As the shift away from fossil fuels gathers pace, the Coalition has turned to an emissions-free technology that has a long and contentious history — nuclear fission. "We did a lot of work to determine what nuclear power would cost in Australia," Paul Graham, the chief economist of the CSIRO's energy business unit, said. But he said that even taking …
CAMDEN, N.J. ― On a bright, humid afternoon last September, Allen Hickman made the rounds on the floor of a factory that embodies the past, present and future of the nation’s atomic energy industry perhaps more than any other site in the United States. But it’s hardly the only party competing for a piece of what many in the industry …
BRIDGWATER, England — Wedged between the southwestern town of Bridgwater and the Severn estuary is a 430-acre site where some of the U.K.'s future electricity hopes are pinned. Nigel Cann, project delivery director of Hinkley Point C, poses in front of the construction site of a nuclear reactor at Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset, England, Tuesday, Oct. …
LOS ANGELES — Facing possible electricity shortages, California Gov. “This includes considering an extension to Diablo Canyon, which continues to be an important resource as we transition to clean energy.” PG&E, which in 2016 decided to shutter the plant by 2025, did not directly address Newsom’s suggestion or say whether the company would consider reversing course to seek federal dollars …