nuclear power plants, pros and cons, nuclear waste
The dispute around enormous financial losses from the Finish Olkiluoto nuclear reactor project deepened yesterday, when the French nuclear giant Areva
… Read More »New Finish nuclear power plant Olkiluoto with enormous financial losses
Nuclear proliferation is used to describe the spread of fissile material, weapons-applicable nuclear technology and information, to nations which are not (yet) in posession of nuclear weapons. It is feared
Nuclear energy is a relatively small industry, but one with big
problems. It covers just one-sixteenth of the world’s primary energy
consumption, a share set to decline over the coming
There has been a lot of talking about the renaissance of nuclear power
in the light of global warming and increasing oil prices. So let’s have
a look at the… Read More »Who is building new nuclear power plants?
Greenpeace has announced a new weblog about the downsides of the nuclear industry.The blog is called "Nuclear Reaction" – blogging the meltdown of the nuclear industry".
The About-Section says:
"Welcome
… Read More »Weblog from Greenpeace about the meltdown of the nuclear industry
Finland’s Olkiluoto nuclear power plant: The Olkiluoto construction project in Finland is rapidly becoming an example of all that can go wrong in economic terms with nuclear new build. It
How much CO2 is produced by atomic energy?
One of the few pros of nuclear power is the relatively low emission of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the major
… Read More »CO2 emission of electricity from nuclear power stations
Current discussions about possibilities to mitigate the effects of global warming have also opened discussions about a potential revival of nuclear power. In this context, it is often argued with… Read More »Cost of electricity from new nuclear power stations
An official study from the German government shows the risk of getting cancer is significantly increasing for small children growing up in the neighborhood of a nuclear power station. This… Read More »Nuclear power station causing cancer
In July 2007, Oxford Research Group in London released a report about the future of civil nuclear power applications and about the threat of nuclear proliferation. It's title is "Too