China may scale down plans for nuclear power because of slowing demand for electricity and construction setbacks By Steve Thomas – ChinaDialogue – 26.10.2016 For China’s nuclear industry, 2016 has been a frustrating year. So far, construction has started on only one new plant, and its target of bringing 58 gigawatts of nuclear capacity in […]
RT | October 3, 2016 Russia has suspended a post-Cold War deal with the US on disposal of plutonium from decommissioned nuclear warheads. The decision was explained by “the hostile actions of the US” against Russia and Washington’s failure to observe the terms of the deal. A decree signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin cites […]
By Karl Grossman | CounterPunch | July 18, 2016 “Indian Point” is a film about the long problem-plagued Indian Point nuclear power plants that are “so, so risky—so close to New York City,” notes its director and producer Ivy Meeropol. “Times Square is 35 miles away.” The plants constitute a disaster waiting to happen threatening […]
By Brian CLOUGHLEY | Strategic Culture Foundation | 08.07.2016 India has failed to achieve membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), which is a group of countries seeking «to contribute to the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons through implementation of two sets of Guidelines for nuclear and nuclear-related exports». Given that members of the NSG already supply India with uranium, […]
Sputnik — 06.07.2016 It may take Germany over a hundred years to bury its mounting pile of nuclear waste in a spot it is yet to secure, a special parliamentary commission has concluded. After two years of research, the repository commission presented its 682-page report to the parliament on Tuesday where it called into question […]
By David Krieger | Waging Peace | June 22, 2016 The ten worst acts of the Nuclear Age described below have set the tone for our time. They have caused immense death and suffering; been tremendously expensive; have encouraged nuclear proliferation; have opened the door to nuclear terrorism, nuclear accidents and nuclear war; and are […]
By Claire Bernish – The Anti Media – June 21, 2016 According to a new report, the Japanese government worked in concert with TEPCO to purposely cover up the meltdown at Fukushima in 2011. “I would say it was a coverup,” Tokyo Electric Power Company President Naomi Hirose announced during a press conference. “It’s extremely […]
(ANTIMEDIA) United States — According to a new report, the Japanese government worked in concert with TEPCO to purposely cover up the meltdown at Fukushima in 2011.
“I would say it was a coverup,” Tokyo Electric Power Company President Naomi Hirose announced during a press conference. “It’s extremely regrettable.”
World Nuclear News – June 10, 2016 The Swedish parliament has today agreed to abolish a tax on nuclear power as it recognizes nuclear’s role in helping it to eventually achieve a goal of 100% renewable generation. The framework agreement announced by the Social Democrats, the Moderate Party, the Green Party, the Centre Party and […]
Corporate Crime Reporter | June 7, 2016 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has unveiled a plan allowing radioactive contamination in drinking water at concentrations vastly greater than the levels permitted by the Safe Drinking Water Act for long periods following release of nuclear materials. The new guidance would permit radiation exposures equivalent to 250 chest […]
