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Senior expert nuclear energy and energy policy for @Greenpeace and WISE ( @BeWiseNoNuclear and @jagraag ). Vice-chair @NTWeurope. Former facilitator.
Oct 17, 2023 8 tweets 2 min read
1/7 This is incredible. @X moderation spreads #disinformation about #nuclear energy and refers in that to a non-scientific study, referred to as "scientific", by the #UNECE in cooperation with lobby organisation #WorldNuclearAssociation (WNA). 2/7 The study "" Carbon Neutrality in the UNECE Region: Integrated Life-cycle Assessment of Electricity Sources" bases all its energy related numbers around #nuclear on "WNA consultation" without any further source. Image
Mar 7, 2023 9 tweets 5 min read
1/9 The economic top-institute @DIW_Berlin in Germany brought out a new study “Expansion #nuclear power without technical and economic basis”. diw.de/documents/publ… @CKemfert
A little thread about some unsurprising, but for some maybe remarkable findings. Image 2/9 Unsurprising is the conclusion that #nuclear has priced itself out of the market. Construction costs of current generation III+ would have to be reduced with 2/3 in order to maintain the global 10% market share in power production. But those costs are still increasing.
Sep 23, 2021 6 tweets 3 min read
1/6 The #nuclear lobby in #Brussels #EU continues with its demands for more and more money. Les Entretiens Européen invites: "Nuclear power is a public good in Europe, and its role in terms of climate is no longer contested..." 2/6 Just, nuclear is no public good, it's big business. And contested. Some still believe it has some role to play. But it is nothing but a diversion from #ClimateAction.
"... Its revival is necessary for sustainable development, and to meet the growing demand for electricity..."
Sep 21, 2021 5 tweets 3 min read
1/4 Another dent in the credibility of @iaeaorg: Doubling of #nuclear capacity by 2050 requires 'concerted action', says IAEA.
world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Doubl… 2/4 With only 3 years hitting 10 new reactors to the grid in the last 30 years and the rest well under that, dreaming of 28 new large reactors from now until 2050, year on year, every year, seems a bit optimistic - even for concerted action.
Jan 21, 2021 13 tweets 3 min read
1/12 Realistische #klimaatactie verdraagt geen nonsens in strategiediscussies - en dus ook geen #kernenergie. Een draadje in reactie op een poging kernenergie salonfähig te maken op het @GroenLinks congres. volkskrant.nl/columns-opinie… 2/12 Eerst de feitelijke fouten in dit artikel. Waterstof is niet de backbone van effectieve klimaatactie. Het is een belangrijke maar dure en kleine niche. Kernenergie versus waterstof is net zo'n onzinnige dichotomie als kernenergie versus kolen.
Jan 8, 2020 17 tweets 4 min read
01/17 THREAD: World Nuclear Association’s Agneta Rising – chief lobbyist for the #nuclear industry – gave wrote her new year’s overview. The industry bases itself on a quick-sand of half-truths and full untruths. world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Viewp… Let’s pick it apart: 02/17 The discussion about whether nuclear should be part of a future energy mix has become more polarised, but because of the disinformation from the side of the industry. Nuclear can *never* be part of a *clean* energy mix, because it is risky and leaves toxic wastes.