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Small reactors would produce more waste than large ones
“A much-vaunted first wave of mini nuclear power stations may produce more radioactive waste than traditional large-scale ones when generating the same amount of power,” read the lead sentence in a May 30, 2022 article in New Scientist (register free with NS to read the full article). Researchers at Stanford University compared SMR technology with…
Read MoreJapan court bars Hokkaido reactors from operating
A Sapporo District Court has ruled that the three Tomari reactors, fully offline since 2012 in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, cannot restart. The ruling sides with an anti-nuclear citizen’s group. The court said the reactors were not safe to operate because of earthquake and tsunami concerns, but rejected the group’s bid for…
Read MoreLTE in the H-P re: SMR(s) at Palisades
We got a letter to the editor in the St. Joe-Benton Harbor Herald-Palladium, in extreme s.w. MI, today: Don’t bring more reactors to Palisades | Letters To Editor | heraldpalladium.com The Herald-Palladium Holtec CEO Krishna Singh has floated the trial balloon of building one or more so-called small modular nuclear reactors at Palisades in Covert……
Read MoreMedia Statement by Kevin Kamps, Beyond Nuclear, regarding the Palisades Atomic Reactor’s Shutdown for Good
NEWS FROM BEYOND NUCLEAR For immediate release Contact: Kevin Kamps, Radioactive Waste Specialist at Beyond Nuclear, Board of Directors Member for Don’t Waste Michigan (Kalamazoo Chapter), (240) 462-3216, [email protected] No More Risk of Reactor Core Meltdown, No More Radioactive Waste Generation, but Significant Waste and Contamination Risks Continue COVERT TOWNSHIP, MI and TAKOMA PARK, MD,…
Read MorePalisades nuclear power station permanently closes
The Palisades nuclear power station located in Covert Township, Michigan on the shore of Lake Michigan has permanently closed. The single-unit nuclear power station had just received approval from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to transfer the federal license on December 13, 2021 from the New Orleans-based Entergy Nuclear Corporation to the Camden, New Jersey private…
Read MoreJapan regulator OKs water dump
Plan to Discharge Fukushima Water Into Pacific Gets OK From Regulators The discharge could release a number of radioactive isotopes into the Pacific Ocean, critics say By Julia Conley, Common Dreams Despite outcry from local leaders and the Japanese public and warnings from environmental campaigners, Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority on Wednesday gave its approval for…
Read MoreHundreds protest proposed UK nuclear plant
Hundreds took to the streets in Suffolk, UK on Sunday to protest the UK government’s plan to allow EDF to build two massive EPR reactors — known as Sizewell C — at the Sizewell nuclear site. The coastal reactors would be situated literally on a beach and next to a precious nature preserve. The two…
Read MoreRadiation compensation act extended
A May 11 vote by the US House of Representatives that ensured that the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act would not sunset next month, as many feared, now gives activists another two years to broaden inclusion of those deserving compensation. The House vote supported a Senate bill introduced by Republican Mike Lee of Utah, which passed…
Read MoreFrench nuclear choice poisoned lands and people
The choice by France to prioritize nuclear power over all other energy sources has cost the French people in numerous ways, most recently fiscally with half the nuclear fleet shut down for technical or maintenance reasons. The nuclear power monopoly means the French renewable sector has been stifled and is not there now to replace…
Read MoreNuclear pays out again to ripped off ratepayers
You would think that being the slowest, most expensive and most dangerous energy choice out there, nuclear power would not be at the top of anyone’s list as an option with which to address the climate crisis. Then add the current industry track record and nuclear power ought to be dismissed outright without further consideration.…
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