JOHN C.’s Post

This is the solution, like many other renewable technologies. Anything but nuclear. Then what do we do, do we eat the waste? We can have energy in large volumes, free and continuously if we aim in this direction. https://lnkd.in/eesJwt6k

Best invest in Building and talking about Fusion power, space, and maritime propulsion systems and industry as data centres are. You talk about Nuclear (meaning Fission) and fail to discuss fusion. https://lnkd.in/ge_aeX7M The nuclear fission industry is, ignorant of what's happening around you. Pull your uranium heads out, start adjusting your industry to fusion energy and start preparing to enter the commercially growing fusion energy industry. As it dawns on Earth like the sun. Great Headline Guardian on Nuclear fission. https://lnkd.in/g8sMZtpR Fission is moving towards obsolescence at an accelerated pace, as it is "out of step, out of time, out of place," and merely a temporary industry globally. https://lnkd.in/gbd_mZqk By 2028, Helion is expected to start producing electricity from its first fusion commercial power plant, which will provide electricity to Microsoft. The plant will produce at least 50 MWe after an initial ramp-up period. https://lnkd.in/gY9J3MQY Now see what is happening in the Fusion industry in the world. https://lnkd.in/g9hMBD7a As fission trebles, fuel shortage is increasingly real,

I am sharing this very important announcement on a milestone agreement on Nuclear Energy just signed in Italy. Steel industries, electric utilities and the nuclear industry point to nuclear power as a determining factor for the competitiveness and decarbonisation of the Italian steel industry and, more generally, of energy-intensive production cycles. The memorandum of understanding announced by Federacciai, EDF, Edison, Ansaldo Energia and Ansaldo Nucleare lays a concrete basis for a short- to medium-term return of nuclear power to Italy and constitutes the first industrial response to the indications repeatedly expressed for the Italian government by Minister Pichetto Fratin in favour of the resumption of nuclear commitment at the national level. An important step for both decarbonisation and competitiveness of Italy and of the EU. Ansaldo Energia Ansaldo Nucleare Edison EDF Federacciai

Contribute to accelerating the #Energytransition towards a low-carbon future: with this objective #Webuild and #AnsaldoNucleare have signed a “Memorandum of Understanding” (MOU) to develop potential cutting-edge, safe, sustainable and flexible nuclear modular solutions in the energy sector. The energy sector confirms itself to be of great strategic value for Webuild, which boasts a track record on a global scale of 313 dams and hydroelectric plants, for a total installed capacity of 52,900MW. The attention to the energy sector has also been strengthened in recent years with the New commercial Strategy and acquisition of Clough, an Australian company specializing in the Energy sector.

Most relevant initiative on nuclear energy in Italy since several years. Strong industrial basis and motivation to re-introduce nuclear energy in the country to complement renewables for full decarbonization and to decrease energy prices

Cutting the Russian umbilical cord! The new European Commissioner for Energy, Dan Jørgensen, has said that he considers it his priority to develop a plan that will permanently sever all energy ties between the EU and the Russian Federation.

Greater focus is needed on the criticality of assets and their management. The superficiality of using a reactor to carry out experiments when it was instead designed for standard energy production. Obviously it was not equipped with all the adequate safety systems, because it was not designed for that use. It is necessary to implement adequate studies on the criticality of the assets to be able to fully manage safety and the impact on the environment. #assetmanagement #criticality #safety #maintenance #riskmanagement #plant #optimisation #respect #humanerrors #regulations #control #assetrisk

The ENEA Research Centres of Frascati (Rome) and Brasimone (Bologna) are involved in the European project #TITANS to minimise the release of a radiotoxic substance such as #trizio in nuclear reactors in #fissione and #fusione. Funded by the European Commission with €3.8 million, TITANS is part of the climate neutrality to be achieved by 2050 also through fusion energy, which uses tritium and deuterium as fuel.

Quite an exciting week for the #nuclear debate in the Italian Switzerland. Here are my 2 cents about these 2 events. 21.1.25, RSI - Falò (only available in Italian - sorry: https://lnkd.in/eajjyAnb) A local reportage covers, among others, the topic of a possible return of nuclear energy in Switzerland. Each actor shares their view based on affiliation and economic interests. No side offers technical arguments, but this reflects the "accessible" nature of this transmission. 23.1.25, Tesserete - LEA local debate night (browsers can at least translate this summary: https://lnkd.in/e6vi3GHv) Multiple interests are represented: entrepreneurs mention how 24/7 energy is essential to industries, while politicians simply sustain their ideologies. But I'm sure that much more was said. And now for of the top controversial conclusions: ⌚ "Nuclear takes at least 20 years. Who would want to invest in nuclear now?": government-subsidized companies "would", but government itself "should". This is, in short, how renewables got appealing. But regardless of private interest, ensuring decarbonization via a reliable baseload energy source is first and foremost a national interest, not a market necessity. And a good (long term) investment, too. 🆕 "Nuclear is fine. The new generation one, I mean": well yes, but actually no. It is desirable to start as soon as possible with the current generation, instead of aiming for cutting-edge FOAK. The last 3 European reactors, those outliers used to prove an (arguably inexistent) trend, were indeed plagued by this characteristic. Can we reuse affirmed designs now please? 🗑 "Despite proven safe, clearly the problem of nuclear wastes remains": a problem as massive as <0.00005 times the one of the chemical industry. But for forever-toxic chemicals we have forever-underground disposal. If only something similar for 20'000-times less radioactive wastes existed... 🚫 "In Switzerland, building new nuclear is illegal. Moreover, there are no concrete plans to build new nuclear": this is the biggest "ah yes, the floor here is made out of floor" argument. And the exact reason why debates are needed! And the final takeaways: 🔢 "We like clean-energy. But we don't like their infrastructures": exactly. So how do we cover those 45TWh needed in 2050 in Switzerland? 115 new "Nuova Biaschina"-like hydroelectric stations? 2000 (!) "Tamaro"-like high-altitude solar farms? Or... 4 Olkiluoto-like reactors? 📈 "We need to act now to reduce emissions. Not in 20 years": exactly, again. Although this argument was used against nuclear, I would say that it proves the opposite: keep pushing renewables, but also restart the nuclear industry. Because the world does not (hopefully) end in 2050, and the net-zero goal is a guideline, not a deadline. The average lifetime of a solar panel installed now is 25 years, while 50-years-old reactors are already aiming for 80-years licenses. It's either nuclear now, or a (better) Energiewende every 30 years.

I find the proposed vision for fourth-generation nuclear and Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) as a strategic pillar for European energy independence extremely interesting. The ability to develop programmable technologies and close the fuel cycle represents a crucial technological advancement. However, we are in urgent need of new regulations aimed at facilitating the adoption of these new technologies. This would allow Europe to break free from external suppliers and unsustainable energy sources, integrating nuclear energy with renewables to ensure a stable and programmable energy supply. The involvement of private funds and targeted investments underscores the importance of a joint effort between the public and private sectors to build a European technological supply chain, enhancing local expertise and creating operational excellence. I believe that a project of this kind could strengthen Europe’s position as a key player capable of ensuring long-term energy security and competitiveness.