Category Archives: *English

Fury as EU moves ahead with plans to label gas and nuclear as ‘green’ via The Guardian

Posted on 2022/01/06 by nfield

Brussels faces backlash and charges of greenwashing after publishing draft proposals on New Year’s Eve The European Commission is facing a furious backlash over plans to allow gas and nuclear to be labelled as “green” investments, as Germany’s economy minister led the … Continue reading →

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UK NIC backs alternatives to nuclear via Renew Extra Weekly

Posted on 2022/01/05 by nfield

The UK Government asked the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) for its advice on whether an additional new nuclear plant, beyond the proposed Sizewell C project, was needed to deliver the UK’s sixth Carbon (reduction) Budget, due in 2035. In response, the NIC said no, … Continue reading →

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EU labels nuclear power ‘green’, Germany calls it dangerous via Sydney Morning Herald

Posted on 2022/01/04 by nfield

By John Chalmers Brussels: The German government has condemned nuclear energy as dangerous, slamming European Union proposals that would let the technology remain part of the bloc’s plans for a climate-friendly future. Germany is on course to switch off its remaining three … Continue reading →

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More fusion folly via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2022/01/03 by nfield

Billions already spent on ‘energy pipedream’ By David Blackburn Nuclear fusion has been a long-held ambition of the nuclear industry and governments who support nuclear power for decades. Since the end of the Second World War, governments around the world, … Continue reading →

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The Women Written Out of Nuclear Science via Portside (Lady Science)

Posted on 2022/01/03 by nfield

Kit Chapman Their stories are not just an important reminder of the difficulties faced by women in science; they are illustrations of how prejudices and bias can force talented individuals out of research to the detriment of us all. In … Continue reading →

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Strange animal-nuclear tales via Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2022/01/03 by nfield

By Susan D’Agostino, Thomas Gaulkin, December 16, 2021 Have you ever wondered what nuclear technologies look like from the perspective of animals? In these short, strange-but-true stories and photographs, you’ll encounter animals whose paths intersected with nuclear infrastructure, including crocodiles drawn to … Continue reading →

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Joint Statement of the Leaders of the Five Nuclear-Weapon States on Preventing Nuclear War and Avoiding Arms Races via White House

Posted on 2022/01/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The People’s Republic of China, the French Republic, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America consider the avoidance of war between Nuclear-Weapon States and the reduction of strategic risks … Continue reading →

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State of New Mexico demands feds investigate WIPP, federal nuclear programs via Carlsbad Current-Argus

Posted on 2022/01/02 by nfield

Adrian Hedden Stronger oversight of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant could be coming as the federal government was called on by New Mexico officials and members of Congress to address alleged problems with the U.S. Department of Energy’s environmental cleanup … Continue reading →

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Radioactive Fallout (1964) via Department of Defense Office of Civil Defense (A/V Geeks)

Posted on 2022/01/02 by nfield
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Senators Markey And Warren Ask NRC To Speed Up Review Of Seabrook Concrete via CBS Boston

Posted on 2021/12/30 by nfield
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