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Thursday 16 October 2014

Nuclear energy @ the Sidmouth Science Festival Saturday 18th October

At Prof McGuire's talk on the effects of climate change on the earth
Futures Forum: Climate change "is encouraging the sleeping giant beneath our feet to stir once again" ............... Prof Bill McGuire @ the Sidmouth Science Festival

... the point was raised that many of the UK's if not the world's nuclear power stations - which are positioned on the coast - would end up underwater:

Nuclear Power Station On Sea

Rising Sea Levels To Endanger Nuclear Power Future :: The Market Oracle :: Financial Markets Analysis & Forecasting Free Website
UK nuclear sites at risk of flooding, report shows | Environment | The Guardian

Moreover, as to date, 'no nuclear power station has been successfully decommissioned':
The Real Cost of Nuclear Power | The Real Cost of Nuclear Power

On the other hand, here is a typically-off-the-wall notion from the Economist - and the French Government:
Nuclear power: All at sea | The Economist
Could underwater nuclear stations be headed for the English channel? | Environment | theguardian.com

An overview of the UK's nuclear industry will be given by Narmeen Rehman this coming Saturday 18th October:

Nuclear Energy in the UK

Narmeen Rehman

Narmeen Rehman

The UK has a strong history in nuclear power generation - but what are the current challenges?

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Adults:FREE
Children:FREE

The UK has a strong history in nuclear power generation, including the world’s first commercial generating reactor at Calder Hall.  Especially today, nuclear generation has a crucial role in the low carbon energy mix. It currently supplies electricity to 20 % of the UK.

This presentation will explain the fundamentals of nuclear energy and take a historical view through the key milestones and developments in nuclear technology including an overview of Nuclear New Build, the Hinkley Point C project and the current challenges faced by the nuclear industry.

Narmeen Rehman read Engineering Science at Oxford University. Following graduation, she completed the EDF Energy nuclear graduate training scheme and is a mechanical engineer currently working in the Structural Integrity branch on the behaviour of high temperature materials.







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Sidmouth Science Festival - Narmeen Rehman

See also:
Futures Forum: What are the most efficient forms of energy.. at a local level?
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