Dangers of nuclear power - Tony Irwin

Tony Irwin is an Engineer that spent 30 years building nuclear power plants in the UK.  He now runs Australia's nuclear research reactor which he was in charge of building.  He also lecturers in nuclear science at the ANU.  I question him about my fears of nuclear power based on my very fuzzy understanding of the topic.  We also touch on the economics of nuclear power in a world moving away carbon dioxide polluting power generation.  

Interview by Tom

Links shared by Tony 

https://app.electricitymap.org/ Interactive map of countries worldwide and Australian States. See emissions/source of generation by technology/imports & exports. Carbon intensity/origin/cost for last 24 hrs. Good for comparing the approach of different countries to reducing emissions.

https://opennem.org.au/energy/nem/?range=3d&interval=30m Chart and data for the east coast National Electricity Market (NEM). Can see individual States over time intervals from 1 day to 1 year, output of different technologies and prices. Good for looking at maximum and minimum renewables generation and how much support is needed when the wind is not blowing and the sun not shining.

www.smrnuclear.com.au My company website. Some useful papers including The Case for SMRs in Australia and  A Just Transition to Low-Emissions Technology – Repowering Coal-fired Power Stations in Australia with SMRs

Contact Fuzzy Logic

To contact us about anything or If you have any questions for Tony that you would like us to air in a future episode please message us at our facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/FuzzyLogicSci/