New Scientist

AUGUST 9, 2023

Oliver Stone's documentary Nuclear Now marks a big moment for nuclear technology, but it is Christopher Nolan's film that creates a perspective for us to understand the origin of our fears, says Simon Ings

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

On September 2, the state Department of Health announced it will again offer free potassium iodide, or KI, tablets on Thursday, September 15, to Pennsylvanians who are within 10 miles of the state’s four active nuclear power plants as part of routine preventive efforts in case of future emergencies.

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New Scientist

MAY 30, 2022

Small modular reactors produce higher volumes and greater complexity of radioactive waste because they are naturally less efficient, researchers find

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New Scientist

JUNE 15, 2021

One of the companies behind a new, French-designed nuclear reactor at Taishan in Guangdong, China, has written to the US government warning of an “imminent radiological threat” at the plant, but there doesn't appear to be any danger

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New Scientist

MARCH 27, 2024

Annie Jacobsen's unusually detailed account of our nuclear past and present is a terrifying look at what would happen if a nuclear power attacked the US

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Yale E360

APRIL 17, 2023

Germany shut down its three remaining nuclear power plants Saturday night, shedding a source of low-carbon power that critics say is needed to meet the country's climate goals. Read more on E360 →

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

On September 7, the Department of Health announced it will offer free potassium iodide, or KI, tablets on Thursday, September 9 and 16, to Pennsylvanians who are within 10 miles of the state’s four active nuclear power plants.

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Cresforum

MAY 13, 2024

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to bolster its role in the potential expansion of nuclear power, preparing the way for advanced nuclear power reactor deployments. advanced nuclear power technologies and fuels, with consideration of U.S. national security interests.

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New Scientist

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Small modular reactors are being pitched as an affordable and fast way to decarbonise power grids but questions about the technology abound

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New Scientist

MAY 25, 2022

Here is what you need to know about nuclear energy now Some say it is indispensable if we are serious about hitting net-zero emissions targets. Others insist it is unnecessary and unconscionable.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 26, 2022

Forty-three years ago on March 28, 1979, Pennsylvanians woke up to a much different world -- the accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Dauphin County. commercial nuclear power industry. Nuclear power was touted as the safest form of supplying energy. Yes, this is a nuclear power plant."

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A Greener Life

APRIL 30, 2023

That is why we are fully committing to nuclear power in the UK, backing a new generation of small modular reactors.” If I was hoping to bring down energy bills, then nuclear isn’t the first place I’d look. The cost of Hinkley Point C, Britain’s first new nuclear power plant in decades, was originally priced at £16 billion.

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Yale E360

APRIL 15, 2022

More than a decade after a major nuclear power plant disaster, Fukushima, Japan is seeing extensive renewable energy development on abandoned lands, as satellite imagery from NASA shows. Read more on E360 ?.

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New Scientist

MAY 25, 2022

Society must balance the pros and cons of nuclear energy and work out the massive issue of who foots the bills when power stations go over budget

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Nuclear Power 91

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Germany decides to phase out nuclear power, complicating efforts to decarbonize the power sector. Germany has dragged its feet on EVs because of its powerful car industry. How much did ending nuclear power impede German climate progress? New rates are large enough to spark expansion of renewable industry.

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Yale E360

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Dozens of Europe’s aging nuclear power plants will be decommissioned in the coming decade or two, forcing the continent to find new energy sources to power roughly 60 million homes, Reuters reports. Read more on E360 ?.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 7, 2022

In France, May was unusually warm, and that could limit operations at some of its nuclear power facilities. Most inland facilities cool their power-generating equipment with river water. In recent years, several heat waves in France have affected nuclear power generation, forcing plants to cut back or shut down.

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New Scientist

JULY 3, 2023

The International Atomic Energy Agency is expected this week to approve Japan's plan to release radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean

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New Scientist

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

With the cost of renewables and batteries plummeting, some academics argue that the UK doesn't need to build new nuclear power stations to achieve its net zero goal

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Energy and Climate Law

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

By that time the nuclear power plant in Krümmel had several safety issues and small-impact incidents were discovered. Having the developments in Fukushima fresh in mind the German legislator decided that Vattenfall, the owner of the Krümmel nuclear plant, had to close it immediately.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 4, 2023

And finally, he said, “ we must rapidly develop and deploy a full suite of low-carbon and energy efficient technologies,” including nuclear power. Achieving those goals would require “energy policies that facilitate and coincide with climate objectives.” That, at least, was the view of the champion of hard-headed realism.

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New Scientist

MAY 31, 2023

Ukraine and Russia must agree to maintain safety at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to prevent a dangerous radiation leak, says the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 8, 2023

For any major federal action that affects the environment, such as building an interstate highway or licensing a nuclear power plant, NEPA requires relevant agencies … Continue reading Will faster federal reviews speed up the clean energy shift? environmental law.

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New Scientist

APRIL 22, 2022

Researchers hoping to identify bacteria capable of consuming radioactive waste at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant fear their work has been destroyed by Russian troops

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New Scientist

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Ukraine's nuclear power plants were turned into a battleground in 2022, as Russian invaders sought to occupy a key resource

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New Scientist

MARCH 9, 2022

Vital cooling systems for controlling nuclear waste at the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear power plant are offline, leading to concerns that radioactive waste might escape

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New Scientist

MARCH 4, 2022

Shelling at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has injured two people and caused a fire, but it is unlikely to release radiation unless the situation gets significantly worse

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New Scientist

MARCH 15, 2022

Russian forces have threatened safety at several nuclear power plants in Ukraine including Chernobyl, but the risk of a serious radiation release is thought to be low

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New Scientist

APRIL 1, 2022

The International Atomic Energy Agency says the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear power plant is now back in Ukrainian hands, but hasn't confirmed reports that Russian troops left because they were experiencing radiation sickness

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New Scientist

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

After Russian forces captured the ruined Chernobyl nuclear power plant on 24 February, sensors at the site report a spike in radiation levels

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Legal Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Actual generation is tilted a bit more toward fossil fuels and nuclear. The EIA reports that: “Fossil fuel sources accounted for about 69% of South Korea’s electricity generation in 2019, and the share of nuclear power accounted for 25%.

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Inside Climate News

APRIL 4, 2024

A nuclear power plant hasn’t been built in Texas in decades because of cost and public fears of a major accident. Now the governor wants to find out if smaller reactors could meet the state’s growing need for on-demand power.

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New Scientist

MARCH 29, 2022

Scientists at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant say that radioactive material was stolen by looters during the Russian invasion of Ukraine

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New Scientist

APRIL 7, 2022

The UK government has released a plan to end the country's reliance on gas, but the decisions to ignore quick wins like insulation and favour expensive nuclear power over renewables have been widely questioned

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New Scientist

JULY 6, 2022

This vivid guide takes us into the exclusion zone around the nuclear power plant that exploded in 1986, revealing a "land of tranquillity and frozen time"

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 3, 2022

Mousseau, University of South Carolina The site of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in northern Ukraine has been surrounded for more than three decades by a 1,000-square-mile (2,600-square-kilometer) exclusion zone that keeps people out. by Timothy A.

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New Scientist

AUGUST 17, 2021

The immense lasers at the US National Ignition Facility have created the highest-pressure conditions ever made in a laboratory, bringing us a step closer to clean nuclear power

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