It's not a big deal in this particular case, but how vetting works/doesn't work (and the suggestion that the more important you are, the less attention is paid to it), is actually a pretty … (View Post)

Fascinating article. The bacterial flagellar motor is finally understood after 50 years. https://www.quantamagazine.org/what-physical-life-force-turns-biologys-wheels-20260420/ ..Over the past few de… (View Post)

China is effectively doing SMR with full scale nuclear plants. The UK plan isn't entirely daft. 450MW isn't exactly small, and if you co-locate several on one site you have a new nuclear pl… (View Post)

That's because you're assuming the huge planning morass around UK nuclear serves to improve safety. It really does not do that. Rather it makes the power companies go through the same thing… (View Post)

Is it ? To me, the blackest mark against Mandelson was his relationship with Epstein (which is was forced his resignation). UKSV was apparently (according to Robbins' letter) not particularly co… (View Post)