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New nuclear power plant planned for Suffolk coast would be devastating for wildlife via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2020/06/09 by nfield

EDF wants to plow ahead (literally) with its #SizewellC nuclear reactor plan on the Suffolk, UK coast (to be built on the beach virtually at sea level during a time of erosion and climate crisis), which would tear up and permanently destroy … Continue reading →

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Why is the UAE, where solar energy is abundant, about to open four nuclear reactors?　via The Conversation

Posted on 2020/03/11 by nfield

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is building the world’s largest concentrated solar power plant, capable of generating 700 megawatts. During daylight, solar power will provide cheap electricity, and at night the UAE will use stored solar heat to generate electricity. But at the … Continue reading →

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Manila mulls nuclear power, bishop point to Fukushima and too many risks　via AsiaNews.it

Posted on 2020/03/06 by nfield

To meet energy needs, the government is considering nuclear power. The dossier awaits Duterte’s signature. Archbishop Alminaza: nuclear disasters “powerful and painful reminder” of the dangers related to technology. Focusing on renewables as a “cheaper and safer” source requires a … Continue reading →

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Weatherwatch: nuclear energy now surplus to needs via The Guardian

Posted on 2020/01/29 by nfield

Paul Brown Baseload argument no longer true when large quantities of cheaper renewable energy available Some myths are hard to kill, especially when they once contained a grain of truth, and keeping outdated ideas alive might save a dying industry. … Continue reading →

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Germany shuts down atomic plant as nuclear phase-out enters final stretch via DW

Posted on 2020/01/06 by nfield

The Philippsburg power station is one of the only plants still operating in the southern state of Baden-Württemberg. Germany has vowed to start decommissioning every nuclear power facility by the end of 2022. Operators began shutting down the Philippsburg nuclear … Continue reading →

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Ontario can phase out nuclear and avoid increased carbon emissions via The Conversation

Posted on 2020/01/05 by nfield

s wind and solar energy have become cheaper, they’ve become a more prominent and important way to generate clean electricity in most parts of the world. The Ontario government, on the other hand, is cancelling renewable energy projects at a reported … Continue reading →

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UAE Set to Start First Nuclear Plant; Sweden, Germany Shut Units via Power

Posted on 2020/01/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The first nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reportedly will come online in early 2020. The report comes one day after Sweden on Dec. 30 shut down one of four reactors at the nation’s largest nuclear plant, … Continue reading →

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The stalled restart of idled reactors via the Japan Times

Posted on 2019/12/20 by nfield

The year 2019 is drawing to a close without any nuclear power reactor idled since the 2011 Fukushima disaster being reactivated. Reactor No. 1 at the Takahama nuclear power plant operated by Kansai Electric Power Co. was initially expected to … Continue reading →

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Fossil fuels fall to record low proportion of UK energy mix via The Guardian

Posted on 2019/12/20 by nfield

The proportion of the UK’s power generation mix made up by fossil fuels has fallen to a record low after renewable energy became the UK’s largest source of electricity. Government figures showed the UK relied on renewables, such as wind and solar, … Continue reading →

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No to nuclear: Japan wants reactors phased out, post-Fukushima via Aljazeera

Posted on 2019/12/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Japan is less reliant on atomic energy, but concerns are growing about its return to climate-damaging fossil fuels. by Kelly Olsen […] ‘They say no’“Japanese people’s sentiment (has) changed after Fukushima Daiichi and it is continuing until now,” said Matsukubo, … Continue reading →

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