nuclear power – Karma https://karmaimpact.com Advancing people, planet and profit. Wed, 29 Jul 2020 01:26:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.2 Next-Gen Nuclear Reactors May Help Combat Climate Change /next-gen-nuclear-reactors-may-help-combat-climate-change/ /next-gen-nuclear-reactors-may-help-combat-climate-change/#respond Wed, 29 Jul 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=17278 Advances in nuclear technology will result in safer, cheaper reactors, allowing the sector to play a major part in the transition to a low-carbon future.  Small, modular reactors, high-temperature gas reactors, nuclear batteries and fusion reactors are among the safer technologies being developed.  Nuclear power remains controversial, with many experts saying the risks are unacceptable, […]

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]]> /next-gen-nuclear-reactors-may-help-combat-climate-change/feed/ 0 Nuclear Power Emerges As Divisive Topic at IEA Energy Summit /nuclear-power-emerges-as-divisive-topic-at-iea-energy-summit/ /nuclear-power-emerges-as-divisive-topic-at-iea-energy-summit/#respond Fri, 10 Jul 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=16952 Nuclear power emerged as a controversial issue for attendees at a global clean energy summit held by the International Energy Agency.  Environmentalists have long been split on the use of nuclear energy, which some view as unsustainable and dangerous.  Projections by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change say nuclear power may be key […]

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]]> /nuclear-power-emerges-as-divisive-topic-at-iea-energy-summit/feed/ 0 Jet Engine Makers Cast an Eye on Nuclear Power for Help Making Cleaner Fuel /jet-engine-makers-cast-an-eye-on-nuclear-power-for-help-making-cleaner-fuel/ /jet-engine-makers-cast-an-eye-on-nuclear-power-for-help-making-cleaner-fuel/#respond Fri, 06 Dec 2019 19:11:53 +0000 /?p=14134 Jet engines, increasingly criticized for contributing to greenhouse gases, may turn to an unexpected technology to help them cut emissions: nuclear power. Not to actually power the engines, though. According to Rolls-Royce Holdings CEO Warren East, speaking at the Aviation Club in London this week, small nuclear reactors may help the industry produce cleaner fuel. […]

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