Tag Archives: Nuclear power

UN nuclear chief: Ukraine nuclear plant is “out of control” via AP

Posted on 2022/08/04 by nfield

By EDITH M. LEDERER UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. nuclear chief warned that Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine “is completely out of control” and issued an urgent plea to Russia and Ukraine to quickly allow experts to … Continue reading →

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Koide Hiroaki: The Shooting of Mr. Abe via Pearls and Irritations & Atomicage

Posted on 2022/08/02 by nfield

The young Koide Hiroaki chose the field of nuclear engineering because he wanted to contribute to the future of energy-poor Japan. Once he grasped that nuclear power was a technology so risky that it required disposable places and people in … Continue reading →

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Nuclear power is racist, sexist and ageist via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2022/07/21 by nfield

So why do some progressives support it? By Linda Pentz Gunter I am sure that certain Democratic senators such as Cory Booker and Sheldon Whitehouse, who are reasonably progressive on a host of social issues, would not considers themselves racist, … Continue reading →

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French Nuclear Cuts Extend to Next Week as Temperatures Soar via Bloomberg

Posted on 2022/07/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Reactor availability has shrunk to just 46%, pushing up prices Paris is set to see temperatures of almost 40 degrees Celsius By Lars Paulsson, Priscila Azevedo Rocha, and Todd GillespieJuly 15, 2022 at 3:25 AM CDTUpdated onJuly 15, 2022 at … Continue reading →

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Macron facing ‘Fukushima-style’ horror accident as EDF reactors crack force shutdown via Express

Posted on 2022/07/03 by nfield

By ANTONY ASHKENAZ10:01, Sun, Jul 3, 2022 France is facing a relatively unique energy crisis when compared to other countries in Europe. The country is not heavily dependent on natural gas, Russian or otherwise, getting most of its energy supplies from nuclear power, which generates … Continue reading →

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Nuclear dependence via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2022/05/30 by nfield

Europe must cut off Russian nuclear supply routes From Ecodefense, Russia Europe needs a plan in place for cutting ties with Russia’s nuclear giant Rosatom, says 2021 Right Livelihood Award winner and co-chairman of Ecodefense Vladimir Slivyak. […] Seeking to close this … Continue reading →

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Why not new nuclear power? via Mark Z. Jacobson

Posted on 2022/05/26 by nfield
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Poisoned legacy: why the future of power can’t be nuclear via The Guardian

Posted on 2022/05/14 by nfield

By Serhii Plokhy […] In the meantime, we obviously have an existing nuclear industry, and the solution is not to run away in panic, but to take good care of the facilities that already dot our countryside. We must not … Continue reading →

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US nuclear power: Status, prospects, and climate implications via The Electricity Journal

Posted on 2022/05/06 by nfield

By Amory V. Lovins Abstract Nuclear power is being intensively promoted and increasingly subsidized in both old and potential new forms. Yet it is simultaneously suffering a global slow-motion commercial collapse due to intrinsically poor economics. This summary in a … Continue reading →

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Nuclear empire building: New bill would fund dangerous nuclear extravaganza via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2022/04/25 by nfield

By Linda Pentz Gunter […] Manchin and Republican co-sponsor, Senator James Risch of Idaho, describe their aspirational Act as “a bill to facilitate the development of a whole-of-government strategy for nuclear cooperation and nuclear exports.” It is, in effect, a … Continue reading →

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