All articles by david appleyard
david appleyard
Bridging the nuclear fear gap
When even returning nuclear materials in a safe condition prompts protests how can the world more towards nuclear acceptance? The answer is education. By David Appleyard, Editor, NEI
The answer to nuclear finance
Financing nuclear power remains the biggest hurdle to tripling capacity, but a fleet of ready made offtakers
may be the ultimate solution to the key nuclear challenge. By David Appleyard, Editor, NEI
Nuclear survey reveals recruitment crunch
A workforce census report concludes that more than 90% of employers in the nuclear sector are experiencing challenges hiring workers.
Is Musk making a major nuclear blunder?
Elon Musk has a strong track record in pushing new and challenging technologies to commercial fruition but he has demurred on entering the new nuclear space. Why?
Trump’s high stakes nuclear agenda
The jury is still out on what Donald Trump’s second term will mean for nuclear power, but the potential implications are profound both for the US and beyond.
Levelling up with nuclear load factors
The pace of new nuclear development is still well short of the mark and is dwarfed by the growth of wind and solar but nuclear has an ace up its sleeve
The melting heart of next gen nuclear
A wealth of R&D focused on molten salt reactor designs is indicative of gathering momentum behind a new generation of safer, simpler reactors
