Category Archives: *English

Germany tells France: ‘nuclear is not green’ via euobserver

Posted on 2021/12/12 by nfield

By WESTER VAN GAAL “Germany will oppose French efforts to label nuclear electricity as green energy,” Germany’s new foreign minister Annalena Baerbock said in Paris on Thursday. It was her first full day of work and first official visit to a … Continue reading →

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Turkey’s nuclear plans threaten East Med ecosystems via ecathimerini

Posted on 2021/12/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Elias G. Hadjikoumis Turkey has had plans to establish nuclear power plants since the 1970s, and these plans have become a key aspect of the country’s goal of economic development and growth. The Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP) is the … Continue reading →

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Hinkley Point C: Chinese nuclear plant fault may delay UK power plan via The Times

Posted on 2021/12/01 by nfield

Key safety components in the UK’s first new nuclear power station for 30 years may need to be redesigned and the project could be delayed after defects were detected at a similar reactor in China. The £22 billion Hinkley Point C plant … Continue reading →

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The “brigands” regroup in Basilicata via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2021/11/30 by nfield

18 years after they stopped a radioactive waste dump coming to their region, locals find their land targeted once again By Linda Pentz Gunter The brigand songs hadn’t started yet, although there were faint early flickers and crackles coming from … Continue reading →

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How Green Is Nuclear Energy via BBC Learning English

Posted on 2021/11/29 by nfield
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Art and “un-forgetting”: How to honor the atomic dead via Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2021/11/29 by nfield

By Molly Hurley | November 26, 2021 […] Though I thrived amid the frenzied surprises of the city, I also found sudden moments of quiet solemnity while sketching inside the many art museums of the Big Apple. One of those museums was … Continue reading →

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A uniquely Turkish nuclear energy tale via Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2021/11/29 by nfield

By Şebnem Udum | November 24, 2021 […] International proponents of nuclear energy tout its affordability, environmental friendliness, and ability to provide abundant, uninterrupted electricity. Meanwhile, international nuclear energy opponents born from the 1960s and ‘70s antinuclear movement were first concerned with … Continue reading →

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Tim Deere-Jones: Message against the release of radioactive water from Fukushima ティム・ディア＝ジョーンズ氏　汚染水の海洋放水反対メッセージ via Yosomono-net

Posted on 2021/11/28 by nfield

Yosomono-net, a worldwide anti-nuke network of Japanese people living abroad, invites well-known scientists, experts, and activists from all over the world who alert us to numerous problems of nuclear energy. In this project, they send their messages specifically against the … Continue reading →

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EXCLUSIVE German parties agree on 2030 coal phase-out in coalition talks -sources via Reuters

Posted on 2021/11/24 by nfield

By Marcus Wacket BERLIN, Nov 23 (Reuters) – Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD), Greens and Free Democrats, who are negotiating to form a new government, have agreed to commit to a coal phase-out by 2030 in a coalition deal, sources involved … Continue reading →

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This next-generation nuclear power plant is pitched for Washington state. Can it ‘change the world’? via The Columbian

Posted on 2021/11/19 by nfield

By Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times RICHLAND — Near the Columbia River, Clay Sell hopes to launch a new era of nuclear power with four small reactors, each stocked with billiard ball-sized “pebbles” packed full of uranium fuel. Chief executive officer … Continue reading →

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