Monthly Archives: June 2011

The media finally catches on to the Fort Calhoun flood story

Posted on June 29, 2011 by ABC

Last week I posted about the nuclear power stations Fort Calhoun and Cooper in Nebraska which are endangered by the Missouri flooding and wondered why the story hadn’t been reported more. Apparently other people were wondering the same and the … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Lifetime Limits in the US and Germany

Posted on June 28, 2011 by ABC

ABC News has an extensive article about how the lifetimes US nuclear reactors are being extended past the 40 year minimum with very few relicensing requirements. This is very worrying, because the oldest nuclear reactors are also the least safe. … Continue reading →

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Another possible nuclear disaster, this time in the US?

Posted on June 21, 2011 by ABC

The Fukushima nuclear disaster happened only one hundred days ago and already another nuclear power station is threatened by flood waters. The recent Missouri floods are threatening the nuclear power station Fort Calhoun in Nebraska. There may even have been … Continue reading →

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International Anti-Nuclear Opposition

Posted on June 14, 2011 by ABC

Germany is getting out of nuclear power till 2022 and other countries are beginning to question nuclear power as well. This weekend, the people of Italy voted against reintroducing nuclear power in a referendum. Italy had already voted for shutting … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Dinosaurs on the Move

Posted on June 7, 2011 by ABC

In a regional election in Japan a pro-nuclear power candidate just beat an anti-nuclear power candidate. There might have been other issues in play here, as very few elections are decided by a single issue, but it is still depressing … Continue reading →

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