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The Energy Security Strategy: Going nuclear

Francis Livens By Francis Livens Filed Under: Energy and Environment, Science and Engineering, Science and Technology Posted: April 7, 2022

The government has today announced plans to build eight new nuclear reactors in the UK, alongside strategies to boost wind, hydrogen, and solar production. These new reactors are intended to improve the UK’s energy self-sufficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as well as creating thousands of new jobs. In this blog, Professor Francis Livens of […]

Tagged With: Business Energy & Industry, climate change, Dalton, energy, Hydrogen, infrastructure, innovation, MERI, net zero, nuclear, science & engineering, sustainability

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Building nuclear for a greener future

Francis LivensAdrian Bull with beard By William Bodel, Gregg Butler, Juan Matthews, Francis Livens and Adrian Bull Filed Under: All posts, Energy and Environment, Science and Engineering Posted: March 7, 2022

The UK’s ambition to achieve net zero by 2050 is an enormous undertaking, and many acknowledge that achieving such a goal requires an increase in nuclear energy capacity and therefore an increase in the number of nuclear sites across the UK. In this blog, colleagues from the Dalton Nuclear Institute; William Bodel, Adrian Bull, Gregg […]

Tagged With: Dalton, energy, environment, net zero, nuclear

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Advanced nuclear energy for Net Zero: A strategy for action

Francis Livens By Francis Livens Filed Under: Energy and Environment, Science and Engineering, Science and Technology Posted: June 15, 2021

The UK has committed to a net zero 2050 target, but what place does nuclear energy have in meeting this ambition? In this blog, Professor Francis Livens from the Dalton Nuclear Institute outlines the recommendations of a new roadmap for the UK’s nuclear sector, including its role in hydrogen production, and what steps are needed […]

Tagged With: Business Energy & Industry, carbon reduction, climate change, Dalton, energy, Hydrogen, net zero, nuclear

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The 2020 Energy White Paper- Is nuclear power back?

Francis Livens By Francis Livens Filed Under: All posts, Energy and Environment, Science and Engineering, Science and Technology Posted: December 15, 2020

The long-awaited Energy White Paper, Powering Our Net Zero Future, sets out an ambitious pathway to decarbonisation of the UK. It maps out many possible scenarios, with nuclear energy ranging from an irrelevance to a major contributor. Here, Professor Francis Livens from the Dalton Nuclear Institute, looks at what needs to happen in order for […]

Tagged With: Business Energy & Industry, climate change, Dalton, energy, infrastructure, net zero, nuclear

Nuclear powered decarbonisation?

Francis LivensProfessor Richard Taylor By William Bodel, Gregg Butler, Francis Livens, Juan Matthews and Richard Taylor Filed Under: Energy and Environment, Science and Engineering, Science and Technology Posted: September 14, 2020

At the moment, Net Zero permeates Government policies and programmes, but the true scale of the challenge it represents is only now beginning to become clear. Could nuclear power play a role or is it a costly distraction? Here, Will Bodel, Gregg Butler, Francis Livens, Juan Matthews and Richard Taylor from the Dalton Nuclear Institute […]

Tagged With: carbon reduction, consumption, Dalton, Dalton Nuclear Institute, environment, Hydrogen, innovation, net zero, nuclear, nuclear energy, sustainability, technology

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Euratom and leaving the European Union

Francis Livens By Francis Livens, Juan Matthews and Tim Abram Filed Under: All posts, Brexit, Energy and Environment Posted: February 20, 2017

The pending withdrawal of the United Kingdom from Euratom (the European nuclear regulator) has caused controversy, as membership is neither related to nor dependent upon membership of the European Union. Here, The University of Manchester’s Professor Juan Matthews, Professor Francis Livens, and Professor Tim Abram explain what this move will mean for the British nuclear […]

Tagged With: Dalton Nuclear Institute, nuclear, nuclear power

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Chernobyl anniversary: dealing with the fallout

Francis Livens By Francis Livens Filed Under: All posts, Science and Engineering, Science and Technology Posted: April 26, 2016

Today marks the 30-year anniversary of the nuclear accident at Chernobyl. There are important lessons for governments to learn from the nuclear incidents of the past. The implications of their actions have significant and far-reaching consequences, says Francis Livens, as he reflects on his own experiences of the events during spring 1986. I find it […]

Tagged With: Chernobyl, Dalton Nuclear Institute, energy, nuclear, nuclear power

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(Honesty about) Nuclear Power – No Thanks! (Part two)

Francis Livens By Francis Livens Filed Under: Featured, Science and Technology Posted: December 2, 2015

Professor Francis Livens continues his search for objectivity in the nuclear debate. As I explained in my previous blog, I recently debated nuclear energy with some opponents. I was concerned about whether their arguments were honest and true, so took time out to investigate them. I have already looked at nuclear waste, here I will […]

Tagged With: Chernobyl, China, Dalton Nuclear Institute, electricity, energy, Hinkley, nuclear power

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(Honesty about) Nuclear power – No Thanks! (Part one)

Francis Livens By Francis Livens Filed Under: Featured, Science and Technology Posted: December 1, 2015

The case against nuclear power is weakened by simplistic arguments that don’t stand up to scrutiny, argues Professor Francis Livens. I was recently involved in a public debate on nuclear energy. One of my opponent’s arguments against nuclear power was that the UK has no way of dealing with its huge quantities of radioactive waste. […]

Tagged With: Cumbria, Dalton Nuclear Institute, electricity, energy, Geological Disposal Facility, nuclear, nuclear power, radioactive wastes

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Nuclear has come in from the cold, but now we must act to preserve our energy expertise

Francis Livens By Francis Livens Filed Under: Featured, Science and Technology Posted: November 20, 2013

The UK is to get its first new nuclear power station in a generation. Professor Francis Livens reflects on a policy shift that has seen nuclear power emerge from the wilderness to become a much-hailed clean source energy that will ‘help keep the lights on’. But, he warns, if nuclear is to be our future, […]

Tagged With: carbon reduction, climate change, Dalton Nuclear Institute, edf energy, energy, energy policy, Hinckley, nuclear, nuclear power, Sizewell B

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