The more effective, the smaller and the safer the new nuclear power plants become, the louder the cries of Cassandra sound against the horrors of the atom. Even if the reactors convert nuclear waste into energy, the engineers are sure to be rejected. Yet there are ingenious developments such as the dual-fluid reactor - which is now probably being built in Rwanda.

by  Udo Pollmer July 18, 2024

As many as 85,000 participants travelled to the Climate Change Conference in Dubai in December 2023, including more than...

The pebble bed reactor developed in Germany is regarded by the anti-nuclear scene as a prime example of an irresponsible energy project that has failed forever. In China, the view is different. There it was replicated, tested, further developed and put into operation. The main reason - both in Germany and in China - was its unusual safety features. However, this type of reactor still has a flaw.

by  Udo Pollmer July 11, 2024

When the wailing, and gnashing of teeth after the collapse of the hydrogen economy is over and reconstruction begins, solid energy technology will be in demand. One type of reactor with a future is the pebble bed reactor. In a way, it is the link between the old light water reactors and the new fast breeder reactors. However, our eco-nuclear experts had already confirmed its final demise: The decommissioned pebble bed reactor in North Rhine-Westphalia is "a symbol of failure for eternity"!¹

As if in defiance, a similar reactor went online in China in Shidaowan on...

by  Udo Pollmer June 18, 2024

Now that Germany has decided to end its nuclear power industry, it can preserve all its radioactive nuclear waste for future generations because no plants are allowed to be operated to dispose of it. Now a new energy source must also be found. The pig that is now being herded through the media villages is called hydrogen. The German government wants...

by  Udo Pollmer June 18, 2024

Our nuclear power plants have now been shut down - but their nuclear waste is still there. And it continues to grow: coal-fired power plants are the biggest emitters of radioactive substances, all the more so as they are still being built in large numbers worldwide.¹ This means that it...

The energy consumption of the agricultural and food industry is not very high compared to other sectors. But without a reliable energy supply, there is nothing left to eat, especially in urban regions, regardless of whether the energy is needed to produce fertiliser, process grain, cool fish and fruit or for distribution. Without energy for agriculture and the food industry, people are starving. Udo Pollmer lets a breath of fresh air whistle through the media fog on energy policy.

by  Udo Pollmer May 30, 2024

We need smart solutions. For example, for the energy required to produce and prepare food. Due to our digestive tract, we humans can...