Tag Archives: Nuclear power

A Tiny Island Used as a Nuclear Dumpsite Is About to Be Submerged by Water via Global Citizen

Posted on 2017/11/29 by nfield

[…] For more than half a century, the atoll, which is part of the Marshall Islands, has been contaminated by nuclear explosions and waste, according to ABC Australia. The decades ahead could leave it submerged by rising sea levels. In this way, … Continue reading →

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Ukraine starts construction of nuclear waste storage facility in Chernobyl area via New China

Posted on 2017/11/12 by nfield

KIEV, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) — Ukraine has started a construction of a facility for nuclear waste near the destroyed Chernobyl nuclear power plant, local media reported on Saturday. The central spent fuel storage facility (CSFSF), which would cost an estimated … Continue reading →

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Japan’s Nuclear Power Program: A Strategic Paradox? via The Diplomat

Posted on 2017/11/03 by nfield

[…] Constitutional matters aside, several events have lent credence to suspicions that Tokyo is already firming up this potentiality. The codification of the safety of the nuclear power program within the Atomic Energy Basic Law as indispensable to national security in 2012, … Continue reading →

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Bangladesh to start work on first nuclear reactor next month: minister via Reuters

Posted on 2017/11/02 by nfield

[…] Bangladesh has been planning to build nuclear plants since the 1960s but a lack of support and other factors have delayed the much-needed project in a country known for frequent power cuts. Two nuclear reactors, each with 1,100 megawatts … Continue reading →

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A dozen reasons for the economic failure of nuclear power via Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2017/10/20 by nfield

In 2008, the “nuclear renaissance” hype was in full swing. South Carolina was one of the first states to hop on the bandwagon. Public and investor-owned utilities rushed to sign a contract for two new reactors at the V. C. … Continue reading →

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South African Reshuffle Irks ANC Allies, Zuma Confidant to Oversee Nuclear Deal via US News and World Report

Posted on 2017/10/18 by nfield

[…] Zuma is unpopular with many investors after sacking respected finance minister Pravin Gordhan in March, a move that hit South African financial assets and helped tip the country’s credit ratings into “junk” territory. He changed six ministers in all … Continue reading →

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Radioactive leak at Sweden’s Studsvik gets level 2 severity rating via Reuters

Posted on 2017/09/28 by nfield

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority has issued a level 2 severity rating on a 7-degree scale for an incident on Sept. 21 at a nuclear testing facility in which radioactively contaminated material spread at the site. […] … Continue reading →

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As Harvey Raged, Workers Stayed at Nuclear Plant’s Controls via Bloomberg News

Posted on 2017/08/31 by nfield

As Hurricane Harvey bore down on them, workers remained at the controls of Texas’s biggest nuclear power plant, keeping the lights on for 2 million customers even while some of their own homes were flooded. Teams of employees have been … Continue reading →

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Workers, lawmakers angry over nuclear plant debacle via The Seattle Times

Posted on 2017/08/02 by nfield

By  SEANNA ADCOX The Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Workers fired by the abandonment of a nuclear power project in South Carolina packed the Statehouse on Wednesday as legislators pledged to overhaul the utility review process that allowed the … Continue reading →

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Russia offers India latest third-generation reactors for post-Kudankulam nuclear project via FirstPost

Posted on 2017/07/11 by nfield

Moscow: Russia has offered India the latest “Generation 3-plus” nuclear reactor —the VVER-1200 — powered by advanced fuel, to be set up at a yet-to-be designated site in parallel to the ongoing 6,000 MW Kudankulam project in Tamil Nadu. Both countries … Continue reading →

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