Archive for April 2021
Three minute book review – How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates
Although I thoroughly recommend reading this book, if you are interested in a three-minute summary rather than a six-hour read, then this review is for you. In this book, published just last month, Bill Gates starts with an explanation of why we must go from the 51 billion tonnes of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) we currently…
Read MoreBig hopes for small islands
A young Jesús M. Nuñez would have never imagined working in the nuclear industry. Growing up in Puerto Rico, a US territory with no nuclear operators, he “didn’t know what nuclear energy was. I watched the Simpsons and that was the extent of my nuclear education.” It wasn’t until his university professor introduced him to…
Read MoreA new Thomas Thor office location
Thomas Thor has opened a new office in Pensacola, FL. This is our 4th office in North America and our 10th globally. We’re excited to be able to support our work force and clients from another location and are excited to be part of the local community in the Florida panhandle. The new office address:…
Read MoreWill the EU follow the science on nuclear?
It has become impossible for the European Union to ignore nuclear power any longer in its response to climate change, now that its Joint Research Centre has concluded the technology’s impacts are on a par with renewables. But that doesn’t mean policy acceptance for nuclear just yet, writes Callum Thomas. The recently leaked report from…
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