Tag Archives: Nuclear power

Bill Gates, Climate Warrior. And Super Emitter. via The Nation

Posted on 2021/02/19 by nfield

The billionaire’s new book, a bid to be taken seriously as a climate campaigner, has attracted the usual worshipful coverage. When will the media realize that with Gates you have to follow the money? By Tim Schwab During the pandemic, Bill … Continue reading →

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Brazil’s Angra 3 nuclear reactor: a political undertaking, not a common good via the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2021/02/18 by nfield

By Carolina Basso In 2019 the Brazilian government decided to resume work at Angra 3, a nuclear reactor where construction has been essentially dormant for more than three decades. The work was supposed to restart last year, with the reactor entering commercial … Continue reading →

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Big money, nuclear subsidies, and systemic corruption via The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2021/02/15 by nfield

By Cassandra Jeffery, M. V. Ramana | February 12, 2021 The “largest bribery, money-laundering scheme ever perpetrated against the people and the state of Ohio” came to light during an unexpected press conference in July 2020 in Columbus. Speaking haltingly and carefully, US Attorney … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Power Is Not a Climate Solution via NEIS

Posted on 2021/02/05 by nfield
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Saxon church prays for deliverance from nuclear plant via The Guardian

Posted on 2021/01/24 by nfield

For the 55 years that Tim Fox has worshipped at St Peter-on-the-Wall, his only neighbours have been a farm and a birdwatchers’ shelter. Now, the tranquil surroundings of the salt marsh and the Essex sea wall at Bradwell-on-Sea are threatened by a … Continue reading →

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TABLE-Japan nuclear reactor operations: Kansai Electric restarts Ohi No. 4 reactor via Reuters

Posted on 2021/01/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TOKYO, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Japan’s Kansai Electric Power Co Inc has restarted the No. 4 reactor at its Ohi nuclear plant in western Japan after completing scheduled maintenance and refuelling, a spokesman said on Tuesday. The utility began booting … Continue reading →

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Rosatom Will Build SMR Project in Republic of Sakha via Power

Posted on 2020/12/29 by nfield

Russia’s state-owned nuclear power company Rosatom has signed an agreement confirming its participation in construction of a small modular nuclear reactor project in the Russian Republic of Sakha. […] Development of the SMR project comes after Rosatom and officials from … Continue reading →

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Federal awards put Tri-Cities on map for next generation nuclear power via Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

Posted on 2020/12/16 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Wendy Culverwell Tri-City economic development officials are over the moon after the U.S. Department of Energy announced it would invest millions into the advanced nuclear reactor ambitions of two Energy Northwest partners. Bellevue-based TerraPower, founded and helmed by Bill Gates … Continue reading →

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Rwanda: Opposition grows to Russian-backed nuclear plants via aa.com

Posted on 2020/11/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Lawmaker voices fears about safety of nuclear plants in densely populated Rwanda, but top official says nuclear is inevitable. KIGALI, Rwanda Plans by the tiny landlocked African country of Rwanda to build nuclear reactors with Russian help are facing stiff … Continue reading →

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Why we should oppose nuclear power via Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

Posted on 2020/11/24 by nfield

Last Wednesday, Boris Johnson announced £525 million support for new nuclear power. In the coming weeks, he is expected to decide whether to approve a major new nuclear power station at Sizewell in Suffolk. In this guest blog, CND Vice-President … Continue reading →

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