Tag Archives: Nuclear power

Britain has 139 tons of plutonium. That’s a real problem via Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2020/04/20 by nfield

By Christopher Fichtlscherer, Friederike Frieß, Moritz Kütt, April 17, 2020 The United Kingdom’s last plutonium reprocessing plant, B205, located in Sellafield in northern England, will shut down by the end of 2020. It will bring an end to the era of plutonium separation in … Continue reading →

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Fukushima: How the ocean became a dumping ground for radioactive waste via DW

Posted on 2020/04/10 by nfield

The nuclear disaster at Fukushima sent an unprecedented amount of radiation into the Pacific. But, before then, atomic bomb tests and radioactive waste were contaminating the sea — the effects are still being felt today. Almost 1.2 million liters (320,000 … Continue reading →

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While industry looks for handouts, NRC gives nod to reduced safety oversight via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2020/04/07 by nfield

By Linda Pentz Gunter It was no surprise really, when the first to line up with outstretched palms as Congress debated and formulated its now passed $2 trillion coronavirus-prompted emergency relief bill, were nuclear corporations. The sinking nuclear power industry … Continue reading →

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Go green, but not nuclear via Daily Herald

Posted on 2020/04/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

I am an engineer with over 40 years of experience. In the late 1980s, I studied to take the operator’s test for running nuclear power plants. As I studied, I realized how unsafe and dangerous these plants and waste storage … Continue reading →

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The Hazards of Tritium via ianfairlie.org

Posted on 2020/03/17 by nfield

March 13, 2020 Summary Nuclear facilities emit very large amounts of tritium, 3H, the radioactive isotope of hydrogen.  Much evidence from cell/animal studies and radiation biology theory indicates that tritium is more hazardous than gamma rays and most X-rays. However the … Continue reading →

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Japan pushes to remove Fukushima references from UN exhibition via The Mainichi

Posted on 2020/03/03 by nfield

[…] The Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations is slated to mount the exhibition during the review conference for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty from April 27 to May 22. The ministry, which has supported the confederation’s three previous … Continue reading →

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Plans to retire coal plants in Minnesota could rely on extending nuclear power via StarTribune

Posted on 2020/03/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Nobody knows the future of wind and solar power, but experts agree the technology isn’t there yet to rely on those resources alone.  By  Greg Stanley Xcel Energy’s race to retire coal plants and remove carbon emissions from the state’s power … Continue reading →

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The US government insurance scheme for nuclear power plant accidents no longer makes sense via Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2020/02/27 by nfield

By Victor Gilinsky, February 26, 2020 The Japan Center for Economic Research, a source sympathetic to nuclear power, recently put the long-term costs of the 2011 Fukushima accident as about $750 billion. Contrast that with the maximum of $13 billion that … Continue reading →

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Cascadia Uranium Film Arts Festival, April 3-5, 2020 in Portland, Oregon

Posted on 2020/02/24 by nfield

For tickets and more information, see here.

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France begins shutting down oldest nuclear plant via The News.com

Posted on 2020/02/23 by nfield

PARIS, France: French state-owned energy giant EDF on Saturday began shutting down the country’s oldest nuclear power plant after 43 years in operation. Environmentalists and anti-nuclear activists have long pushed the authorities to close down the plant but not everyone … Continue reading →

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