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US continues to favour nuclear power

Posted on December 14, 2013 by ABC

An Oregon based company, which has developed a mini-nuclear reactor the size of a semi-trailer, has just been awarded 226 million US-dollars from the US Department of Energy. Link found via Jay Lake. Seen from a German POV, it is … Continue reading →

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Site temporarily down and Fukushima vegetables

Posted on July 30, 2013 by ABC

First of all, the ABC Buhlert site was temporarily down for a few days. Apologies for any inconveniences, however, the problem has been resolved now. Meanwhile, MSN has a photo gallery of misshapen Japanese vegetables and plants, which have likely … Continue reading →

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US continues to favour nuclear power

Posted on June 7, 2013 by ABC

One thing that always strikes me when conversing with Americans – smart, educated Americans who consider themselves somewhere on the left side of the political spectrum – is how non-controversial nuclear power still is in the US, even among demographics … Continue reading →

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Fukushima One Year Later

Posted on March 12, 2012 by ABC

March 11 is the one year anniversary of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami which killed between approx. 20000 people and also caused a meltdown in the Fukushima Daiishi nuclear power station. The nuclear meltdown at a plant deemed safe due … Continue reading →

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Oil spill combating news and the nuclear dinosaurs of France and the US

Posted on February 11, 2012 by ABC

Nuclear power is on its way out in Germany, but unfortunately other countries are still seeing nuclear as a viable energy source. For example, in the US the regulatory body has just approved the first nuclear reactors to be built … 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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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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