You would think that the country which experienced the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster would understand better than anyone the risks associated with nuclear power.
Alas, that is not the case in post-coup Ukraine, which has seen what little law and order it had evaporate over the last several years. Sanity stops at the Ukrainian border. It is a de facto failed state.
By John Laforge | CounterPunch | April 21, 2017 Nuclear power supporters like to say, “Nuclear waste disposal is a political, not a scientific problem.” Scientists refute this slogan every day. A case in point is the Canadian Environment Minister’s second “do over” order issued to Ontario Power Generation regarding the company’s waste dump idea. […]
By Jim Green | Nuclear Monitor | March 10, 2017 Saturday March 11 marks the sixth anniversary of the triple-disaster in north-east Japan – the earthquake, tsunami and the Fukushima nuclear disaster. And the news is not good. Scientists are wondering how on earth to stabilise and decontaminate the failed reactors awash with molten nuclear […]
(TA) The first footage of the wild radioactive boars that have come to dominate the abandoned streets of towns near the site of the 2011 disaster have emerged as government-led teams begin to cull the boar population to make way for the expected return of the towns’ former residents.
RT | February 14, 2017 The chairman of Japanese multinational Toshiba, Shigenori Shiga resigned on Tuesday, taking responsibility for the company’s multi-billion dollar losses in the troubled US nuclear power business. He will step down from the board but will remain a Toshiba executive. According to Associated Press, Toshiba announced it is on track to […]
Sputnik – 11.02.2017 Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), the owner and operator of the now-defunct Fukushima-1 nuclear plant in Japan, had to pull its toughest radiation-resistant robot out of its Unit 2 reactor prematurely. The robot, built to withstand up to 1000 Sv/hr, failed to last the projected two hours inside the reactor, before starting […]
RT | February 7, 2017 There are many shoes still to drop at Fukushima Daiichi, said Kevin Kamps, radioactive waste monitor at Beyond Nuclear. If something goes wrong with the radioactive waste storage pools, there could be a release of high-level radioactivity into the air, he added. Radiation at Fukushima’s nuclear power plant is at […]
By John Laforge | CounterPunch | January 13, 2017 Work has been halted on two rulemaking projects that would have reduced the amount of radiation the government permits workers and the public to be exposed to without their consent. The improved limits would have been in line with internationally accepted standards, Bloomberg BNA reports. A […]
RT | December 28, 2016 Britain’s nuclear regulator is under government investigation for reportedly dismissing several serious accidents as posing no safety risk. The government launched the investigation after a report by the Times revealed the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has ignored serious mistakes at power plants and military bases, including the accidental discharge […]
By Brian Kahn and Bobby Magill | Climate Central | November 23, 2016 The world is waiting to hear what President-elect Donald Trump has in mind for governing the U.S. Among the biggest questions is what will happen to the budget for climate and energy-related activities. […] Here’s where a number of federal agencies stand […]
