30,000 protestors demonstrate against nuclear power in Taiwan
On Sunday, tens of thousands of Taiwanese marched through the capital city, chanting slogans urging the government to cease the construction of the nuclear power project. Organizers said over 30,000 people took part…
Fugutive nuke operator described as “dangerous and evil”
Michael Buhrman, the infamous former licensed senior nuclear reactor operator turned fugitive who is believed to have fled the country to evade capture by authorities, was convicted last month of aggravated vehicular hijacking…
Tsuruga nuclear power plant sitting on active fault says Japanese regulator
After 6 months of investigation, Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority released a final report on Wednesday which officially concludes that the Unit 2 reactor of the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in central Japan rests…
Congressman: NRC needs to get serious on Palisades
Congressman Fred Upton is demanding accountability and a permanent fix to the leaking tank at the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant on Lake Michigan, and says that he is “outraged” by the announced leak…
Without permission to restart Unit 2 Edison may announce decision to decommission San Onofre by end of year
In 2013, Edison International has been focused on narrowing the uncertainties which surround the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station after a first-of-a-kind event shut down the nuclear reactors. The licensee submitted a plan…
NRC expanding social outreach efforts with new live chat next week
In 2009, President Obama issued a memorandum to executive agencies which outlined guidance for the use of social media to increase outreach efforts. In January 2011, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission launched its first…
Safe energy organizations heed former NRC chairman’s call to revoke operating licenses of nuclear reactors
At the 2013 Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference in Washington, DC on April 8th and 9th, former Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko called for the phase out of all 103 operating reactors…
Germany to make nuclear power operators pay for nuclear waste repository
This week, German Environment Minister Peter Altmaier was interviewed by N24 television, when he said that German nuclear power operators will be forced to bear the estimated $2.6 billion dollar costs of dealing…
EDF plagued by financial problems which could derail Hinkley plans
A former energy advisor to the French government, Mycle Schneider, was being interviewed by BBC this week when he questioned the French utility EDF’s ability to build new nuclear power plants in Britain….
Japan’s nuclear power plants to be forced to assess risks from volcanoes
Japan, one of the most densely populated nations in the world, lies in a zone of extreme crustal instability named the Ring of Fire, where 90% of the world’s earthquakes and a large…
Japanese utilities face 1.2 trillion yen burden every year nuclear plants shut down
In Japan, a fierce debate is taking place over the future of the nation’s energy supply. Protests in Tokyo last July held more demonstrators than the 1960s protests against a security treaty with…
Plans for new nuclear plant construction scrapped
Tohoku Electric first announced plans to construct the Namie-Odaka nuclear power plant 10 kilometers north of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station in 1968. After the proposed site was one of the areas…
Is Duke Energy taking a page from the TEPCO playbook?
There have been many flood-related concerns about the safety of nuclear power plants in the United States in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, documents released through the Freedom of Information…
NRC and Edison to discuss license amendment request for San Onofre Unit 2
On April 3rd, 2013, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm, officials from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and representatives from Southern California Edison will meet in Rockville, Maryland to discuss the utility’s plan to submit…
Impeached governor inked secret deal to construct fast breeder reactor
Former governor of the Northern Mariana Islands, Benigno R. Fitial stands alone in history as the first governor of any U.S. territory to be the subject of impeachment, but only the ninth United…
Watchdog experts evicted from post-Fukushima conferences
This week Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility attorney John Geesman, seismologist consultant Dr. Douglas Hamilton, and outreach coordinator David Weisman traveled to a three day workshop in Oakland, which was a part of the…
Atomic Energy of Canada nearly doubles nuclear liability estimate
Around the world, the costs of operating nuclear reactors are continuing to climb almost as much as the additional liability costs are. The Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd released a statement late Tuesday…
Edison holding San Onofre open house tonight in Oceanside
Officials from Southern California Edison’s San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station will host an open house on Thursday, March 21, from 4:30-7:30 pm at the Oceanside Public Library, 330 North Coast Highway, Oceanside, CA….
New assessment of San Onofre reactor shortens operational lifespan estimates
Today, Southern California Edison released a report conducted by Intertek APTECH that estimates it would be too risky to operate the Unit 2 reactor at full power for more than 11 months, which…
Japan’s post-Fukushima energy policy advisory board resumes discussions after purging members
In September 2012, after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, Japan elected to support an energy policy which was designed to phase out nuclear power, after government polls in August had found nearly half…
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