Nuclear Power
Nuclear not any cheaper, faster or safer
From an article published on Nasdaq: “Nuclear energy takes many years to develop. The median construction time of the nuclear reactors in operation in 2020 was seven years, and the industry has a terrible track record of cost overruns. An MIT team estimated that over five decades of nuclear plant development across 107 plants in the U.S., the…
Read MoreBiden Urged to Act Swiftly on Ukraine Nuclear Plant
Letter from dozens of experts and former officials calls on the U.S. president to demand immediate IAEA inspection of the Zaporizhzhia plant As reported by the Wall Street Journal on August 25, 2022. (The article is behind a paywall. Only the first few paragraphs are readable, without a subscription.)
Read MoreChina calls on Putin to end Russian roulette at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine after disaster near-miss
Beijing warns that just one incident might cause a serious nuclear accident ‘with irreversible consequences for the ecosystem and public health of Ukraine and its neighbouring countries.’ As reported by iNews.
Read MoreUkraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant reconnected to country’s power grid, nuclear operator says
As reported by CNN on Friday morning, August 26, 2022. The article reports: An administrative worker at the plant told CNN Friday that amid “shelling around the station and the city, smoke from fires, dust from the ash dump of a thermal power plant,” the “situation sometimes looks like the end of the world.” “It’s…
Read MoreNew Ukraine Nuclear Risks – Arnie Gundersen + Newsom’s $1.4 BILLION Diablo Canyon Trickery Meets Ratepayer Rage
(Photo above: Diablo Canyon nuclear reactors – supposed to shut down in 2024 and 2025. Will CA Gov. Gavin Newsom get away with his sudden shill game to give PG&E $1.4 BILLION bail out?) Nuclear Hotseat #583, hosted by Libbe HaLevy. This Week’s Featured Interviews: Arnie Gundersen reveals all the different ways that the Ukraine…
Read MoreUkraine’s largest nuclear plant is cut off energy grid
The result was a mass power outage in the adjacent area after fires damaged the plant’s last functioning transmission line, Ukraine’s nuclear power company said Thursday. As reported by the Washington Post.
Read MoreZaporizhzhia: World narrowly avoided radiation accident – Zelensky
Europe faced the prospect of a radiation disaster on Thursday when a Russian-occupied nuclear plant was disconnected from Ukraine’s power grid, President Volodomyr Zelensky has said. As reported by the BBC. The image above appears in the article. It is entitled “Fire near Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.”
Read MoreUkraine war: Allies seek more security at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
As reported by BBC News.
Read MorePutin supports nuclear plant inspection
As reported by the Washington Post: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said he supports allowing U.N. experts to inspect the Zaporizhzhia plant “as soon as possible” and agreed to provide the “necessary assistance,” during a call with French President Emmanuel Macron. However, Moscow has rejected broader requests to withdraw its military from the site, and has…
Read MoreCecile Pineda, wide-ranging Latina author, dies at 89
Obituary published in the Washington Post on August 15, 2022. Cecile Pineda passed on on August 11, 2022. As the obituary reports: Ms. Pineda wrote 10 books in all, many of them reflecting her engagement with the anti-nuclear movement, environmentalism and activism on behalf of immigrants and other marginalized groups. Her nonfiction work “Devil’s Tango,”…
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