Newsletter XXIX 2021 | |
30. June until July 06st
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July 06, 2021 - Ten years of nuclear phase-out: BUND takes stock of the energy transition
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Büchel
July 06, 2021 - US nuclear bombs out!
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July 06, 2021 - Neutrino hunting with radio antennas
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How nice it sounds when there is an election campaign ...
July 05th, 2021 - Exit from the nuclear weapons club would be feasible
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July 04, 2021 - Germany to Brussels: Nuclear power must not be promoted as an investment
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July 03, 2021 - Climate protection: 65.000 people against Laschet's wind power ban
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Billions to RWE and Vattenfall
July 02, 2021 - Nuclear companies receive lavish compensation for pain and suffering
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July 02, 2021 - Air pollution: How lightning helps clean the atmosphere
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July 01, 2021 - Early shutdown for Taiwanese reactor
Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) today announced the final shutdown of Unit 1 of the Kuosheng Nuclear Power Plant. The 985 MWe boiling water reactor was supposed to be shut down at the end of December this year, but a lack of storage capacity for spent fuel has forced the state-owned company to shut down the unit early to prepare for a major overhaul of the plant...
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June 30, 2021 - Rhineland-Palatinate demands shutdown of Belgian nuclear power plant
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June 30, 2021 - Record! Efficiency of almost 69 percent for thin-film photovoltaics
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News+ June 30, 2021
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Electrabel: Nuclear phase-out can no longer be postponed
Belgium is phasing out nuclear power. That is stipulated by law. The last nuclear reactor is also scheduled to go offline in 2025. The date is set. For the operator Engie Electrabel, it is even irrevocable and is causing concern among some politicians.
Reactor Doel 2022 will be finished in October 3. The power plant has been criticized because there are gas pockets in the steel of the pressure vessel – just like in the Tihange 2 reactor, which is scheduled to go offline for good in February 2023. This news has also brought relief in our border region...
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Background knowledge
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reaktorpleite.de
Map of the nuclear world:
Belgium and the end of nuclear power ...
The German version of this world map:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1fCmKdqlqSCNPo3We1TWZexPjgNDQOaLD
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The search in the reaktorpleite.de with the search term
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brought the following results, among others:
February 16, 2020 - Belgium's nuclear power plants are underinsured - the nuclear liability meltdown
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AtomkraftwerkePlag
Belgium - Seven reactors
Measured against the size of the country, Belgium has a comparatively large arsenal of nuclear power plants with five reactors over 1.000 MW and two more over 400 MW.
The entry into the peaceful use of nuclear power in Belgium, which has been a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) since 1958, began with the two research reactors BR-1 and BR-2 in Mol. They went into operation in 1956 and 1961 and are now still active. From 1962 to 1987 the prototype BR-3 (Belgian Reactor-3) was operated in Mol, which was imported from the USA and was the first pressurized water reactor in Europe.
In 1966, according to a report by the World Nuclear Association (WNA), the decision was made to build the commercial reactors Doel-1, -2 and Tihange-1. In 1974 another four reactors were ordered for these two locations. Plans for an additional eighth reactor with 1.400 MW were discarded in 1989. This means that seven reactors are currently in operation ...
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GLOBAL 2000
Increasing danger from old nuclear power plants
Outdated, embrittled, without spare parts: The combination of technical aging and obsolescence makes old reactors increasingly prone to failure - this makes the often planned extension of the service life of old nuclear power plants a highly risky undertaking. The only logical consequence for old reactors is to shut them down before it is too late and a worst-case scenario occurs!
Nuclear power plants are complex, high-risk machines with many different materials and components that age and wear differently. 84% of reactors in the EU have been in operation for more than 30 years. Since new nuclear power plants are not economically competitive, old reactors are to be extended beyond their originally approved term for financial reasons. However, this harbors great dangers for millions of people.
Some easily accessible components of old reactors can be brought under technical control through regular testing and maintenance - just like with an old car. Other parts such as the highly radioactive reactor pressure vessel and pipelines enclosed in concrete are hardly accessible, so that regular maintenance is difficult and repair is as good as impossible ...
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IAEA | PRIS - Power Reactor Information System
The IAEA | PRIS - Power Reactor Information System lists 444 commercial reactors in operation. (Last Update June 25.06.2021th, XNUMX)
122 reactors have been around for 40 years and more ...
| Number of reactors | Age in years |
| 5 | 52 |
| 3 | 51 |
| 6 | 50 |
| 7 | 49 |
| 9 | 48 |
| 13 | 47 |
| 9 | 46 |
| 13 | 45 |
| 6 | 44 |
| 9 | 43 |
| 5 | 42 |
| 18 | 41 |
| 19 | 40 |
A gamble ...
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Wikipedia
List of nuclear power plants
The list of nuclear power plants contains all nuclear power plants worldwide that are used for the commercial generation of electrical energy. It not only lists the power plants currently in operation, but also those that have been shut down and those that are currently under construction ...
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Further to: Newspaper article 2021
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