Tag Archives: climate change

Nuclear power: A gargantuan threat via Independent Australia

Posted on 2020/10/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By Karl Grossman At the start of 2020, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved its Doomsday Clock to 100 seconds to midnight — the closest to midnight, doomsday, since the clock started in 1947.  There are two gargantuan threats — the climate crisis and nuclear … Continue reading →

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With climate change, aging nuclear plants need closer scrutiny. Turkey Point shows why via Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2020/09/14 by nfield

By Caroline Reiser, September 14, 2020 Last December, two nuclear reactors at Florida’s Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station, located 25 miles south of Miami, became the first reactors in the world to receive regulatory approval to remain operational for up to 80 … Continue reading →

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Commentary: Exelon’s nuclear hostage crisis tactics must end　via Chicago Tribune

Posted on 2020/08/28 by nfield

By DAVID KRAFT “Nuclear Hostage Crisis: Day 2,363” Yes, that’s right. It was March 9, 2014, when Exelon announced that it would close its nuclear plants if the Illinois legislature, under House Speaker Michael Madigan’s watchful eye, did not bail them … Continue reading →

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Plunging cost of wind and solar marks turning point in energy transition: IRENA via Reuters

Posted on 2020/06/03 by nfield

By Matthew Green LONDON (Reuters) – Plunging costs of renewables mark a turning point in a global transition to low-carbon energy, with new solar or wind farms increasingly cheaper to build than running existing coal plants, according to a report … Continue reading →

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Speeding Sea Level Rise Threatens Nuclear Plants via EcoWatch

Posted on 2020/02/18 by nfield

By Paul Brown The latest science shows how the pace of sea level rise is speeding up, fueling fears that not only millions of homes will be under threat, but that vulnerable installations like docks and power plants will be … Continue reading →

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Speeding Sea Level Rise Threatens Nuclear Plants via EcoWatch

Posted on 2020/02/16 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By Paul Brown The latest science shows how the pace of sea level rise is speeding up, fueling fears that not only millions of homes will be under threat, but that vulnerable installations like docks and power plants will be … Continue reading →

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How Does a Nation Adapt to Its Own Murder? via the New York Times

Posted on 2020/01/28 by nfield

Australia is going up in flames, and its government calls for resilience while planning for more coal mines. By Richard Flanagan Mr. Flanagan is a novelist. BRUNY ISLAND, Australia — The name of the future is Australia. These words come from … Continue reading →

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The Doomsday Clock Moves Closer To Midnight | Mach | NBC News

Posted on 2020/01/23 by nfield
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What Australia type fire may tell us about the possibility of nuclear disasters via DiaNuke.org

Posted on 2020/01/22 by nfield

Pinar Demircan […] Things could have been much worse if the fires had reached the region where uranium mines are located in Australia, which supplies 12% of the uranium fuel used in nuclear power plants operating worldwide; Australia however, has … Continue reading →

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Rising sea levels could turn new Sizewell power station into ‘nuclear island’ via East Anglian Times

Posted on 2020/01/10 by nfield

Sue Roaf, emeritus professor of architectural engineering at Heriot Watt University, said it was madness to build a new power station near flood risk sites. She warned the proposals on the Suffolk coast risked lives and could transform parts of … Continue reading →

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