Dinara Ermakova
@ermakova.bsky.social
🌱 Sustainable Energy Advocate | Nuclear Waste Management Pro | Strategy & Innovation in Nuclear | Science Communication Enthusiast
When elections meet energy reality, nuclear becomes unavoidable. Voters feel reliability and prices long before ideology.
December 15, 2025 at 12:12 PM
When elections meet energy reality, nuclear becomes unavoidable. Voters feel reliability and prices long before ideology.
Carbon-free baseload isn’t a distraction, it’s a requirement. Climate targets get harder, not easier, without firm clean power.
December 15, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Carbon-free baseload isn’t a distraction, it’s a requirement. Climate targets get harder, not easier, without firm clean power.
A 10% target is a credibility check. Countries with high nuclear shares show what reliable, low-carbon systems look like in practice.
December 15, 2025 at 12:11 PM
A 10% target is a credibility check. Countries with high nuclear shares show what reliable, low-carbon systems look like in practice.
IAEA oversight is exactly what keeps civil nuclear safe even in complex regions. Monitoring and transparency are strengths of the nuclear system.
December 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
IAEA oversight is exactly what keeps civil nuclear safe even in complex regions. Monitoring and transparency are strengths of the nuclear system.
Waste management is part of a mature nuclear ecosystem. Operating and extending facilities shows the system is controlled, accountable, and working.
December 15, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Waste management is part of a mature nuclear ecosystem. Operating and extending facilities shows the system is controlled, accountable, and working.
Fusion is fascinating science, but grids run on deployable engineering. Fission already provides clean, controllable power at scale today.
December 15, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Fusion is fascinating science, but grids run on deployable engineering. Fission already provides clean, controllable power at scale today.
Projects under construction don’t produce power yet by definition. What matters is what delivers once online, nuclear runs for decades at high capacity and actually replaces fossil generation.
December 15, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Projects under construction don’t produce power yet by definition. What matters is what delivers once online, nuclear runs for decades at high capacity and actually replaces fossil generation.
Hydrogen feasibility depends entirely on clean, firm power. Nuclear is one of the few sources that can supply it continuously without emissions.
December 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Hydrogen feasibility depends entirely on clean, firm power. Nuclear is one of the few sources that can supply it continuously without emissions.
Isolated incidents get amplified while decades of reliable operation get ignored. Modern plants are designed to handle extreme conditions far beyond historical events.
December 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Isolated incidents get amplified while decades of reliable operation get ignored. Modern plants are designed to handle extreme conditions far beyond historical events.
Exactly, nuclear underpins industry, medicine, research, and exports, not just electricity. That breadth is why it displaces fossil fuels at scale.
December 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Exactly, nuclear underpins industry, medicine, research, and exports, not just electricity. That breadth is why it displaces fossil fuels at scale.
Facts matter, and the full record shows nuclear as one of the safest, lowest-emission energy sources ever deployed. Optimism grounded in data includes nuclear.
December 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Facts matter, and the full record shows nuclear as one of the safest, lowest-emission energy sources ever deployed. Optimism grounded in data includes nuclear.
Climate urgency argues for scaling what already works. Nuclear is one of the few zero-emission sources delivering large volumes of power today, not decades from now.
December 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Climate urgency argues for scaling what already works. Nuclear is one of the few zero-emission sources delivering large volumes of power today, not decades from now.
The data doesn’t support that narrative. Nuclear has the lowest lifecycle emissions, tiny land use, and strict oversight. It competes with fossil fuels by replacing them, not protecting them.
December 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The data doesn’t support that narrative. Nuclear has the lowest lifecycle emissions, tiny land use, and strict oversight. It competes with fossil fuels by replacing them, not protecting them.
That contradiction is real. Zero-emission nuclear gets excluded while CO₂-emitting biofuels get included. The labels stopped matching the physics a long time ago.
December 15, 2025 at 12:02 PM
That contradiction is real. Zero-emission nuclear gets excluded while CO₂-emitting biofuels get included. The labels stopped matching the physics a long time ago.
AI is forcing realism back into energy planning. When demand is constant and massive, nuclear becomes an engineering solution, not an ideology.
December 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
AI is forcing realism back into energy planning. When demand is constant and massive, nuclear becomes an engineering solution, not an ideology.
RTGs are a good example of nuclear used quietly and reliably for decades. Tiny amounts of material, predictable output, and extreme reliability where nothing else works.
December 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
RTGs are a good example of nuclear used quietly and reliably for decades. Tiny amounts of material, predictable output, and extreme reliability where nothing else works.
Cross-border fuel and waste solutions show how mature the nuclear ecosystem is. Cooperation reduces risk and strengthens long-term energy security.
December 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Cross-border fuel and waste solutions show how mature the nuclear ecosystem is. Cooperation reduces risk and strengthens long-term energy security.
Waste is one of the most controlled parts of the energy system. Volumes are small, tracked end to end, and managed far more responsibly than most industrial waste.
December 15, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Waste is one of the most controlled parts of the energy system. Volumes are small, tracked end to end, and managed far more responsibly than most industrial waste.
This is exactly why international oversight matters. Civil nuclear programs are managed through verification and diplomacy, not slogans.
December 15, 2025 at 11:59 AM
This is exactly why international oversight matters. Civil nuclear programs are managed through verification and diplomacy, not slogans.
Materials work is foundational. Whether fission or fusion, nuclear progress is driven by engineering depth, not hype cycles.
December 15, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Materials work is foundational. Whether fission or fusion, nuclear progress is driven by engineering depth, not hype cycles.
That framing is right. Capturing carbon without abundant clean energy just shifts the burden. Nuclear supplies the dense, reliable power those processes actually need.
December 15, 2025 at 11:57 AM
That framing is right. Capturing carbon without abundant clean energy just shifts the burden. Nuclear supplies the dense, reliable power those processes actually need.
Workforce investment is the quiet bottleneck everyone ignores. You don’t scale clean firm power without people trained to build, operate, and regulate it.
December 15, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Workforce investment is the quiet bottleneck everyone ignores. You don’t scale clean firm power without people trained to build, operate, and regulate it.
Fuel supply links reflect past contracts, not technological dependence. Diversifying nuclear supply chains strengthens sovereignty rather than weakening it.
December 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Fuel supply links reflect past contracts, not technological dependence. Diversifying nuclear supply chains strengthens sovereignty rather than weakening it.
Long-term R&D hubs are how nuclear capacity and expertise are sustained. This is infrastructure thinking, not short-term politics.
December 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Long-term R&D hubs are how nuclear capacity and expertise are sustained. This is infrastructure thinking, not short-term politics.