• The UK’s 60,000 tonnes of nuclear waste is difficult to visualise. Instead, imagine a pile of 15,000 elephants. That’s around a quarter of the … Some nuclear factsRead more
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Posted inFrance
Trouble in French nuclear industry
22 Sep 2008 Is the French nuclear industry in trouble? It’s been a bad year for it – a long run of bad news. This … Trouble in French nuclear industryRead more
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Nuclear meltdown in Finland
Helsingin Sanomat reported: The Finnish nuclear power company Teollisuuden Voima (TVO) is seeking damages of EUR 2,400 million from the consortium of Areva and Siemens … Nuclear meltdown in FinlandRead more
Posted inNuclear Deal
US joins rush to supply nuclear equipment to India
The United States will enter the fray against France and Russia this week in the scramble to supply nuclear power equipment worth an estimated $150 … US joins rush to supply nuclear equipment to IndiaRead more
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Cost of Yucca Mountain nuclear repository is rising
The U.S. Department of Energy says it has revised upward its cost estimate of the Yucca Mountain nuclear repository from its 1983 start to closure … Cost of Yucca Mountain nuclear repository is risingRead more
Posted inAppeal / India / Nuclear Deal
Cancel the Indo-US Nuclear deal
. Cancel the Indo-US Nuclear deal Don’t Buy the Big Nuclear Lie Don’t Pay for a Mistake Nuclear power – just about the most ridiculous, … Cancel the Indo-US Nuclear dealRead more
Posted inloan guarantee / Renewable
Loan guarantees favor nuclear over renewables
The U.S. DOE has announced three solicitations for a total of $30.5 billion in loan guarantees for “advanced energy technologies that avoid, reduce, or sequester … Loan guarantees favor nuclear over renewablesRead more
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Olkiluoto-3’s costs rise sharply
The expected building costs of a new nuclear reactor in Finland by France’s Areva have increased to 4.5 billion euros ($6.66 billion) from 3 billion … Olkiluoto-3’s costs rise sharplyRead more
Posted inPollution / USA Empire
No uranium mining near the Grand Canyon
The House Natural Resources Committee pulled a rarely-used move today to block uranium mining in one million acres of public land near the Grand Canyon, … No uranium mining near the Grand CanyonRead more
Posted inUSA Empire
Pay before use
In mid-2007, a Keystone Center nuclear report, funded in part by the nuclear industry estimated capital costs for nuclear of $3600 to $4000/kW including interest. … Pay before useRead more