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AN ARTICLE CALLING FOR THE REHABILITATION OF THE MOTHBALLED 620-megawatt Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) drew sharp reactions from environmental groups. The article, written by F.G. Delfin, a former energy undersecretary, appeared in this section on April 27.
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American experts are monitoring nuclear facilities in China's earthquake zone, officials said Friday, after France's nuclear watchdog reported that some had suffered minor damage. The French Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety said Chinese authorities "reacted well" to the quake and immediately shut down nuclear sites for inspection.
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NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Friday it had delayed a decision on the license renewal of the nation's oldest operating nuclear reactor, Exelon Corp's (EXC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) Oyster Creek station in New Jersey.
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PARIS, May 12 (IPS) - Some international organisations and governments in industrialised countries are pushing for further development of nuclear power, but amidst growing doubts over the safety of several nuclear installations. Concerns have arisen particularly over nuclear power stations in France, Germany, and Bulgaria. Environmental organisations such as Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth (FoE) are condemning the involvement of French bank BNP Paribas in construction of the nuclear power station at Belene near the Danube River in northern Bulgaria.
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The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission released draft guidelines on April 7th for the environmental review of two separate projects proposed for the Bruce Nuclear Station near Kincardine, on the eastern shore of Lake Huron. Bruce Power Inc. and Ontario Power Generation are the proponents for the projects. Bruce Power is proposing the construction of up to four new nuclear reactors at the existing Bruce Nuclear Site, located on the eastern shore of Lake Huron, north of Kincardine. The project is expected to generate approximately 4,000 megawatts of electricity to the Ontario grid.
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EDF, the French utility, could face a legal challenge over the technology it has decided to use in building Britain’s latest generation of power stations. EDF announced last May that it planned to employ Areva, the French nuclear energy group, but its decision, which was made without giving rival reactor manufacturers an opportunity to bid for the contract, could be illegal under European law, according to Ros Kellaway, partner and head of EU competition law in Eversheds
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Georgia Power will pay approximately $6.4 billion to Westinghouse Electric to build its share of two proposed 1,100-megawatt nuclear reactors at the utility's Vogtle plant south of Augusta, the utility said Wednesday. If approved, the plants promise customers higher power bills starting in 2018 . Customers would pay an additional $12 a month on a typical 1,000 kilowatt-hour bill, the company said. That amount is expected to decline over time, the company said.
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The CIA published three aerial photographs last week purporting to show a Syrian nuclear reactor, bombed by Israel last September. But are the pictures all that they seem? Doubts about their authenticity have been raised by Professor William Beeman, head of anthropology at the University of Minnesota, who has had a long involvement with the Middle East.
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LOGAN TWP. The operator of the three nuclear power reactors in Lower Alloways Creek Township received generally good grades during the annual review of plant performance by the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission here Wednesday night.
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full CIA footage of Israeli bombing of puported Syrain nuclear reactor
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In the wan light of a snowy spring morning, belongings scattered on the floor of an abandoned kindergarten speak of a time before the children of Pripyat lost their innocence. Musty sandals and ballet slippers for tiny feet. Cardboard pictures of Lenin as a young boy and as a youthful leader—the Soviet equivalent of baseball cards. In the next room, dolls in various states of dress and dismemberment, lolling on metal cots where the children once napped. Finally, on the gymnasium wall, photos of the children themselves—doing calisthenics, climbing monkey bars, balancing on boards.
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Everything you need to know about the Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor!
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Private and government officials responsible for the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant’s safety said they are gradually making progress. It’s been 22 years since the world’s worst nuclear accident occurred on April 26, and 200 tons of radioactive material remains entombed in the fourth reactor. Despite warnings from nuclear watchdogs that Chornobyl still poses an environmental hazard, officials said confidently the plant is secure from any further accidents.
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