Tag: Nuclear Power Plants
Share of electricity generation: Green boom: Renewables well over 50 percent in 2023
Share in electricity generation Green boom: Renewables well over 50 percent in 2023 January 2, 2024, 11:18 p.m The share of renewable energies in Germany’s electricity supply has increased significantly…
Safety violations eliminated?: Japan lifts operating ban on world’s largest nuclear power plant
Security breaches eliminated? Japan lifts operating ban on world’s largest nuclear power plant December 27, 2023, 1:16 p.m Listen to article This audio version was artificially generated. More info |…
Triple nuclear capacity? “It doesn’t work,” says WNISR publisher Mycle Schneider in the “Climate Laboratory”
At the World Climate Conference, 22 countries declared that they wanted to triple their nuclear capacities by 2050. These include many friendly and experienced nuclear power nations: the USA, France,…
Power outage due to air raid?: Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was “on the verge of a nuclear accident”
Power outage due to air raid? Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was “on the verge of a nuclear accident” December 2, 2023, 3:39 p.m During the night, the power went out…
LNG capacities are sufficient: Habeck: Germany does not need coal power in winter
LNG capacities are sufficient Habeck: Germany doesn’t need coal power in winter October 12, 2023, 11:46 a.m Listen to article This audio version was artificially generated. More info | Send…
FDP claim rejected: Scholz calls nuclear power a “dead horse”
FDP claim rejected Scholz calls nuclear power a “dead horse” 9/2/2023 1:31 p.m “Nuclear power is over,” Chancellor Scholz said. Under his direction, the dismantling of the nuclear power plants…
Germany is not an electricity beggar, explains Bruno Burger from Energy Charts in the “Climate Laboratory”
The nuclear power plants are shut down and Germany has to beg its neighbors for electricity. This representation has persisted since the nuclear phase-out in the spring. But that’s wrong.…
Japan begins introduction: Fukushima cooling water now flows into the sea
Japan begins with introduction Fukushima cooling water now flows into the sea 08/24/2023, 08:30 am Despite complaints from fishermen and neighboring countries such as China, Japan is now dumping the…
Fusion energy from 2038? “The nuclear power plants are already being investigated as fusion sites,” says Markus Roth in the “climate laboratory”
Fusion energy is the holy grail of all energy systems, promising endless clean energy like the sun. But the research is time-consuming and expensive. For decades, progress has been rather…
High additional costs and delays: The first new US nuclear power plant in decades goes online
High additional costs and delay First new US nuclear power plant in decades goes online 08/01/2023 01:08 am For some it’s a forward-looking breakthrough, for others it’s a cautionary tale:…
Safety probably not endangered: IAEA experts find mines at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant
Safety probably not endangered IAEA experts find mines at Zaporizhia nuclear plant 07/25/2023, 5:05 am Kiev and Moscow repeatedly accuse each other of attacking the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. After…
Criticism of dealings with Rosatom: Siemens Energy remains loyal to Russia’s nuclear company
Criticism of dealings with Rosatom Siemens Energy remains loyal to Russia’s nuclear company By Marc Dimpfel 7/22/2023, 4:36 p.m Despite the Ukraine war, Siemens Energy continues to maintain business relationships…