Tag Archives: Ukraine

Half of Ukraine’s renewable energy facilities threatened with destruction via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2022/04/04 by nfield

By Linda Pentz Gunter “Due to the Russian war against Ukraine, half of the RES (Renewable Energy Source) facilities are threatened with complete or partial destruction,” wrote the Ukraine Association of Renewable Energy on its website earlier last month. Ukraine was, said … Continue reading →

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Nuking their own via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2022/04/04 by nfield

Russian soldiers may be suffering radiation sickness from “Red Forest” exposure By Julia Conley, Commons Dreams Editor’s note: There are also wildfires raging in the area that Ukrainian authorities said could not be put out due to the Russian takeover, … Continue reading →

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This Is What It’s Like to Witness a Nuclear Explosion via New York Times

Posted on 2022/04/02 by nfield

By Rod Buntzen In the early days of his war against Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin told the world that he had ordered his nation’s nuclear forces to a higher state of readiness. Ever since, pundits, generals and politicians have speculated about what … Continue reading →

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One thing nuclear power plants weren’t built to survive: War via Washington Post

Posted on 2022/03/27 by nfield

By Kate Brown and Susan Solomon […] Military strategists routinely target electrical grids and power plants to incapacitate the enemy. But Russia’s is the first invasion of a country that derives more than half its energy from nuclear power. It … Continue reading →

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The Russian takeover of the defunct Chernobyl site challenges the ‘peaceful, safe and sustainable’ branding of nuclear energy via The Conversation

Posted on 2022/03/24 by nfield

At least seven forest fires continue to burn around the Russian-held Chernobyl nuclear site in Ukraine, raising fears radionuclides could spread from the defunct facility. […] According to the statement, the fires now cover an area ten times larger than the emergency … Continue reading →

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Forest fires erupt around Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine via The Guardian

Posted on 2022/03/23 by nfield

Forest fires have erupted in the vicinity of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, with Ukraine claiming that Russian control of the abandoned power plant is hampering efforts to control the flames. At least seven fires have been spotted within Chernobyl’s exclusion zone via … Continue reading →

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A “no-fly zone” does not becalm the skies via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2022/03/22 by nfield

Humanitarian crisis would be worsened if nuclear plants hit Introduction: There are many views about what the next steps should be to address the ever greater humanitarian tragedy in Ukraine, but virtual unanimity in favor of an immediate end to the … Continue reading →

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‘We will not surrender the station’: Concern over Russian attacks on Ukrainian nuclear plants via France24

Posted on 2022/03/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Pavlo Pavlyshyn, the director of the Rivne nuclear power plant, has been working in Ukraine’s atomic power industry since 1992. He spoke to FRANCE 24’s Gulliver Cragg about the current dangers at Ukraine’s power plants, only three of which – … Continue reading →

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Ukrainians took to the streets to avert a nuclear disaster. Will Americans do the same? via Waging Nonviolence

Posted on 2022/03/15 by nfield

By Paul Gunter and Linda Pentz Gunter On March 2, a striking news clip found its way onto the internet. It showed nuclear power plant workers and ordinary citizens blockading the access road to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine. […] … Continue reading →

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Posted on 2022/03/14 by nfield
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