Tag Archives: decommission

Nuclear storage clean-up bill could cost £70bn via The Independent

Posted on 2013/02/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Britain is storing an “extraordinary accumulation of hazardous nuclear waste” in “outdated facilities” which will cost nearly £70bn to clean up, MPs have warned the Government. Almost all of the major nuclear-decommissioning projects at the Sellafield complex in Cumbria are … Continue reading →

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Funding gap for nuclear decommissioning in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia via European Parliament News

Posted on 2013/01/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Defects in the EU’s nuclear decommissioning programmes in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia include cost overruns, delays, lack of coordination and supervision, diffused responsibilities, too much money going to unrelated energy projects and ill-informed priority setting, say Budgetary Control Committee MEPs … Continue reading →

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Lithuanians near old nuclear plant fear for their lives via The Washington Times

Posted on 2012/11/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The parking lot outside the atomic power plant is weedy and potholed. Bus stops that once teemed with hundreds of workers are eerily empty. Yet the stillness at Ignalina, a Lithuanian nuclear plant built in the 1980s Soviet era, belies … Continue reading →

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1,200 join suit against Genkai atomic plant via The Japan Times

Posted on 2012/05/31 by norma field

SAGA — Another 1,200 people have joined a lawsuit seeking the closure of the Genkai atomic plant in Saga Prefecture, bringing the number of plaintiffs to around 4,200, the most for any current lawsuit against a nuclear facility. […] The … Continue reading →

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UK firms could assist Fukushima clean up via Department of Energy and Climate Change

Posted on 2012/04/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The UK and Japan today agreed a Framework on Civil Nuclear Cooperation, providing the basis for UK companies to engage in multi-billion pound decommissioning opportunities in Japan. Announced as part of Prime Minister David Cameron’s first official visit to Japan, … Continue reading →

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As Reactors Age, the Money to Close Them Lags via The New York Times

Posted on 2012/03/25 by norma field

WASHINGTON — The operators of 20 of the nation’s aging nuclear reactors, including some whose licenses expire soon, have not saved nearly enough money for prompt and proper dismantling. If it turns out that they must close, the owners intend … Continue reading →

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College women oppose nuclear plants in survey via The Japan Times Online

Posted on 2012/02/15 by norma field

Nearly half of female university students want all nuclear power plants to be decommissioned in light of the triple-meltdown crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 atomic plant, according to a recent survey. Continue reading at College women oppose nuclear plants … Continue reading →

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Reactors 1-4 to take 30 years to scrap: panel　via The Japan Times Online

Posted on 2011/10/28 by norma field

Removing the melted nuclear fuel from the crippled reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant should start within 10 years after “cold shutdown” has been achieved, and decommissioning may take 30 years or more, a government panel projected in … Continue reading →

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Fukushima OKs petition to decommission reactors via The Japan Times Online

Posted on 2011/10/21 by norma field

FUKUSHIMA — The Fukushima Prefectural Assembly has adopted a petition calling for all 10 reactors at the prefecture’s two nuclear plants to be decommissioned. The petition to shut down the crippled Fukushima No. 1 plant, where four of the six … Continue reading →

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