Tag Archives: Nuclear power

The Incident at Kozloduy NPP on 3.7.2019 and the Lack of Transparency in the Bulgarian Nuclear Energy via NTW (Nuclear Transparency Watch)

Posted on 2019/11/21 by nfield

Dr. Petar Kardjilov, a qualified expert at NTW The lack of transparency in Bulgarian nuclear power industry has remained constant since the Chernobyl disaster. In Bulgaria there was no official announcement until the third day of the catastrophe of Lenin … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Industry’s $23 Billion Bailout Request Shows Why It Should Have ‘No Role to Play’ in Solving Climate Crisis: Study via Common Dreams

Posted on 2019/11/20 by nfield

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer A proposed bailout of the U.S. nuclear power industry that could cost taxpayers $23 billion over the next 10 years is a perfect example of why the climate crisis needs solutions that focus on renewable … Continue reading →

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What happens to nuclear waste from power plants? via DW

Posted on 2019/11/13 by nfield

African countries looking to invest in nuclear energy as a source of clean electricity should consider Europe’s struggles with disposing of radioactive waste. Seventy years after the nuclear age began, no country has built a place to safely store its waste, … Continue reading →

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In Japan, Francis might be at odds with government on nuclear power, peace via National Catholic Reporter

Posted on 2019/11/12 by yukimiyamotodepaul

by Joshua J. McElwee Most attention during Pope Francis’ trip to Japan later in the month will likely focus on the significance of his visits to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the strong call he is expected to make for the global … Continue reading →

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RWANDA SIGNS WITH RUSSIA via Industry Reporter

Posted on 2019/10/29 by nfield

As Russia has been on a huge spree of signing newer and newer deals everyday either with the Middle Eastern nations or with the African nations. The with the Middle East accomplished now it is focusing on the African part. … Continue reading →

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Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant is already a problem via Pinar Demircan

Posted on 2019/10/28 by nfield

160 kilometers away from the city center of Mersin, olive, pomegranate, lemon orchards, around the creek can be walked by drawing a U shape at beautiful and small Büyükeceli village where the proposed Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant is just at … Continue reading →

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Labour’s ‘nuclear is renewable’ claim is an insult to dead uranium miners via David Toke’s Green Energy Blog

Posted on 2019/10/24 by nfield

[…] In a ‘boiler room’ coup Labour seems to be secretly plotting to re-launch the new nuclear build programme by renaming nuclear power as ‘renewable’. Their ‘expert report’ argues that the current level of nuclear generation needs to be maintained, … Continue reading →

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Enter a single keyword The 7 reasons why nuclear energy is not the answer to solve climate change via Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation

Posted on 2019/10/24 by nfield

Mark Z. Jacobson Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Director, Atmosphere/Energy Program, Stanford University    There is a small group of scientists that have proposed replacing 100% of the world’s fossil fuel power plants with nuclear reactors as a way to … Continue reading →

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As Poland Exits Coal, a Billionaire Offers First Nuclear Plant via Bloomberg

Posted on 2019/10/22 by nfield

By Maciej Martewicz and Konrad Krasuski Poland’s second-richest man may beat the government in building the nation’s first nuclear power plant. Michal Solowow’s Synthos SA, the second-largest European maker of synthetic rubber, signed a memorandum with GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy to build a small 300-megawatt … Continue reading →

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The world’s oldest nuclear power plant via Power Technology

Posted on 2019/10/16 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By Jack Unwin A look at Beznau nuclear power plant in Switzerland, the world’s oldest nuclear power plant currently in operation. Following the end of the Second World War, nuclear power developed alongside nuclear weaponry. The first test of nuclear power … Continue reading →

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