The first lesson learned from Fukushima is that this is a technology that can destroy a nation. I was reading Mikhail Gorbachev’s memoirs, and he … A technology that can destroy a nationRead more
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Japan Weighed Evacuating Tokyo in Nuclear Crisis
In the darkest moments of last year’s nuclear accident, Japanese leaders did not know the actual extent of damage at the plant and secretly considered … Japan Weighed Evacuating Tokyo in Nuclear CrisisRead more
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We Told You So
The flagship project of a hoped-for but not-yet-realized “nuclear renaissance,” the Vogtle 3 and 4 reactors under construction near Augusta, Ga., may cost about $900 … We Told You SoRead more
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Government Shares Blame for Nuclear Disaster
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of Japan acknowledged on Saturday that the government shared the blame for the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, … Government Shares Blame for Nuclear DisasterRead more
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35-ton machine fallen in Fukushima No. 3 spent fuel pool
The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Friday found that a 35-ton machine had dropped inside the spent fuel pool of … 35-ton machine fallen in Fukushima No. 3 spent fuel poolRead more
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Exposing security failures at French nuclear reactors
a Greenpeace activist flew a paraglider through forbidden airspace over the Le Bugey nuclear power plant, between Lyon and Geneva, and dropped a smoke device … Exposing security failures at French nuclear reactorsRead more
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A Confused Nuclear Cleanup
As 500 workers in hazmat suits and respirator masks fanned out to decontaminate this village 20 miles from the ravaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors, their … A Confused Nuclear CleanupRead more
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Temperature is rising in Reactor Number 2
Temperatures rose unexpectedly in one of the reactors at the embattled Fukushima nuclear power plant this week. The Japanese utility Tepco injected the reactor with … Temperature is rising in Reactor Number 2Read more
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Radioactive particles from Japan detected in California kelp
Radioactive particles released in the nuclear reactor meltdown in Fukushima, Japan, following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami were detected in giant kelp along the … Radioactive particles from Japan detected in California kelpRead more
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What Nuclear Renaissance?
If you listen to the rhetoric, nuclear power is back. Smashing atoms will replace burning carbon-based coal, gas and oil. In the face of a … What Nuclear Renaissance?Read more