Tag Archives: decommission

Experts question ice wall at Japan nuclear plant via The Washington Post

Posted on 2014/05/02 by norma field

TOKYO — Experts on Friday expressed skepticism about a plan to build a costly underground frozen wall at Japan’s crippled nuclear plant, a development that could delay the start of construction on the project. […] Dale Klein, a former U.S. … Continue reading →

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Sellafield Shares Decommissioning Expertise with Fukushima Nuclear Plant via International Business Times

Posted on 2014/05/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Sellafield, the Cumbria-based nuclear site, has agreed to help Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Tepco) in its cleanup at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station which was severely damaged by the tsunami and earthquake in March 2011. The companies signed an … Continue reading →

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Britain is paying dearly for neglecting its nuclear waste via The Economist

Posted on 2014/04/03 by norma field

SWILLING around murky ponds in the oldest part of Sellafield, a nuclear research and reprocessing centre in Cumbria, is a soupy, radioactive sludge. For years boffins working on Britain’s first military and civil nuclear programmes abandoned spent fuel and other … Continue reading →

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Nuclear waste buildup relentless via The Japan Times

Posted on 2014/03/23 by norma field

In excess of 496,000 cu. meters of low-level radioactive waste would need to be disposed of through burial if every nuclear reactor in the country is decommissioned, according to government officials. […] In addition to high-level radioactive waste represented by … Continue reading →

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Old nuclear reactors can’t save the climate via Greenpeace

Posted on 2014/03/08 by norma field

So why did hundreds of Greenpeace activists take action yesterday? Because 44% of the reactors in Europe are just too old to still be on line. They acted to illustrate to the world the risk which these nuclear reactors pose … Continue reading →

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Marine life revival off San Onofre’s shores via San Diego Union-Tribune

Posted on 2014/03/08 by norma field

Before a small radiation leak shut down the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in early 2012, ocean pipes drew in 2.4 billion gallons of water a day to cool twin nuclear reactors, sucking in and killing fish, larvae and eggs … Continue reading →

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Sellafield £70bn clean-up costs ‘astonishing’, MPs say via BBC News

Posted on 2014/02/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The estimated cost of cleaning up the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing site in Cumbria has risen by almost £2.5bn in a year, a report has said. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said clean-up costs at the complex had risen from £67.5bn … Continue reading →

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Radiation levels near Fukushima plant boundary 8 times the government standard via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2014/01/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] The reactor decommissioning plan for the Fukushima plant stipulates that radiation levels around the boundaries of the facility should be below 1 millisievert per year. That way, TEPCO can minimize the negative impact of radiation on areas outside the … Continue reading →

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Panel to plan Fukushima plant decommissioning, rebuilding of local area via Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2014/01/05 by norma field

FUKUSHIMA–The deputy industry minister said he will set up a special study group this month to advise him on how to map out a long-term strategy for decommissioning the reactors at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant and … Continue reading →

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【short film】Fukushima Daiichi: Why Is It So Hard to Clean Up? via Fairewinds Energy Education

Posted on 2014/01/04 by norma field

In this, the fourth installment in our short film series, Fairewinds Energy Education’s Arnie Gundersen responds to questions we have received about cleanup at Fukushima Daiichi. Please consider supporting our work, so we can continue to bring you the truth … Continue reading →

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