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Fukushima’s Nuclear Reactor Fuel Is “Missing”
Fukushima’s Nuclear Reactor Fuel Is “Missing” In the same week as Japan unveils its Pacific-Rim-esque anti-tsunami wall public works project, andJapanese government auditors say the operator of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant has wasted more than a third of the 190 billion yen ($1.6 billion) in taxpayer money allocated for cleaning up the plant after it was destroyed […]
Fukushima disaster: Radiation levels posing cancer risks on fourth anniversary of earthquake
Fukushima disaster: Radiation levels posing cancer risks on fourth anniversary of earthquake Four years ago today Japan was hit with a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and massive tsunami that caused widespread destruction, leaving almost 22,000 people dead or missing and triggering a crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The triple nuclear meltdown was the world’s […]
France’s Areva Lost $5.6 Billion In 2014 – Is This The End?
France’s Areva Lost $5.6 Billion In 2014 – Is This The End? Could France, a heavyweight in nuclear power, begin to see its position crumble? Areva, France’s iconic nuclear power builder, reported a massive financial loss for 2014. The state-owned company revealed that it lost 4.9 billion euros ($5.6 billion) in 2014, an enormous decline from […]
Fukushima: Playing With Nuclear Fire
Fukushima: Playing With Nuclear Fire Three years after the Tohoku earthquake in Japan, citizens and the international community are left wondering if Japan really does have the situation in Fukushima under control…“TEPCO’s own engineers are clueless… nobody knows how much [radiation] is washing into the ocean.” …click on the above link to view the video… […]
Shape Shifting Robot To Inspect Damaged Fukushima Reactor
Shape Shifting Robot To Inspect Damaged Fukushima Reactor Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, which suffered three reactor meltdowns from an earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, can’t be decommissioned until its ruined reactors are inspected. But because of deadly radiation, no human can get close to the facility to survey the damage. So the Japanese […]
Iran Drops Dollar As Congress Threatens More Sanctions
Iran Drops Dollar As Congress Threatens More Sanctions The clock is ticking on the Iranian nuclear deal, but it may all be for naught. A meddling Congress aside, Iran appears to lack faith in US President Barack Obama’s ability to ease long-standing sanctions and is cutting what ties it can.According to Iran’s Tasnim News Agency, Iran […]
Ukrainian PM reports accident at nuclear power plant | Reuters
Ukrainian PM reports accident at nuclear power plant | Reuters. (Reuters) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Wednesday an accident had occurred at the Zaporizhye nuclear power plant (NPP) in south-east Ukraine and called on the energy minister to hold a news conference. “I know that an accident has occurred at the Zaporizhye NPP,” Yatseniuk said, asking […]
Energy round-up: nuclear future? | New Economics Foundation
Energy round-up: nuclear future? | New Economics Foundation. Article: Hinkley Point nuclear plant ‘threatened by Areva financial crisis – Reactor-maker Areva’s stake in new UK nuclear plant called into question amid financial difficulties. Chart: Renewables catching nuclear: Article: Oil price slump to trigger new US debt default crisis as Opec waits – Falling oil prices and US shale drillers […]
China’s Nuclear Power Gamble Is Mind-Boggling
China’s Nuclear Power Gamble Is Mind-Boggling. The numbers that define China’s progress over the last 50 years are staggering. Over 300 million people lifted out of poverty. Over 160 cities with more than 1 million inhabitants. Over 630 million Internet users.. And now, following the recent climate change deal with U.S., China has a massive […]
Ontario, Don’t Dump Our Money Into Rebuilding an Outdated Power Station | Mike Schreiner
Ontario, Don’t Dump Our Money Into Rebuilding an Outdated Power Station | Mike Schreiner. The Ontario government has a decision to make: Raise your electricity bill to rebuild the Darlington Nuclear Station or lower your bill with water power from Quebec. The historic Memorandum of Understanding signed at a joint Quebec-Ontario cabinet meeting on Friday opens the door to […]
Is France’s Love Affair with Nuclear Over?
Is France’s Love Affair with Nuclear Over?. French President Francois Hollande has promised to limit the growth of the country’s nuclear power, many older reactors have been targeted for decommissioning, and Greenpeace and other environmental groups have been relentless in their anti-nuclear campaigning. But until now, it seemed unlikely that France would ever truly rethink […]
