By Todd DeRyck
Do you struggle to know what is best for global energy production? Here are some great resources that you might find useful.
1. The book “Going Nuclear: How Atomic Energy Will Save the World” was published a few months ago by Dr. Tim Gregory, a nuclear physicist in the UK.
2. Dr. James Conca YouTube video – Nuclear Waste 6 minutes, 25 seconds
3. For energy consumption in general all over the world, Hans Rosling’s 9-minute TED Talk “The Magic Washing Machine“
4. Movie producer Oliver Stone (Natural Born Killers, Platoon, etc.) created a nuclear power documentary in 2022 entitled “Nuclear Now“. It costs $5 to rent.
5. The Power of Nuclear: The Rise, Fall and Return of Our Mightiest Energy Source“, you can find the (23-minute interview, with transcript) here.
6. “The LNT Report: How Bad Science Made the World Afraid of Nuclear Power published” this month by Mike Conley.
7. Robert Stone’s documentary film, which made its debut on CNN in late 2013, “Pandora’s Promise“.
8. “Underexposed: What if Radiation is Actually Good for You” published in 2013 (based on prices, buy the e-book! Available for Kindle and Kobo). The author makes the case, with extensive scientific studies included, that certain levels of radiation are good for you, they stimulate DNA repair (similar to vaccines stimulating the immune system).
9. “No More Radiophobia!” (19-minute YouTube video), This man (eats) ate uranium (five-minute YouTube video).
10. Jack Devannay’s substack, particularly The Case for 2mSv/day.
Here is Dr. Tim Gregory’s bio, author of “Going Nuclear” on LinkedIn
“I’m Dr Tim Gregory. I’m a nuclear scientist. I work in a laboratory analysing radioactive materials at Sellafield. My samples include spent nuclear fuel, nuclear medicine, and nuclear space material.
I’m a Chartered Chemist with the Royal Society of Chemistry. My areas of expertise lie in high-precision isotopic analysis, trace element and trace radionuclide quantification, and elemental separation. I work frequently with high activity samples.
I’m also a freelance writer, speaker, and broadcaster. I frequently appear on radio stations across the UK, sometimes write for newspapers and magazines, and occasionally appear on TV.
My new book — Going Nuclear: How the Atom Will Save the World — is out now.
My debut popular science book – Meteorite: The Stones from Outer Space That Made Our World – was published in 2020.
I speak to audiences of all types – including corporate, keynote, and educational – on topics including energy, net zero, nuclear science, radiation, sustainability, and space exploration.
All views are my own and not those of my employer.”
Here are factors I watch for with respect to electricity grids: 1. the amount of fossil fuels that have been permanently displaced, 2. the amount of air pollution and greenhouse gases that have been reduced, 3. the retail electricity costs and perhaps most importantly 4. how close to the Paris climate target a grid is (emitting less than 100 grams of CO2 per kilowatt-hour, averaged on an annual basis, France hit this target 40 years ago). Germany is a country with a high %age of renewables, yet does poorly on all these metrics, not to mention their economy is in a tailspin. Germany followed the Lazard’s LCOE (Levelized Cost of Energy) path and the path that RMI’s founder Amory Lovins recommends, i.e. the “soft path”. The Clean Air Task Force and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe encourage to move “Beyond LCOE” in order to “to build reliable, affordable, and clean energy systems” See these links https://www.catf.us/2025/06/policymakers-industry-need-move-beyond-lcoe/ & https://unece.org/sed/documents/2025/09/geces-212025inf2-understanding-full-system-cost-electricity-system
Here is a great 3 minute video describing global energy poverty “Let’s Aim for the Modern Energy Minimum” https://vimeo.com/790077655
Here are several charts that will provide a better understanding of global energy poverty https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ezNhXYQIX8smqwCS7IXmOXVfv7_d823a/view?usp=sharing
Here are several charts using various factors in comparing energy sources https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NyaiNwecCb6Hy68qwVbMrg54XqYYnAlX/view?usp=sharing