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Dr Paul Dorfman

@drpauldorfman.bsky.social
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Bennett Scholar, Bennett Inst. Sussex University; Chair, Nuclear Consulting Group; Member, Irish Govt. Radiation Protection Advisory Committee; served as Secretary to UK Govt. scientific advisory Committee Examining Radiation Risks from Internal Emitters.

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 13h
#SMR darlings and IPO pipeline are falling. The buyers are balking. So for all the talk about nuclear as the "#AI power trade," investors no longer paying up for the #nuclear power plants that are supposed to run it. Do the maths ...
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 13h
Australia’s ‘postcard from the future’ of big #batteries. Grid storage projects have been reducing #power prices and emissions www.ft.com/content/c77b...
ft.com
Australia’s ‘postcard from the future’ of big batteries
Grid storage projects have been reducing power prices and emissions — but ‘cannibalising’ their own revenues in the process
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 13h
How many birds are killed by offshore #wind turbines? 99.8 % of migratory birds reliably avoided the wind turbines. www.euronews.com/2026/10/02/h...
euronews.com
New cameras show how many birds are killed by offshore wind turbines
A year-long study has observed millions of birds migrating across the North Sea to measure the threat of offshore wind farms.
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 13h
#Fukushima company that once had virtually no expertise in operating machinery remotely is now setting out to develop #AI-powered robots for use in the high-radiation environments that remain a major challenge in decommissioning crippled Fukushima #nuclear plant. mainichi.jp/english/arti...
mainichi.jp
Fukushima firm uses decommissioning know-how to develop AI robots - The Mainichi
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Fukushima company that once had virtually no expertise in operating machinery remotely is now setting out to develop AI-powered rob
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 13h
Civil #nuclear risk in an increasingly unstable world. www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-n...
mirror.co.uk
Putin 'plotting huge attack on three nuclear plants' as terrifying plan leaked
Leaked plans suggest Russia will strike Ukraine's power infrastructure and nuclear plants this winter in a dangerous bid to freeze its enemies into submission
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 13h
Decommissioning #nuclear reactors too expensive ? Don't worry, just switch from a private liability to a public liability. Problem solved ... www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/hin...
world-nuclear-news.org
Hinkley Point B becomes second AGR plant transferred for decommissioning
Ownership of the Hinkley Point B nuclear power station in Somerset, England - which was permanently shut down four years ago - has transferred from EDF Energy to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority ...
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 13h
Guarding #nuclear waste transports too expensive ? Just deregulate. Problem solved ... inews.co.uk/news/politic...
inews.co.uk
Nuclear waste armed guards face axe under cost-cutting plan
Proposals spark security fears amid warnings over Russia grey war, but nuclear authorities insist there is no risk
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hard to believe this is not parody (the reel has now been taken down on Facebook, but it is still up on Instagram). #nuclear regulation ? x.com/nuclear_fail...
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Nuclear Fail (@nuclear_fail) on X
What if your first job out of college was regulating nuclear power? https://t.co/XRPDilS14E Alex is a recent graduate about to begin his 1st position working with small-scale nuclear reactors
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#climate impact on #nuclear oh oh - San Onofre nuclear station in California holds significant radioactive waste ... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
California rushes to prepare for massive ‘Kelvin’ wave and predicted sea level rise
Wave nearing southern California expected to reach San Francisco Bay Area by October as it crawls toward Alaska
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
UK avoided gas imports worth £5.9bn since the start of the Hormuz crisis due to record power generation from #wind and #solar #renewables www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-win...
carbonbrief.org
Analysis: Wind and solar save UK from gas imports worth £5.9bn during Hormuz crisis - Carbon Brief
The UK has avoided gas imports worth £5.9bn since the start of the Hormuz crisis as a result of record electricity generation from wind and solar.
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
More than two million people in England are unaware their properties are at risk of flooding, as the UK braces for a wet and stormy start to the winter, according to the Environment Agency. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Two million people in England unaware their properties are at risk of flooding
Environment Agency warns residents of 6m at-risk properties to prepare for wet and windy three months ahead
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Large-scale storage #batteries are the fastest-growing power technology today, according to International Energy Agency. Cost of #battery packs used in grid-scale storage systems fell by 45 % last year alone. www.ft.com/content/b847...
ft.com
The trouble with China’s bigger, better batteries
It’s the world’s fastest-growing power technology — and Beijing is dominant
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Zero-bills home: how one family is beating the energy price hikes. The home acts like a mini-power station after retrofitting #solar panels, a #battery and a #heatpump. The house behaves like a mini-power station that feeds excess energy back to the grid. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
The zero-bills home: how one family is beating the energy price hikes
The Naylors’ four-bedroom home in Milton Keynes acts like a mini-power station after retrofitting solar panels, a battery and a heat pump
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Free #solar panels and #battery storage can cut energy bills for vulnerable households by 62%, saving an average of £681 a year. www.energylivenews.com/2026/09/30/f...
energylivenews.com
Free household renewables could slash energy bills - Energy Live News
Consumers are predicted to make savings of £681 each year
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
International Energy Agency report on 'Electrification' can be traced back to 2009, when Mark Jacobson wrote an article for Scientific American presciently arguing that we could power 100 % of the planet with #renewables. www.onlygoodnewsdaily.com/post/the-arg...
onlygoodnewsdaily.com
The Argument For Clean Energy Has Flipped | OGN Daily
It all started as a moral argument for taking climate action, but that driver has now been relegated to third place.
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
An electrified economy powered by abundant, homegrown #renewables would get us off gas and diesel, passing the cost savings of clean power on to consumers. More drilling in the North Sea will not lower bills. www.greenpeace.org.uk/press-centre/
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#Nuclear power’s quarter-century of stagnation has no end in sight, and has been overtaken by #solar PV reneweconomy.com.au/nuclear-powe...
reneweconomy.com.au
Nuclear power's quarter-century of stagnation has no end in sight, and has been overtaken by solar PV
Latest nuclear status report details the glum state of affairs for the far right's favourite clean power source. It's already been overtaken by solar for the first time.
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Yeh, sure. Why not listen to #EDF #nuclear. ? After all, the longer the fossil fuels, the more time new nuclear has - esp. given it takes 20 years plus for just one nuclear power plant. Plus, what on earth would that do for UK's #climate cred and influence ... www.theguardian.com/business/202...
theguardian.com
New UK gas and oil projects are a ‘no-brainer’, says EDF boss
Developing North Sea fields does not contradict net zero goals, according to Simone Rossi
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
CT's reckless drive for more #nuclear ctmirror.org/2026/09/30/a...
ctmirror.org
Opinion: CT's reckless drive for more nuclear power
CT doesn’t need more nuclear power. What we do need is to stop rushing toward the climate cliff.
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#nuclear bros and the extreme-right. EDF CEO Bernard Fontana meets far-right Marine Le Pen, as well as Sarah Knafo, representative of Reconquête. Not nice ... www.liberation.fr/politique/ed...
liberation.fr
EDF : la CGT «condamne» des rencontres entre le PDG Bernard Fontana et des responsables d’extrême droite
Dans un tract syndical, la première organisation de salariés de l’électricien s’indigne de rendez-vous ayant eu lieu entre le PDG de l’entreprise et la candidate à la présidentielle d’extrême droite M...
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
How #Solar Is Beating #Nuclear's Best Idea www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrNa...
youtube.com
How Solar Is Beating Nuclear's Best Idea
YouTube video by Undecided with Matt Ferrell
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#Climate driven fire will be a future risk to #nuclear infrastructure. www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-1...
researchsquare.com
Anthropogenic warming shifted southwestern Europe into fire-weather conditions exceeding operational suppression thresholds
Anthropogenic climate change is increasing wildfire hazard worldwide, however how this growing risk will impact suppression efforts remains poorly quantified. Existing attribution studies have largely...
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
UK PM Andy Burnham launches Great British Grid company to speed connections. Burnham said it will be 'a publicly owned company that will challenge the private sector operators. www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/energy-polic...
solarpowerportal.co.uk
Burnham launches Great British Grid company to speed connections
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has officially launched government plans for a publicly owned electricity grid company, Great British Grid.
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hypothesis to explain increased child leukemias near #nuclear power plants. www.ianfairlie.org/news/hypothe...
ianfairlie.org
Hypothesis to explain increased child leukemias near NPPs - Dr Ian Fairlie
Official Rebuttal of Tritium Hypothesis It has recently come to my attention that in 2016 a rebuttal was published in an official report of my hypothesis to explain increased incidences of cancers amo...
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#Solar and #wind outpacing nuclear globally. Report highlights #nuclear’s slow growth, lengthy construction timelines and limited small modular reactor deployment, contrasting with rapid #renewables and battery expansion. www.worldnuclearreport.org/IMG/pdf/wnis...
worldnuclearreport.org
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#Solar , #wind outpacing #nuclear globally, with solar generation surpassing nuclear for the first time in 2025 Nuclear’s slow growth, lengthy construction timelines and limited small modular reactor deployment, contrast with rapid renewables, battery expansion. www.pv-magazine.com/2026/09/29/s...
pv-magazine.com
Solar surpasses nuclear power globally for first time - pv magazine Global
Solar and wind are increasingly outpacing nuclear power globally, with solar generation surpassing nuclear for the first time in 2025, according to WNISR 2026. The report highlights nuclear’s slow gro...
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Nuclear bros still importing nuclear fuel from Russia. Why Europe needs Moscow to quit #Russia #nuclear fuel www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article...
theparliamentmagazine.eu
Why Europe needs Moscow to quit Russian nuclear fuel
A plant in Germany built to replace Moscow-linked atomic energy still runs on Russian state-owned technology, and now anti-nuclear campaigners are ...
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
EDF faces legal action over France’s continuing nuclear ties with Russia www.rfi.fr/en/environme...
rfi.fr
EDF faces legal action over France’s continuing nuclear ties with Russia
France’s continuing reliance on Russia for part of its nuclear fuel cycle is facing a new legal challenge, with Greenpeace seeking to force French state electricity company EDF to address the environm...
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#solar power timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Pakistanis turned to rooftop solar as power bills soared; it has now saved $12 billion in fuel imports
The global solar capacity is growing rapidly, so much so that by 2030, approximately 100 million households will rely on rooftop solar, according to the International Energy Agency. According to resea...
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Lula presidency saved 20,000km2 of #Brazil Amazon since 2022. www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-lul...
carbonbrief.org
Analysis: Lula presidency saved at least 20,000km2 of Brazilian Amazon since 2022 - Carbon Brief
With Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro tied in the polls, the upcoming election is expected to significantly shape the level of environmental action in Brazil
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#Heatpump sales soar across Europe after states cut #electricity taxes, data shows. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Heat pump sales soar across Europe after states cut electricity taxes, data shows
EU to push member states to cut tax rate below duty on gas, with 11% surge in sales also put down to fallout from Iran war
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Low Carbon UK #renewables developer plans for 500MW #solar-plus-#storage project in #Oxfordshire, listed as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP). www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/utility-scal...
solarpowerportal.co.uk
Low Carbon reveals plans for next UK solar NSIP
Low Carbon, a UK renewables developer, has revealed plans for a 500MW solar-plus-storage project in Oxfordshire.
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
UK East Anglia two new onshore #wind farms to generate enough #electricity to power more than 321,000 homes every year, up to 47 turbines and have a combined capacity of 425MW. www.energylivenews.com/2026/09/28/c...
energylivenews.com
Cambridgeshire welcomes two new onshore wind farms - Energy Live News
The projects are expected to generate enough electricity to power more than 321,000 home per year
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Despite his bluster and conspiracy theories, Trump and his administration have been unable stop renewable energy’s relentless momentum through the first 18 months of his second term, with strong and continued growth from #solar, #wind, and #battery storage. reneweconomy.com.au/trump-unable...
reneweconomy.com.au
Trump unable to stop clean energy revolution, as wind and solar output surges and coal shrinks
Trump administration appears to have bet on the wrong horse, with renewables surging and coal power shrinking despite his bluster and conspiracy theories.
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#Australia households have installed a record number of rooftop #solar systems and home #batteries so far this year, as they take #energy security into their own hands in the face of surging fossil fuel prices driven by geopolitical shockwaves. reneweconomy.com.au/australian-h...
reneweconomy.com.au
Consumers put squeeze on coal as Australian households install record amounts of solar and batteries
Australian households have installed a record number of rooftop solar systems and home batteries so far this year, well above official forecasts.
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Chernobyl drone attacks are ‘really gambling with the safety of millions of people’, UN warns. New Safe Confinement (NSC) enclosing Unit 4 can no longer perform its primary safety function of containing radioactive material from the 1986 explosion. #nuclear www.lawnews.co.uk/legal-news/c...
lawnews.co.uk
Chernobyl Drone Attacks Gamble With Safety of Millions, UNDP Warns - Law News
Chernobyl drone attacks are ‘really gambling with the safety of millions of people’, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) administrator Alexander De Croo warned on Thursday, following a visit t...
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
UK PM Andy Burnham to roll back privatisation with government-backed power grid plan. Undoing “40 years of neoliberalism”, greater public control of energy, water and housing. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Burnham promises to roll back privatisation with government-backed grid plan
Exclusive: Creation of GB Grid will be major step towards putting Britain’s utility companies into public control
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Most of UK’s essential food supply grown in drought-risk areas, report warns Keys crops such as cereals, potatoes, sugar and oils grown in areas with moderate to very high risk www.theguardian.com/business/202...
theguardian.com
Most of UK’s essential food supply grown in drought-risk areas, report warns
Keys crops such as cereals, potatoes, sugar and oils grown in areas with moderate to very high risk
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A new study indicates that used EVs hold a clear advantage over gas-powered vehicles in terms of reliability, with the electric advantage growing as the miles add up. cleantechnica.com/2026/09/27/u...
cleantechnica.com
The Case For Buying A Used EV Is Better Than Ever
Car dealers in the UK can add reliability to their sales pitch for used EVs, as supported by a new study of standard road safety tests.
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
In early September, the organization behind Canada’s push for small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) quietly signalled their demise. www.theenergymix.com/rip-smrs-is-...
theenergymix.com
RIP SMRs: Is It the End of the Line for Small Modular Nuclear Reactors?
In early September, the organization behind Canada's push for small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) quietly signalled their demise, researcher and author Susan O'Donnell writes in analysis for The Ene...
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#renewables industries supports more than 105,000 jobs in Scotland and contribute £10.2 billion to the economy. Dr Paul Dorfman www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/news/renewab...
johnogroat-journal.co.uk
Renewable jobs growth in Scotland, Thurso wig service for cancer patients, and ISS link gets full marks
YOUR VIEWS: Letters to the editor from readers of the John O’Groat Journal and Caithness Courier
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Rogue #AI agents leave insurers facing dilemma over liability. Insurance companies are weighing up the risk of providing policies to cover the damage caused by AI cyberattacks. observer.co.uk/news/busines...
observer.co.uk
Rogue AI agents leave insurers facing dilemma over liability
Insurance companies are weighing up the risk of providing policies to cover the damage caused by AI cyberattacks
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Almost every home in England will need air conditioning in the next few decades – especially people living in flats and mid-terrace homes in English cities, Govt. report says. www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
US intelligence assesses that #Saudi Arabia has not ruled out developing #nuclear weapons, raising concerns over a deal to support its civilian nuclear programme. www.newarab.com/news/saudi-a...
newarab.com
Saudi Arabia has not ruled out nuclear weapons: report
US intelligence assesses that Saudi Arabia has not ruled out developing nuclear weapons, raising concerns over a deal to support its civilian nuclear programme
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Iran war and #AI boom transformed the discussions about clean #energy among political and business leaders gathered for New York climate week, as soaring oil and natural gas prices push consumers in many countries towards #renewables, #batteries and electric vehicles. www.ft.com/content/8edb...
ft.com
Energy costs and AI power demand reshape climate talks in New York
Disruption of global energy markets dominates discussions that previously concentrated more on cutting emissions
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Foreign drones hover over UK military and #nuclear sites at rate of three every week. Drones are making illegal incursions over nuclear power stations and UK military bases at a rate of almost three a week amid escalating tensions with Russia. www.dailymail.com/news/article...
dailymail.com
Foreign drones flying over UK's nuclear sites at rate of THREE a week
Drones are making illegal incursions over nuclear power stations and UK military bases at a rate of almost three a week amid escalating tensions with Russia.
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Small modular reactors (SMRs) were first conceived for military use and deployed on polar bases. Seventy years on, their record remains dismal. #nuclear engelsbergideas.com/essays/smrs-...
engelsbergideas.com
SMRs: a short history of a nuclear pipe dream
Small modular reactors (SMRs) were first conceived for military use and deployed on polar bases. Seventy years on, their record remains dismal.
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
World’s 80mn-kilometre power grid. Huge rise in infrastructure investment needed to meet #energy access and #climate goals, UN says. www.ft.com/content/8765...
ft.com
The world’s 80mn-kilometre power grid problem
Huge rise in infrastructure investment needed to meet energy access and climate goals, UN says
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Now up to nine times cheaper in the UK to drive an electric vehicle (EV) than a petrol or diesel car www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-evs...
carbonbrief.org
Analysis: EVs are now nine times cheaper than petrol or diesel to drive in the UK  - Carbon Brief
The latest surge in fossil-fuel prices means it is now up to nine times cheaper in the UK to drive an electric vehicle (EV) than a petrol or diesel car, shows Carbon Brief analysis.
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