Tag: nuclear
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Fukushima-Style Nuclear Power Plant in Washington Is a Seismic Timebomb
The reactor has become the focus of a growing debate over the safety of nuclear plants built in seismic trouble spots…
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NY Times Editorial Board Delivers a ‘Prudent’ Message of Nuclear Abandonment
For the finale of this landmark edit, we hear that “the great shield over Chernobyl should also…
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‘Nuclear Outlaw’ Power Plants Take Their Time Complying With Federal Fire Regulations
Davis-Besse is among dozens of nuclear power plants that have been out of compliance …
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IPCC: Renewables, Not Nuclear Power, Can Solve Climate Crisis
The authoritative Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has left zero doubt that we humans are wrecking our climate. It also effectively says the problem can be solved, and that renewable energy is the way to do it, and that nuclear power is not. The United Nations’ IPCC is the world’s most respected authority on…
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Can Fracking Solve the Nuclear Waste Problem?
U.S. scientists are proposing that the source of one controversial energy program could provide a solution to the problems of another. Nuclear waste—that embarrassing by-product of two generations of uranium-fueled power stations—could be stored indefinitely in the shale rock that right now provides a highly contentious source of natural gas for utility companies. [caption id=”attachment_329564″…