May 2011
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Germany to Phase Out Nuclear Power by 2022 The... →
The German government has agreed on a roadmap for phasing out nuclear power. All of the country’s 17 nuclear plants are to go offline by 2021, with a possible one-year extension for three reactors should there be the risk of an electricity shortfall. (via Der Spiegel)
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Nuclear Phaseout Is an 'Historic Moment' →
Angela Merkel’s government has decided to phase out nuclear power by 2022, in a reversal of its previous policy. German commentators are split over the wisdom of the decision, with one newspaper comparing the move to the fall of the Berlin Wall and another saying it will harm future generations. (via Der Spiegel)
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‘Extensive if not complete’ meltdown of three... →
(via Kurzweil)
La Germania rinuncia all'energia atomica: l'ultimo... →
La Germania fermerà il suo ultimo reattore nucleare nel 2022, diventando così la prima potenza industriale a rinunciare all’energia atomica. Lo ha annunciato oggi il ministero dell’Ambiente tedesco. Attualmente, la Germania trae dal nucleare il 23 per cento del suo fabbisogno. «È una decisione definitiva», ha annunciato il ministro Norbert Rottgen (Cdu). (via IlSole24Ore.it)
Germania, addio al nucleare - ultimo reattore... →
Berlino sarà la prima potenza industriale a rinunciare completamente all’atomo, che attualmente copre il 22% del suo fabbisogno energetico. Dei 17 impianti chiusi dopo il disastro di Fukushima, 8 non saranno più riattivati. L’annuncio del ministro dell’ambiente: “Non torneremo indietro” (via Repubblica.it)
Greenpeace hails German nuclear plant closures but... →
© Gordon Welters / Greenpeace
Responding to the German government’s plans for the immediate closure of eight of the country’s nuclear power plants, Greenpeace has hailed the move as a very…
La Germania dice addio al nucleare →
Veronesi: «Scelta irrazionale dovuta alla paura di perdere voti»
Le centrali verranno fermate tutte entro il 2022. Merkel: «Vogliamo seguire una nuova strada» (via Corriere.it)
The dairy farmers who returned to Fukushima's... →
She now has her own dosimeter. It shows radiation outside her home is 13 microsieverts per hour – 200 times the level in Tokyo and equivalent to having a chest x-ray every four or five hours.
Von Tschernobyl bis Fukushima - Weiter so in eine... →
Nach dem verheerenden Unfall im Atomkraftwerk von Fukushima wird der Ausstieg aus der Kernenergie in Deutschland wieder heftig diskutiert. Können wir weitermachen wie bisher? Was ist uns ein Atomausstieg wert? Was wären die Konsequenzen? Was machen die anderen? Moderator Thomas Bille lud prominente Gegner und Befürworter ins FIGARO-Café, das Sie hier nachhören können. (via MDR Figaro)
Japan's Nuclear Cartel - Atomic Industry Too Close... →
After the oil crisis of the 1970s, Japan embraced atomic power with a vengeance. Since then, the ties between the government and the nuclear industry have become so intertwined that public safety is at threat. Inspections are too lax, and anyone who criticizes the status quo can find themselves out of a job. (via Der Spiegel)
Oettinger stellt AKW-Stresstest vor - Prüfung auf... →
Wochenlang hatte Energiekommissar Oettinger mit den EU-Staaten über die Kritierien für den europäischen AKW-Stresstest gestritten - jetzt verkündete er die Einigung. Der Test soll Gefahren durch Naturkatastrophen, menschliche Fehler und Flugzeugabstürze prüfen - nicht aber durch Terror. (via Tagesschau)
Zehntausendfacher Protest gegen Atomkraft →
Zehntausende Menschen haben in ganz Deutschland gegen die Atomkraft demonstriert. Die Veranstalter sprachen von 160.000 Demonstranten. Umweltverbände, Anti-Atomkraft- und Friedensorganisationen hatten in 21 Städten zu Protesten aufgerufen. Der Zeitpunkt war bewusst gewählt: An diesem Wochenende berät die Ethikkommission zum Atomausstieg über ihren Abschlussbericht, am Sonntag kommt die Koalition...
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“Wernigerode, Germany - The environment ministers of Germany’s 16 states agreed...”
– German environment ministers agree to shut down 7 nuclear reactors - Monsters and Critics
YES!!!!!!! (via stopkillingourworld)
Marine life soaking up radiation along Fukushima... →
Two week’s ago we released preliminary results from our marine radiation monitoring work off the coast of Japan, near the melted-down and leaking Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. These…
Tepco informa de fusión parcial en 3 reactores de... →
atenerencuenta:
La Compañía Eléctrica de Tokio (TEPCO) ha confirmado este martes que las barras de combustible de dos de los reactores de Fukushima-1-2-3 están fundidas a raíz del accidente nuclear.
Estas fuentes precisan que los daños en el reactor dos comenzaron tres días después del terremoto. La mayoría de las barras de combustible se fundieron y quedaron concentradas en el fondo del...
[nuclear] : Siemens s'apprête a abandonner le... →
"Based on our analysis, we have reached the... →
quotecentric:
Japan Confirms Partial Meltdown Of Extra Fuel Rods
“The crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in Japan should be a wake-up call for...”
– ~ Danielle Brian, executive director of the Project On Government Oversight. (via govtoversight)
Sarah Jones Reports: Swiss to phase out nuclear... →
sarahjonesreports:
The Swiss cabinet will gradually decommission all Switzerland’s nuclear power plants by 2034.
Energy Minister Doris Leuthard said the country’s five nuclear power stations would not be replaced when they reach the end of their lifespan. The government’s recommendation on Wednesday will now be…
“BERN, Switzerland — The Swiss Cabinet on Wednesday called for the...”
– Swiss officials: Let’s close all our nuclear plants - Opposition leader says Japan crisis ‘has entirely changed the energy debate’ READ ENTIRE ARTICLE HERE
YES!!!!!!!! (via stopkillingourworld)
Swiss officials: Let's close all our nuclear... →
The Swiss Cabinet on Wednesday called for the decommissioning of the country’s five nuclear power reactors and new energy sources to replace them. (msnbc.com)
So, apparently this is ACTUALLY written in the...
acepepto:
“You also agree that you will not use these products for any purposes prohibited by United States law, including, without limitation, the development, design, manufacture or production of nuclear, missiles, or chemical or biological weapons.”
What Price the Fukushima Meltdown? Comparing... →
On Yuccagate and Climategate →
revkin:
Via @keithkloor Jonathan Gilligan of Vanderbilt U. lays out policy/science issues hindering action both on nuclear waste and climate.
Watchmikeo56:
NUCLEAR FALLOUT
Arnie Gundersen explains how containment vents were added to the GE Mark 1 BWR as a “band aid” 20 years after the plants built in order to prevent an explosion of the notoriously weak Mark 1 containment system. Obviously the containment vent band aid fix did not work since all three units have lost containment integrity and are leaking radioactivity. Gundersen...
Japan nuclear: Still battling →
maria-j-micheal:
For almost 2 months after the nuclear incident caused by a massive earthquake keep on adding more pressure to Fukushima workers. Now a new radiation leakage have been found.
Koalition in Bayern: Streit um Atomausstieg -... →
Der Streit um den Atomausstieg in Bayern verschärft sich: Die CSU beharrt auf dem Ausstiegsdatum 2022. Doch darauf will sich die FDP nicht einlassen - Umweltminister Markus Söder drohte zurückzutreten. (via Süddeutsche Zeitung)
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'End the Epoch of Atomic Madness' in the EU →
Switzerland announced a plan Wednesday to follow Germany down the path toward a nuclear phase-out. This week, political movements in favor of renewable energy and nuclear safety concerns have led to a number of policy shifts in Europe, including what could be an end to Germany’s fuel-rod tax. (via Der Spiegel)
Are Europe’s nuclear reactors safe? We may never... →
Remember last week when we told you nuclear lobbyists in Europe were pushing for the continent’s reactors not to be tested for their resistance or otherwise to terrorist attacks? Well, the…
Deal finally struck on stress tests for Europe's... →
European nations Tuesday finally struck a deal on stress tests to be carried out from next month on the continent’s reactors, EU diplomats and European Commission sources said.
Fukushima: fusione parziale anche nei reattori 2 e... →
Finora era stata ammessa solo nel reattore 1 della centrale atomica giapponese colpita dallo tsunami (via Corriere.it)
Nucleare, il governo affossa il referendum →
grandecapoestiqaatsi:
Con il voto di fiducia al decreto Omnibus oggi la Camera approverà la moratoria sulla costruzioni di impianti in Italia. Tentando di rendere inutile il voto del 12 e 13 giugno prossimo quando i cittadini saranno chiamati a decidere anche sull’abrogazione del legittimo impedimento. Per l’Idv però il passaggio odierno in aula è inutile: “Poi toccherà alla Cassazione”.
Ecco...
Nuclear news: PR stunt at Fukushima, nuclear... →
As the Japanese authorities struggle to contain the radiation that continues to leak from the stricken Fukushima nuclear reactors, the news remains bleak and not a little strange.
Back in March…
Germany's nuclear reactors fall short in disaster... →
A report on how well Germany’s nuclear power plants would withstand a range of disaster scenarios has revealed they may be vulnerable to attack. However, experts did not call for any urgent closures. … The plants were able to meet only the very lowest requirements when examined in the context of a range of possible disasters.
Röttgen said the need remained as strong as ever to replace...
Merkel's Bavarian allies opt for complete nuclear... →
Precautionary measures and routine maintenance have shut down all but four German nuclear power plants. Chancellor Merkel’s Bavarian sister party now says it wants to bring down the curtain on atomic energy altogether. (via DeutscheWelle)
Atomdebatte - Merkel pirscht sich an Ausstieg 2022... →
Wann steigt Deutschland aus der Atomenergie aus? Als erste Regierungspartei hat sich die CSU nun auf 2022 geeinigt - und die Kanzlerin spricht von einem “richtigen Zeitraum”. Ob die CDU aber wirklich mitzieht, ist noch unklar - die Vorbehalte beim Wirtschaftsflügel sind hoch. (via Spiegel.de)
The Nuclear Sell - Why One Swedish Town Welcomes a... →
Hosting a permanent nuclear waste repository is not high on the list for most municipalities. But residents of the Swedish town of Östhammar are 77 percent in favor. Transparency on the part of politicians and industrial leaders has made the difference. (via Spiegel.de)
Why refuse to test European nuclear reactors... →
While Japan struggles to deal with the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami – it was admitted over the weekend that Fukushima’s Number 1 reactor had suffered a meltdown just 16 hours after the…
Nuclear News: Radioactive water to be drained from... →
ABC News: Radioactive water to be drained from Fukushima reactor The Tokyo Electric Power company will use hoses to pump 4,000 tonnes of highly contaminated water from No. 3 reactor. The…
La Sardegna boccia il nucleare Superato il quorum:... →
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Radioactive ash found in Tokyo after March 11 →
daveonthenet:
This is just a bit disturbing. Considering I live near Maebashi where some of this ash was found as well..
Two-thirds back Kan over Hamaoka closure | The... →
higashi-nihon-daishinsai-watch:
Plus other opinion polls about Kan
First evacuations begin from widened no-go zone |... →
heise online - Tepco: Brennstäbe waren kurz nach... →
plasticdreams:
Die Brennstäbe in Reaktor 1 der Atomruine in Fukushima sind offenbar schon 16 Stunden nach dem starken Erdbeben im März zum größten Teil geschmolzen. Das teilte der Betreiberkonzern Tepco am Sonntagabend (Ortszeit) nach Angaben der japanischen Nachrichtenagentur Jiji Press mit.
Referendum nucleare - Alle urne il 60% dei sardi ... →
(via Repubblica.it)
Nucleare, in Sardegna si profila una schiacciante... →
Metà delle sezioni scrutinate: i sì sono il 98,14% (via Corriere.it)
Nucleare, i sardi chiamati a dire la loro Si vota... →
colorolamente:
SASSARI. I più ottimisti dicono che già alle 22 di stasera si potrà cantare vittoria: quorum del 33 per cento raggiunto, nucleare sonoramente bocciato dai sardi, i primi (e forse gli unici) a dire la loro dopo il disastro di Fukushima. Ma se così non fosse, è importante ricordare che c’è un’altra mezza giornata di tempo: i seggi resteranno aperti oggi dalle 8 alle 22, domani...
