Category Archives: *English

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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Sellafield Windscale Pile chimney diffuser dismantled　via BBC News

Posted on 2021/11/19 by nfield

One of the most identifiable structures of the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant has been dismantled. The huge diffuser on top of the 125m (410ft) Windscale Pile chimney has been visible in west Cumbria for 70 years. It had to be … Continue reading →

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Australian-UK-US nuclear submarine deal exposes civilian-military links via Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2021/11/11 by nfield

By Andy Stirling, Phil Johnstone | November 9, 2021 […] In democratic nuclear weapons states such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and France, shared civil-military nuclear industrial bases are largely—albeit indirectly—funded by electricity consumers. Colossal investments in new nuclear power are underwritten … Continue reading →

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A Nuclear-Powered Shower? Russia Tests a Climate Innovation. via New York Times

Posted on 2021/11/10 by nfield

A remote Siberian town now has its own miniature nuclear plant as a Russian state company tests a new model for residential heating. Some see it as a tool to minimize climate change. By Andrew E. Kramer PEVEK, Russia — The … Continue reading →

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Rolls-Royce plans to build small nuclear power plants in Britain via The New York Times

Posted on 2021/11/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By Stanley Reed Rolls-Royce, the British jet engine maker, said on Tuesday that it was forming a business to build a series of smaller, cheaper nuclear reactors as Britain looks for ways to cut carbon emissions and to reduce the costs … Continue reading →

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Macron says France will build new nuclear energy reactors via Reuters

Posted on 2021/11/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

PARIS, Nov 9 (Reuters) – France will build new nuclear reactors to help the country lessen its dependence on foreign countries for its energy supplies, meet global warming targets and keep prices under control, President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday. … Continue reading →

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