Tag Archives: Japan

Site temporarily down and Fukushima vegetables

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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Fukushima’s Pripjat

We’ve all seen the haunting photos of Pripjat, the Ukrainian town that used to house the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and was abandoned shortly after the Chernobyl reactor suffered a fatal meltdown. Now Ars Technica offers photos … Continue reading

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Fukushima One Year Later

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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The Global Switch to Renewable Energy

In spite of the Fukushima disaster, the Japanese government is planning to restart those of the country’s nuclear power plants that are currently down for maintenance and stress tests as well as to extend the maximum lifetime of Japanese nuclear … Continue reading

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January Energy Links

I will compile a recap of 2011 energy yields as well as our other activities in the next few days, but for now here are some energy links from around the world: First of all, a recent report revealed that … Continue reading

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Radiation due to Fukushima disaster higher than estimated

According to recent reports, the nuclear radiation and particularly the amount of the radioactive isotope Caesium-137 emitted due to the Fukushima disaster in Japan is twice as high as initially estimated. Those who were around for Chernobyl will remember Caesium-137 … Continue reading

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Late August Energy Links

As dyed in the wool PC-users, the resignation of Apple CEO Steve Jobs has left us largely cold, even as it caused uproar in the tech world. Now the MIT’s Technology Review, usually a very pro-nuclear power site, states that … Continue reading

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How Britain’s nuclear industry tried to influence public opinion

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

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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International Anti-Nuclear Opposition

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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