Tag Archives: Safety

EDF launches the “EPR2” via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2021/07/05 by nfield

By Stéphane Lhomme The politics of “fait accompli” will ensure a new industrial and financial disaster Editor’s note: Despite the latest safety failures at the Taishan EPR in China; the endless delays and cost over-runs at the EPR projects in France … Continue reading →

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Collapsed Florida Condo Sends a Giant Nuke Warning via Reader Supported News

Posted on 2021/06/29 by nfield

By Harvey Wasserman […] The owners of America’s 93 licensed reactors have been warned for decades that they could both implode and explode. They have also done nothing. More than 150 people may have died in this avoidable Florida disaster. … Continue reading →

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Dangerous Decisions about Advanced Nuclear Reactors Could Lead to New Threats via Portside (The National Interest)

Posted on 2021/06/28 by nfield

By Victor Gilinsky and Henry Sokolsky The Department of Energy’s recently launched Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ARDP) is slipping by without any close Congressional oversight, which is unfortunate as there are some serious questions that should be answered, including ones related to … Continue reading →

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Australia Lines Up Honeymoon Uranium Mine as Nuclear Momentum Builds via Bloomberg

Posted on 2021/06/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By James Thornhill The planned restart of a mothballed uranium mine in Australia — the world’s third-largest producer — is a fresh sign that developers are beginning to respond to an improving demand outlook and the support of the Biden administration … Continue reading →

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Nuclear reactor problem a new headache for designer and China via Daily Mail

Posted on 2021/06/16 by nfield

By AFP The emergence of problems in a new-generation nuclear reactor in China threatens to undermine efforts by its French designer to sell it elsewhere, and could hurt Beijing’s nuclear industry, analysts said. French energy giant EDF and the Chinese government … Continue reading →

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China nuclear reactor: French partner calls meeting over leak via Al Jazeera

Posted on 2021/06/15 by nfield

A Chinese nuclear power plant is raising concerns on Monday after the facility’s minority French owner said it had been informed of a leak in one of the power station’s reactors and has called a meeting with its Chinese partner … Continue reading →

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Advanced nuclear reactors no safer than conventional nuclear plants, says science group via Reuters

Posted on 2021/03/23 by nfield

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A new generation of so-called “advanced” nuclear power reactors that Washington believes could help fight climate change often present greater proliferation risks than conventional nuclear power, a science advocacy group said on Thursday. President … Continue reading →

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Japanese nuclear plant vulnerable to unauthorized entry for 1 year via NewsOnJapan.com

Posted on 2021/03/16 by nfield

KYODO — MAR 17A nuclear power plant on the Sea of Japan coast had been vulnerable to unauthorized entry in around a dozen locations since March last year, after its security system lost partial functionality and backups were not effective, the … Continue reading →

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Fukushima 10 years later: It still could happen here via the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2021/03/15 by nfield

By Edwin Lyman | March 11, 2021 On March 11, 2011, 10 years ago this week, a massive earthquake and tsunami flooding triggered a power blackout at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan, causing three reactors to melt down and release … Continue reading →

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Remember Fukushima: The accident is not over via the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2021/03/15 by nfield

By Tatsujiro Suzuki | March 11, 2021 On February 13, 2021, an earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck again from the offshore of Fukushima prefecture. It reminded many people in Japan of the Tohoku Great Earthquake, which happened on March 11, 2011, and … Continue reading →

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