Posts Tagged ‘nuclear industry’

• Nuclear Piranhas Eat Their Own

  We already know that the nuclear industry is quite comfortable colluding with governments to deceive the public or spying on environmental groups so that senior executives are sent to jail or lying to regulators to cover up radioactive leaks that …

• Greenpeace activists penetrates French nuclear plant, everyone relieved they weren’t terrorists

  The other day nine activists from Greenpeace managed to breach the security, infiltrate and hang a banner on one of the reactor buildings at a French nuclear site. According to media reports the police took “several hours” to respond to …

• French energy giant EDF fined for spying on Greenpeace

  Today a French court fined the largely state-owned energy giant EDF for €1,5 million for spying on Greenpeace campaigners. The French court found that EDF, which is hoping to build four nuclear reactors in the UK, had hired the security …

• A critical analysis of future nuclear reactors designs

  Once upon a time I used to be a fan of nuclear energy. As far as I saw it, nuclear energy was the silver bullet solution to all of our energy problems and more. However, the more I’ve learned about …

• Nuclear safety expert explains why he became anti-nuclear and pro-solar

  The Italian nuclear engineer and safety expert Cesare Silvi explains why he left his former pro-nuclear stance for solar and other renewable energy sources: “I soon came to the conclusion that neither international cooperation nor technological advancements would guarantee human …

• The stress free nuclear stress test

  In the wake of Fukushima a “stress test” of European nuclear reactors was proposed, in line with the “stress tests” applied to banks during the financial crisis. That “stress test” of banks being important in that it firstly reassured the …

• The Nuclear Meltdown of George Monbiot

  Passionate; articulate; intelligent; socially and environmentally progressive; careful and meticulous in his research; rigorous in his use of science and expert opinion. Many people will recognise that description of George Monbiot in his role as one of Britain’s leading environmental …

• Wind farms unscathed by the massive Japanese earthquake disaster

  While the situation at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan continues to be severe, following the devastating and massive earthquake earlier last month, it seems that none of the wind farms in the country have been reported damaged. Kelly Rigg, …

• Nuclear energy might see increased opposition after Japan crisis

  The ongoing nuclear crisis in Japan has sparked new life in the nuclear energy debate in many countries. And the fear for possible nuclear accidents in other countries forces politicians to reconsider and review their current energy policy stance. The …

• Atomkraft? Nein danke! 50.000 people protest against nuclear energy in Germany

  This past weekend around 50 000 people from around Germany protested in Berlin against nuclear energy. The demonstrators protested against threats from the current right wing government to extend a deadline for the country’s 17 nuclear reactors. “In Berlin an …