Category Archives: *English

Trespassing in the deadliest place on earth via The New European

Posted on 2022/07/14 by nfield

By Charlie Connelly 30 JUNE 2022 12:00 AM They took all the kettles. That was weird. What was even weirder was thatthey left behind all the base plates needed to make the kettles work. One of the most alarming aspects … Continue reading →

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‘Angry’ court ruling blasts former TEPCO execs’ inaction via The Asahi

Posted on 2022/07/14 by nfield

[…] The ruling said the four defendants–Tsunehisa Katsumata, a former chairman; Masataka Shimizu, a former president; and two former vice presidents, Ichiro Takekuro and Sakae Muto–“fundamentally lacked an awareness of the need for safety and a sense of responsibility that … Continue reading →

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Former Tepco executives ordered to pay ¥13 trillion to company over Fukushima nuclear disaster via Japan Times

Posted on 2022/07/13 by nfield

By Eric Johnston […] Wednesday’s decision in favor of the plaintiffs marks the first time a court has ruled that former Tepco management is liable to pay compensation. Three of the five defendants, including Katsumata, former Vice President Ichiro Takekuro, … Continue reading →

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Japan court holds utility execs liable for Fukushima crisis via abc news

Posted on 2022/07/13 by nfield

ByMARI YAMAGUCHI Associated PressJuly 13, 2022, 9:22 AM TOKYO — A Tokyo court on Wednesday ordered four former executives of the utility operating the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant to pay 13 trillion yen ($94 billion) to the company, holding them … Continue reading →

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Greenpeace co-founder, ex-director calls nuclear safest energy via NewsNation

Posted on 2022/07/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Sean Noone (NewsNation) — A former director and founding member of the environmental organization Greenpeace says he disagrees with the group’s stance on nuclear energy. “Nuclear energy is the safest of all the electricity technologies we have,” Dr. Patrick Moore … Continue reading →

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Interview: Small modular reactors get a reality check about their waste via Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2022/07/10 by nfield

By François Diaz-Maurin | June 17, 2022 […] Scientists have started working on independent reviews of those claims. The results showed that SMRs do not necessarily perform better than gigawatt-scale reactors on a variety of measures. A recent Stanford-led study published in the Proceedings of … Continue reading →

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Nuclear waste from small modular reactors via PNAS

Posted on 2022/07/07 by nfield

By Lindsay M. Krall, Allison M. Macfarlane, Rodney C. Ewing PNAS202111833_proof.pdf Small modular reactors (SMRs; i.e., nuclear reactors that produce <300 MWelec each) have garnered attention because of claims of inherent safety features and reduced cost. However, remarkably few studies … Continue reading →

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The power of the sun　via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2022/07/05 by nfield

Indian community will go net zero using radioactive waste funds By Linda Pentz Gunter What do you do if you are the decades-long reluctant custodians of high-level radioactive waste from reactors that don’t even provide your electricity? That is the … Continue reading →

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Radioactivity under the sand via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2022/07/05 by nfield

The buried waste from French nuclear tests in Algeria By Jean-Marie Collin and Patrice Bouveret The following is the summary from the longer report, which can be read here. […] Between 1960 and 1996, France carried out 17 nuclear tests in … Continue reading →

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Nuclear plant cooling system stops working for 8 hours via NHK World-Japan

Posted on 2022/07/05 by nfield

[…] Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited reported the problem at a plant compound in Rokkasho Village on Sunday. It says the glitch poses no threat to the environment. The operator says one of the tanks storing radioactive waste lost its cooling … Continue reading →

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