Tag Archives: Nuclear power

Opinion Iran Attack on Saudi Arabia Shows Why Israel Must Shut Down Its Nuclear Reactor via Haaretz

Posted on 2019/10/09 by nfield

Uzi Even The attack perpetrated by the Iranians on the Saudi refineries – be it directly or indirectly – has direct implications for our security. These ramifications still have not been widely discussed in public, but I intend to do so here … Continue reading →

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France’s EDF raises Flamanville cost estimate by 1.5 bln euros via Reuters

Posted on 2019/10/09 by nfield

[…] EDF said its latest estimate was for construction costs at Flamanville now standing at 12.4 billion euros. […] In July 2018, just months after welding problems at Flamanville were first reported, EDF had already added 400 million euros to … Continue reading →

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4 Gorillas to End Climate Chaos: Election Protection, No Nukes, Defund the Military, Kill King CONG via Reader Supported News

Posted on 2019/10/06 by nfield

By Harvey Wasserman he Greta/AOC generation is marching for our place on this planet. We can all turn off lights, get off plastic, go vegan, ride bikes, sail the Atlantic, demand eco-straws, solarize our homes.  But four gorillas block our … Continue reading →

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How Nuclear Power powers the Bomb: The Interdependence of Military and Civilian Technologies via IPPNW

Posted on 2019/09/29 by nfield

The military origins of nuclear technology The discovery of the atomic chain reaction in 1938 paved the way for the military use of nuclear technology. Throughout the Second World War, Germany, the UK, the Soviet Union and the US were … Continue reading →

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No more room for Belgium’s nuclear waste via The Brussels Times

Posted on 2019/09/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Belgium has no more room in its storage spaces for low-grade nuclear waste, according to the latest annual report from Belgoprocess, the government agency responsible.  Belgoprocess’ waste storage bunker in Dessel in Antwerp province, close to the nuclear research centre … Continue reading →

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Bill introduced to allow nuclear power to qualify as a renewable energy source via KSBY

Posted on 2019/08/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A California constitutional amendment would allow nuclear power to qualify as a renewable energy source under the state’s Renewables Portfolio Standard. Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham introduced ACA 18 , which he says would create fairness in the renewable energy market. Currently, California’s climate … Continue reading →

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Russia floating nuclear power station sets sail across Arctic via BBC

Posted on 2019/08/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Russia has launched a pioneering floating nuclear power station, which will sail 5,000km (3,000 miles) from the Arctic port of Murmansk to Chukotka in the far east. The nuclear agency Rosenergoatom says the Akademik Lomonosov’s mobility will boost the power … Continue reading →

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Nallamala Uranium Mine Will Destroy India’s Second Largest Tiger Reserve via DiaNuke.org

Posted on 2019/08/20 by nfield

This article is taken from the Twitter thread of Mr. Agasthya Kantu, a Political Journalist who is shedding light upon the on going uranium mining issue in and around the region of Nallamala forest, which could eventually result in excavating 20k acres … Continue reading →

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Energy Department wants to build nuclear test “fast” reactor via San Francisco Chronicle

Posted on 2019/08/05 by nfield

By KEITH RIDLER, Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A new nuclear test reactor is needed as part of an effort to revamp the nation’s fading nuclear power industry by developing safer fuel and power plants, the U.S. Department of … Continue reading →

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Nuclear power ‘seven decades of economic ruin’, 　via Pressenza

Posted on 2019/07/31 by nfield

New research has found that almost all nuclear power plants built since the nuclear industry’s inception have generated large financial losses. The report by the German Institute for Economic Research examines 674 nuclear power plants built since 1951. Its authors found that … Continue reading →

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