Tag Archives: decommission

40 Years After A Partial Nuclear Meltdown, A New Push To Keep Three Mile Island Open via NPR

Posted on 2019/03/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] Confusion and fearOn March 28, 1979, Three Mile Island’s Unit 2 reactor suffered a partial meltdown after a pump stopped sending water to the steam generators that removed heat from the reactor core. The accident was a combination of … Continue reading →

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Public to get new $83-billion bill for Fukushima, reactor expenses via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2016/09/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The government plans to make the public pay an additional 8.3 trillion yen (about $83 billion) to decommission reactors at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant and provide compensation for evacuees of the 2011 disaster, sources said. The public’s money will … Continue reading →

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The legacy of a nuclear power plant via Make Wealth History

Posted on 2016/09/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

While we were on holiday in Wales this summer, we passed Lyn Trawsfynydd and despite the protestations of my wife, we paused to take in the view: That’s Trawsfynydd nuclear power station, a name I can neither pronounce nor spell. … Continue reading →

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Lessons for Diablo Canyon: Vermont region adjusts to life without its nuclear plant via The Tribune

Posted on 2016/08/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The closure of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in 2014 spread wide ripples of economic impact across a tri-state area. The town of Vernon lost nearly half its tax revenue, while the area lost 1,220 high-paying jobs. But quick … Continue reading →

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Who will pay for decommissioning the Fukushima reactors? via Nikkei Asian Review

Posted on 2016/07/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TOKYO — Energy policy was not high on the agenda in Sunday’s upper house election in Japan, in which the ruling Liberal Democratic Party consolidated its power. But Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the Japanese people and the country’s power companies … Continue reading →

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Ikata reactor to be decommissioned via NHK World

Posted on 2016/03/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Shikoku Electric Power Company has decided to decommission an aging nuclear reactor at its Ikata plant in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, citing huge maintenance costs. The company made the decision at a meeting of its executive board on Friday. The … Continue reading →

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Low turnout at anti-nuclear rally as Taiwan banks on new leader Tsai Ing-wen’s vow to abolish atomic energy use by 2025 via South China Morning Post

Posted on 2016/03/13 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Taipei, Taiwan:  An annual anti-nuclear rally in Taiwan today saw a much lower turnout than previous years as president-elect Tsai Ing-wen vows to abolish the use of atomic energy on the island by 2025. Hundreds of people gathered outside Taipei’s … Continue reading →

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As residents and reactors age, Fukui’s fortunes fade via The Japan Times

Posted on 2016/02/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

OSAKA – On a gray winter day late last month alternating between rain and sleet, many in the Sea of Japan town of Takahama, Fukui Prefecture, were feeling sunny. For the restart of Kansai Electric Power Co.’s Takahama plant No. … Continue reading →

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German commission favours limited liability for nuclear phaseout-document via Reuters

Posted on 2016/02/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Feb 18 Germany’s nuclear operators could face only limited long-term liability for the costs of the country’s nuclear phaseout, according to a paper from a government-appointed commission seen by Reuters on Thursday. The paper indicates that the commission took on … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Power Economics Requires Believing In ‘Impossible Things’ via the Energy Collective

Posted on 2015/11/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

It is increasingly clear that the economics of nuclear power don’t add up. Just in the past two and a half years, for example, seven plants at six sites have been shut down due to uneconomic performance or massive equipment … Continue reading →

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