer is just as reasonable. It has no hope and it’s not because of its inherent cost and efficiency, which…
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US pushback over AUKUS subs deal
Twenty-five US Republican lawmakers have urged President Joe Biden to increase funding for the country’s submarine fleet, citing the AUKUS project to supply Australia with nuclear-powered submarines and concern about China’s increasing military might. “We support the vision of the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) partnership and its potential to change the strategic landscape in the…