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17 March 2016
Der Tagesspiegel (Germany): Die gefährlichsten Akws in Europa
Atomkraftwerke in Europa Die gefährlichsten Akws in Europa Nicht nur in der Ukraine, auch nahe der deutschen Grenze gibt es Probleme mit Atomkraftwerken. Größtes Risiko der insgesamt 128 Anlagen ist ihr hohes Durchschnittsalter von 30,6 Jahren. Der Tagesspiegel, 11. März 2016 von Dagmar Dehmer Die gefährlichsten Atomkraftwerke Europas stehen in der Ukraine, Frankreich, Belgien, Bulgarien, Tschechien, Großbritannien und Deutschland – also fast überall. Innerhalb der Europäischen (...)
17 March 2016
Radio 702 (South Africa): ’Nuclear is not only expensive, it is extremely slow’
Today’s Big Stories ’Nuclear is not only expensive, it is extremely slow’ Radio 702, 9 March 2016 4:49
PM
Earlier today, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan revealed that ratings agency Moody’s has placed South Africa’s downgrade under review. Amongst some of the outcomes of this imminent visit, Moody’s reportedly also wants to see if the country can rectify its fiscal deficit in the midst of large outstanding government projects like the
NHI
and the nuclear programme. Xolani Gwala (...)
14 March 2016
International Business Times (
US
): Calls grow to scrap ’worst ever’ Hinkley Point
EDF
nuclear deal and save the taxpayer £17bn
Calls grow to scrap ’worst ever’ Hinkley Point
EDF
nuclear deal and save the taxpayer £17bn International Business Times, March 8, 2016 02:38
GMT
By Brendan Cole British taxpayers could be wasting more than £17bn if plans for a French-led nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point go ahead, with one expert dubbing it the “worst deal I have ever seen.”
EDF
’s plans to built the plant in Bridgwater, Somerset were hit by the resignation of the company’s chief financial officer Thomas (...)
1 March 2016
Reporterre (France): La folle stratégie d’
EDF
pour faire échouer la transition énergétique
La folle stratégie d’
EDF
pour faire échouer la transition énergétique Reporterre, 1er mars 2016 / Benjamin Dessus La production d’électricité baisse, les coûts d’entretien explosent, la loi sur la transition énergétique impose des objectifs de réduction de la consommation… Mais
EDF
poursuit comme si de rien n’était sa stratégie ruineuse, analyse l’auteur. Au bout du chemin, la faillite et l’échec de la transition énergétique. En déclarant, le 16 février dernier, qu’« il n’y a pas de (...)
1 March 2016
Wirtschaftsblatt (Austria): Aktionäre der Atomkonzerne erleben Super‑
GAU
Aktionäre der Atomkonzerne erleben Super-
GAU
Wirtschaftsblatt, 29. Februar 2016, 07:02, von Manfred Haider 2015 wurden so viele Atomkraftwerke in Betrieb genommen wie seit 1990 nicht mehr. Doch diese Daten täuschen. In Wahrheit steckt die Branche in einer tiefen Krise.
WIEN
. Fünf Jahre nach der Atomkatastrophe in Fukushima hat Japan in der Vorwoche trotz Protesten einen vierten Reaktor wieder hochgefahren. Klingt ganz nach Aufbruchsstimmung in der Branche. Tatsächlich sind 39 der (...)
22 February 2016
Scientific American (
US
): 5 Years Later, the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Site Continues to Spill Waste
5 Years Later, the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Site Continues to Spill Waste The cleanup effort could take decades; meanwhile the amount of radioactive material the plant leaks grows Scientific American, by Madhusree Mukerjee on March 1, 2016 Five years ago this month a devastating tsunami engulfed Japan’s northeastern coast, triggering the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. Washing over a 10-meter-high seawall, the waves knocked out electricity at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power (...)
12 February 2016
CounterPunch (
US
): Why the Current Nuclear Showdown in California Should Matter to You
Why the Current Nuclear Showdown in California Should Matter to You CounterPunch, February 12, 2016 by James Heddle Sunset for Nuclear Power? Does the dream of nuclear power still ‘look bright’ as one enthusiastic investment advisor gushed less than a year ago, or is it the “the dream that failed,” as the Economist asserted as far back as March of 2012? Approaching 5 years this March 11 after the still on-going Fukushima nuclear disaster, the debate goes on, enveloped in a miasma (...)
4 February 2016
The Times (
UK
): Board of
EDF
delays vote to proceed with Hinkley Point nuclear facility
Board of
EDF
delays vote to proceed with Hinkley Point nuclear facility The Times, Published at 12:
01AM
, February 1 2016 The beleaguered French company is facing stiff opposition to the project, writes Robin Pagnamenta The board of
EDF
remains deeply split over whether to proceed with the nuclear plant at Hinkley Point in Somerset, with nearly half its members expected to vote against the giant project, according to French nuclear experts. The French state-owned energy group, which (...)
Antony Froggatt,
Mycle Schneider,
3 February 2016
China Dialogue (
UK
/China): World nuclear industry in decline
World nuclear industry in decline China Dialogue, 29.01.2016 Mycle Schneider, Antony Froggatt China’s nuclear programme isn’t immune to the woes ailing the global nuclear sector, write Mycle Schneider and Antony Froggatt This week, the board of French state-controlled utility
EDF
postponed a vote on what would be the largest nuclear project in Europe in decades. A thumbs-up from the directors would have prompted
EDF
to deepen cooperation with Chinese counterpart
CGN
in the (...)
31 January 2016
The Ecologist (
UK
): Nuclear renaissance? Failing industry is running flat out to stand still
Nuclear renaissance? Failing industry is running flat out to stand still Dr Jim Green 30
th
January 2016 Despite the endless rhetoric about a ’nuclear renaissance’, there are fewer power reactors today than there were a decade ago, writes Jim Green. The one country with a really big nuclear build program is China, but no one expects it to meet its targets. And with over 200 reactor shut-downs due by 2040, the industry will have to run very hard indeed just to stay put. Ten new power (...)
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