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Round-up of nuclear and climate news

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Japanese court rules against the restart of two nuclear reactors.  Deception by Tepco and government revealed on what really did happen in the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Japan has started dumping radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean. Fukushima’s children’s thyroid cancer rates have risen. Japan soon to build massive ice wall in ground around Fukushima nuclear plant, – at massive cost

Finland’s Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant  has long been touted as the poster child for magnificent huge new nuclear power. With ever more delays, costs, legal problems, it’s turning out to be a super-expensive white elephant.

Canada. Federal court denies approval for 2 new nuclear reactors, due to safety and environmental factors.

USA continues to thrash out insurmountable problems in nuclear waste and closing down reactors, (but they still keep making the stuff!) Nuclear industry’s costs and delays cast a gloom on chance of “new nuclear’.   Small Modular Reactors are part of the problem, not the solution. At least 8 USA nuclear plants expected to be swamped by rising sea levels.

Climate change –  In USA  The Energy and Policy Institute (EPI) in a new report ‘outs’ the front groups and individuals who attack renewable energy on behalf of the fossil fuel industries. Meanwhile a new progressive (and non-profit) group  NextGen Climate now campaigns to elect politicians who support climate change action. An evangelical Christian group declares that action on climate change is a pro life issue, and petitions Florida government accordingly. 

India’s new Prime Minister Modi aims to bring  solar power to every home by 2019. Opposition parties increase their fight against nuclear power.

Ukraine. Westinghouse, not Russia,  now to supply nuclear fuel rods to Ukraine, even though they are not suited to the Russian made fuel assemblies.

Uranium market. A call to cut production, as uranium price is in free fall, below cost of production. Bad lookout for new uranium mines. 

May 23, 2014 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Christina's notes