Dr Paul Dorfman
@drpauldorfman.bsky.social
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. .. more
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.
Environmental science
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Engineering
24%
Trump taking ‘drill, baby, drill’ plan to Venezuela ‘terrible’ for climate, experts warn
‘Everybody loses’ if production supercharged in country with largest known oil reserves, critics say
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Trump taking ‘drill, baby, drill’ plan to Venezuela ‘terrible’ for climate, experts warn
‘Everybody loses’ if production supercharged in country with largest known oil reserves
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘Everybody loses’ if production supercharged in country with largest known oil reserves
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Diesel has 'had its day': Number of battery EVs to overtake diesel cars by 2030
London in pole position to become UK’s first diesel-free city, as New AutoMotive tips EV market to continue to accelerate
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Diesel has 'had its day': Number of battery EVs to overtake diesel cars by 2030. London in pole position to become UK’s first diesel-free city
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www.businessgreen.com/news/4523744...
UK renewable planning approvals double in past year
THE NUMBER of wind, solar and battery projects in the UK almost doubled over the past year due to the acceleration of planning approvals – with the UK now having 45 GW of approved capacity.
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Wind, solar and battery projects in the UK almost doubled over the past year due to the acceleration of planning approvals – with the UK now having 45GW of approved capacity.
www.thechemicalengineer.com/news/uk-rene...
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Nuclear plant operator may have misused quake data for restart
The operator of a nuclear power plant in central Japan said Monday its employees may have used cherry-picked data for a potential earthquake in quake-resistance tests at the plant to pass the regulatory screening for restart. The Nuclear Regulation Authority said the same day it found "wrongdoing" by Chubu Electric…
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Operator of #nuclear power plant in central #Japan said its employees may have cherry-picked data for potential earthquake risk to pass regulatory screening for restart.
"This is unbelievable. It completely shatters the trust in the operator."
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"This is unbelievable. It completely shatters the trust in the operator."
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Stuart McMillan: Spiralling cost of new nuclear in England will hurt Scots
Stuart McMillan's first Tele column of 2026 compares the rising costs at Ferguson Marine with those of new nuclear power stations being built in…
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"Sizewell C was to cost £20 billion, but the UK Government have sanctioned a loan facility up to £36.6bn, with an upper limit of £47.7bn. #Scotland has renewable energy which is clean and leaves no #nuclear waste for many generations to pay for."
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www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/2573088...
Gosforth youth asked to share views for nuclear waste site
The Mid Copeland Community Partnership wants to set up a group of people aged 16 to 25.
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This is the umpteenth time the Cumbrian local community has been 'consulted' about siting a #nuclear dump.
Nuclear industry and HMG just won't take no for an answer.
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Nuclear industry and HMG just won't take no for an answer.
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Battery electric cars will overtake diesels in Great Britain by 2030, analysis suggests
London predicted to be the first UK city to go diesel-free, largely because of the ultra-low emission zone
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Battery electric cars will overtake diesels in Great Britain by 2030
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www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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‘A silent majority’: MPs underestimate support for green policies, study reveals
Exclusive: From solar subsidies to meat taxes, minority rightwing voices appear to drown out the consensus
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A silent majority’: MPs underestimate support for green policies
From solar subsidies to meat taxes, minority rightwing voices appear to drown out the consensus
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From solar subsidies to meat taxes, minority rightwing voices appear to drown out the consensus
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Five(ish) charts that give some context to Venezuelan oil
It has the world's largest reserves, produces comparatively little, and has a type of oil that the US needs.
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Five(ish) charts that give some context to Venezuelan oil
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'No agreed international standards governing #nuclear powered ships means they are effectively uninsurable, ruling out their use 'due to 'potentially devastating accidents'.
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
The Next Nuclear Renaissance?
Will a new wave of nuclear power projects deliver the safe and economical electricity that proponents have long predicted?
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Will a new wave of #nuclear power projects deliver the safe and economical electricity that proponents have long predicted?
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‘The perfect storm’: Trump has left the US less prepared for natural disasters, experts say
Emergency managers say the US president has presided over a dangerous erosion in US capacity to prepare for and respond to natural disasters
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Emergency managers say the US president has presided over a dangerous erosion in US capacity to prepare for and respond to natural disasters.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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It is not the Earth’s future at stake in the climate crisis – it is ours | Letters
Letters: As we edge towards an irreversible point, the climate becomes less a challenge to manage and more a hostile environment in which many will struggle to live, writes Keith Nicholls. Plus letter...
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Given "Hinkley C #nuclear is in an area that suffered Britain’s biggest ever flood in 1607; and Sizewell C, huge sea walls are having to be constructed to protect the plant from inundation from North Sea level rise and increased storms."
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