Tag Archives: France

Radioactive fluid leaks at French nuclear reactor via the west.com.au

Posted on 2012/04/05 by yukimiyamotodepaul

RENNES, France (AFP) – Radioactive cooling fluid leaked at a French nuclear reactor Thursday following two small fires, but the spillage was safely collected in special tanks, officials said. A reactor at the power plant in Penly on the English … Continue reading →

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An elemental force: Uranium production in Africa, and what it means to be nuclear via The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2012/03/19 by norma field

By Gabrielle Hecht Abstract Uranium from Africa was, and remains, a major source of fuel for atomic weapons and power plants throughout the world. Uranium for the Hiroshima bomb, for example, came from the Belgian Congo. During any given year … Continue reading →

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Germans, French slam atomic power via The Japan Times

Posted on 2012/03/19 by norma field

Thousands of people formed human chains in Germany and France to protest the use of nuclear power on Sunday, the first anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disasters that crippled the Fukushima No. 1 atomic plant, while protesters … Continue reading →

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France’s Areva strikes back over Czech Temelin tender via actualne.cz

Posted on 2012/03/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Prague – French company Areva, one of the three bidders for a multi-billion Temelín expansion contract, promised to subcontract 70 percent of the works to Czech firms. The French company signed contracts with 14 Czech firms that will be subcontracted … Continue reading →

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French Nuclear Debate Ignites Amidst Presidential Race via Forbes

Posted on 2012/02/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Japan’s nuclear tragedy is igniting a debate in France , which generates more than three-quarters of its electricity from nuclear energy.  And while that nation’s presidential candidates are squaring off on the issue, an independent audit agency there may have … Continue reading →

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French ready to support South African nuclear programme via Lesedi

Posted on 2012/02/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

France is supportive of South Africa’s nuclear energy plans, assured French Foreign Ministry secretary-general Pierre Sellal in Pretoria on Thursday afternoon. The European power is a leader in the peaceful use of nuclear energy. (Secretary-general is equivalent to a director-general … Continue reading →

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French Report Faults Indecision on Nuclear Industry via The New York Times

Posted on 2012/01/31 by yukimiyamotodepaul

PARIS — France’s failure to make a definite decision about its energy future has left it with little choice but to extend the life of its existing nuclear power plants, an independent government agency said Tuesday. The French Court of … Continue reading →

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Study: Child leukemia doubles near nuclear power plants via Fox News.com

Posted on 2012/01/13 by norma field

The incidence of leukemia is twice as high in children living close to French nuclear power plants as in those living elsewhere in the country, a study by French health and nuclear safety experts has found. But the study, to … Continue reading →

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A French Wine Region Changes Its Name to Save Its Future via The New York Times

Posted on 2012/01/11 by norma field

GRIGNAN, FRANCE — In France, where three-quarters of the electricity is nuclear, you are rarely far from a reactor. Even in the most famous French terroirs, a bulky power plant sometimes squats just across a river or over a hill. … Continue reading →

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The Fukushima Effect: France Starts to Turn Against Its Much Vaunted Nuclear Industry via Time

Posted on 2012/01/04 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

Is France’s long, proud, and at times defiant affection for nuclear energy finally beginning to wane in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster? While it’s still too early to pronounce France’s nearly four decade love affair with nuclear power finished … Continue reading →

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