Category Archives: Links

Increased Radiation at Gorleben – Erhöhte Strahlung in Gorleben

Posted on August 27, 2011 by ABC

The proposed longterm nuclear waste storage facility in an abandoned salt mine near the town of Gorleben in Lower Saxony has been controversial ever since it was first proposed, as the people of Gorleben are vehemently opposed to both the … Continue reading →

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An oil spill in the North Sea and a nuclear ship in Baltimore

Posted on August 15, 2011 by ABC

The Gannet Alpha oil platform in the North Sea, 180 kilometers off the Scottish coast, has experienced an oil leak. As oil spills go, this one is fairly minor, as the valves at both the well and the pipeline have … Continue reading →

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Offshore Windfarms in the UK

Posted on August 7, 2011 by ABC

According to this article from the Guardian, the UK has more offshore windfarms than any other country either in Europe or in the world. The Guardian also has a photo gallery of the assembly of an offshore wind turbine. There … Continue reading →

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Two Energy Links

Posted on August 6, 2011 by ABC

I visited the Deutsche Welle homepage for a completely different reason today, but I came across two interesting articles on renewable and atomic energy: The first article is about Metsamor, a nuclear reactor based on a Soviet design from the … Continue reading →

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Wieder eine gute Atomkraft Doku in der ARD

Posted on July 26, 2011 by ABC

Am 20.07.2011 lief in der ARD mal wieder eine interessante Dokumentation zum Thema Atomausstieg und wie die Atomindustrie versucht, die Kosten auf den Steuerzahler abzuwälzen. Wer die Sendung verpasst hat, in der ARD Mediathek kann man sie sich noch mal … Continue reading →

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How Britain’s nuclear industry tried to influence public opinion

Posted on July 19, 2011 by ABC

The British newspaper Guardian has recently come into the possession of emails between representatives of the nuclear power industry and members of the British government that reveal a plan to play down the seriousness of the Fukushima disaster in order … Continue reading →

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Cora becomes internet famous, the Japanese prime minister gives the straight facts and the future of fusion

Posted on July 12, 2011 by ABC

Cora’s main blog accidentally became internet famous for reasons outlined here and here. What makes this even more ironic is that my sudden internet fame is due to the xkcd webcomic, whose downplaying of the dangers posed by the Fukushima … Continue reading →

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Interessante Atomkraft Doku in der ARD

Posted on July 8, 2011 by ABC

Am 06.07.2011 lief in der ARD die sehr interessante Sendung Wege aus der Atomfalle, leider wie so oft bei guten Dokumentationen zu nachtschlafender Zeit um 23:45 Uhr. Aber zum Glück gibt es ja die ARD Mediathek, wo man sich den … Continue reading →

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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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