Monthly Archives: May 2022

UK Considers Opening Coal Mine In Cumbria To Reduce Dependence On Russian Imports

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UK Considers Opening Coal Mine In Cumbria To Reduce Dependence On Russian Imports

In an attempt to phase out dependence on Russian gas, the United Kingdom for the first time in three decades is considering opening its coal mine in Cumbria.

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Putting Coal Into the African Perspective

Putting Coal Into the African Perspective

by PD Lawton  22 May 2022

Since the presidency of Thabo Mbeki, plans have been periodically put forward to increase South Africa`s nuclear output. At present Africa`s only nuclear power plant, Koeberg, supplies electricity to Cape Town  (and the surrounding region), a city of … Read the rest

Common myths about nuclear – Knox Msebenzi

an extremely enjoyable presentation by Knox Msebenzi, MD of the Nuclear Industry Association of South Africa ( NIASA) . The presentation is from 2017 but the facts remain forever relevant for those wishing to re-educate themselves about electricity from nuclear power.

Source: ChannelFMF

Common myths about nuclear – Knox Msebenzi

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Insight Vox: Col. Richard Black on Ukraine

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Yesterday, Mike Robinson spoke with Col. Richard Black. Col Black served for 31 years in the US Marines and US Army JAG Corps, before entering politics and serving as a member of the Virginia State Senate.

We discuss the conflict in Ukraine, parallels with the

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Princy Mthombeni: Nuclear Technology for Africa`s Agenda for Sustainable Development

A kettle boiled twice a day by a family in Britain uses 5x as much electricity as a person in Mali uses per year
An Ethiopian takes 87x longer to consume 150kW hours of electricity than someone in the United Kingdom
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Mantashe: Nuclear and hydro will help plug energy gap

Europe MUST STOP forcing EUROCENTRIC ENERGY POLICY on Africa!

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Mantashe: Nuclear and hydro will help plug energy gap

Gwede Mantashe, Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy.

Gwede Mantashe, Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy.
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Provision for nuclear, hydro and other power-generation technologies within South Africa’s existing policy framework will come online

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