Nuclear power- no good in heat, no good in cold?
France’s not-so-nuclear winter Greenpeace 4 Nov 09
You may remember that back in July this year, the summer weather put a third of France’s nuclear reactors out of action. It was just too darn hot to keep the reactors safely cooled and France was forced to import electricity from the UK.
So, we can expect things to improve now the colder winter weather is on the way? Er, not so much… Continue reading
Nuclear plant problems threaten France’s winter electricity
Winter power cuts could be imposed The Connexion November 03, 2009 HOUSEHOLDS in France could be hit by a series of power cuts this winter as the electricity network tries to cope with a shortage of supply. Continue reading
Crisis of confidence in French nuclear industry
France tries to calm nuclear reactor fears FT.com By Peggy Hollinger in Paris November 4 2009 France was trying to avert a crisis of confidence yesterday over its new-generation EPR nuclear reactor after regulators in three countries raised questions over control and safety systems. Continue reading
Safety problems cause AREVA’s shares to fall
Areva shares fall over nuclear safety concerns New reactor design criticised by French politicians By Nina Sovich
PARIS, Nov 3 (Reuters) – A new generation of French nuclear power reactors came under attack Continue reading
Critical build-up of plutonium in France’s nuclear plant
The French Connection: plutonium problems in France linked to Duke’s Catawba reactor & the Savannah River Site MOX plant The New Liberator Tom Clement, 28 Oct 09 “…………..a serious problem at a plutonium facility in Cadarche, France, which is under the control of the Commissariat à l’énergie atomique (CEA, French Atomic Energy Commission). This facility, the Atelier de Technologie du Plutonium (ATPu), produced plutonium fuel (MOX) and is being cleaned out and decommissioned. Due to poor accounting methods of the plutonium in the facility, it was discovered that the build-up of plutonium had reached amounts of concern for a nuclear criticality incident, which has been big news in France.
Nuclear revival? – but waste problem still not solved!
Nuclear Power Revival for GE Leaves Waste Unsolved By Jeremy van Loon
Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) — When 65 scientists met at Princeton University in 1955 to decide where to permanently store radioactive waste from nuclear power plants, their conclusion was simple: Bury it deep underground, far from earthquakes.
Since then, reactors worldwide have produced 270,000 tons of spent fuel, storing most of it in canisters above ground. Continue reading
UK: expensive problem of aging nuclear industry
Nuclear industry: Crumbling stores, leaky plants and the dangers of old age Guardian, by Terry Macalister 20 October 2009
Dealing with the problems of old age lies at the heart of the nuclear industry’s challenge to convince the public of its safety: leaky power plants, crumbling waste stores nearing the end of their lives and overworked inspectors who do not have the time to assess properly the next generation of power stations. Continue reading
Russian groups challenge Rosatom on radioactive waste dumps
DEMAND FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS
Surrounding homes Seversk located at a distance of less than one kilometer from the place of storage containers. photo google Earth http://earth.google.com/intl/ru/
Open letter on the issue of import to Russia for foreign timeless storage dump uranium hexafluoride Continue reading
Olkiluoto III nuclear plant delayed indefinitely
Date of completion for Olkiluoto III nuclear plant still anybody’s guess HELSINGIN SANOMAT 20 Oct 09
This latest announcement moves once again the completion date for the Olkiluoto III project to the unforeseen future. Continue reading
Nuclear lobby looking to “modernising” old reactors, as AREVA’s new ones failing
SPIEGEL ONLINE By Dinah Deckstein, Frank Dohmen and Cordula Meyer Translated from the German by Christopher Sultan. 16 Oct 09
Modernization instead of new construction. Is the new strategy to launch a renaissance through the back door? At first, the chaos surrounding the Olkiluoto reactor reveals that the industry is by no means ready to build new power plants cheaply and safely in the Western world. Utilities, with their massive financial risks, can no longer support such mammoth projects — unless the government steps in. Continue reading
“New generation” nuclear renaissance is just not happening
Problems Plague Launch of ‘Safer’ Next-Generation Reactors
SPIEGEL ONLINE By Dinah Deckstein, Frank Dohmen and Cordula Meyer Translated from the German by Christopher Sultan. 15 Oct 09
The executives of electric utilities worldwide are dreaming of a renaissance in nuclear power. But problems with a new, state-of-the-art reactor in Finland suggest that this is unlikely to happen. The industry’s alternative strategy is to modernize older plants to drastically extend reactor lifetimes. Continue reading
EDF and AREVA send “really dirty” radioactive stuff to Siberia
EDF ‘sends used nuclear material’ to Siberia EDF, the French firm which owns eight of Britain’s nuclear power stations has shipped hundreds of tons of used radioactive material to Russia.
Deception surrounds nuclear waste shipments to Russia
Recycling Atomic WasteNuclear Materials Stored In Siberian Carparks SPIEGEL ONLINE 13 Oct 09 The largest utility company in Europe, Électricité de France, has been accused of storing nuclear waste in an open air car park in Siberia. Continue reading
France to promote Bulgaria’s nuclear power
Sarkozy Offers Help for Bulgaria’s Nuclear Plant Belene Energy Novinite.com Sofia News Agency October 12, 2009
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has vowed cooperation for the construction of Bulgaria’s planned second nuclear power plant on the Danube, which has hit funding problems. Continue reading
How AREVA and EDF of France sell the nuclear industry
The many financial failure tsunamis of nuclear power Ace Hoffmann October 7th, 2009 “………No country has ever “solved” its nuclear waste problem. France grinds stuff up, releases much of it directly into the North Sea, and stores the rest with no idea of what to do with it. Continue reading
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