Newsletter II 2022 |
January 07th to 14th
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Nuclear Power Accidents
This PDF file contains a list of known incidents from the various areas of the civil and military nuclear industry. Some of this information only came to the public in a roundabout way...
Excerpt for this month:
1 January 1977 (INES 5) Beloyarsk, USSR
3 January 1961 (INES 4 NAMS 2,9) NRTS, USA
6 January 1981 (INES 3) nuclear factory La Hague, FRA
17 January 1966 (Broken Arrow) Palomares, USA
20 January 1965 (INES 4 NAMS 3,7) LLNL, Livermore, USA
21 January 1968 (Broken Arrow) Thule Airport, Greenland, USA
21 January 1969 (INES 5 NAMS 1,6) Lucens, CHE
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14. January
Italy builds research reactor in Romania
Italy's Ansaldo Nucleare SPA and Italy's Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (Enea) have signed a contract to build a research reactor at the Romanian Institute for Nuclear Research in Pitești.
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Contradictory nuclear power plant strategy of the power companies
Axpo, Alpiq and BKW are against new nuclear power plants. At the same time, they sit on the board of the Nuclear Forum, which propagates new nuclear power plants.
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High electricity price causes EEG surpluses to swell to over 10 billion euros
As of the end of December 2021, the EEG account managed by the transmission system operators had a record balance of more than 10 billion euros for the first time. The reason for the billion surplus are the increased electricity prices on the exchange. But the effects of the current turbulence on the electricity market go further.
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Offshore wind power: Please release the handbrake
Industry calls for more staff in the authorities, more training for specialists and higher tender volumes
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France | EDF | reactor breakdown
Nuclear power: Problems also in the French nuclear power plant Penly
Cracks in the weld seams of pipelines are said to occur not only in four reactors that have already been shut down for this reason, but also in one reactor of a different type.
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13. January
Institutional investors remain loyal to climate protection
The big investors betting on sustainability will continue to exclude nuclear power and natural gas from their funds. The industry already has its own criteria for sustainable investments.
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Scientists on "Green Label" for nuclear power: Biggest greenwash ever
German scientists who advised the EU Commission are disappointed. Meanwhile, the Federal Chancellor has reinforced his rejection of nuclear power.
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Joe Biden is pushing the tube on renewable energy
The US government is promoting offshore wind power on the east coast and the necessary expansion of the high-voltage lines. Less bureaucracy should also help.
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12. January
EU Commission President von der Leyen: "We will need nuclear power"
In an interview, the President of the EU Commission justified the proposal submitted by her institution for a taxonomy regulation.
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Breakdown power plant in
France | EDF | reactor breakdown | Evolutionary Power Reactor EPR
Nuclear reactor in Flamanville starts even later
The prestige project was actually supposed to deliver electricity as early as 2012 - now the start of the nuclear reactor in Flamanville, France, has been delayed again. It shouldn't be that far until 2023. The power plant will also be more expensive.
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Federal agency warns of EU plans for green nuclear label
The German nuclear authority BASE has expressed massive concerns about the EU's plans for a sustainable label for nuclear power. Crucial questions about the dangers are not considered.
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11. January
January 11 - Solar researchers: Full supply with green electricity possible by 2030 - "The brakemen have bad cards"
Solar expert Eicke Weber speaks in a FR interview about the federal government's climate plans, conflicts with nature conservation and the possible dream couple Habeck-Lindner.
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Pilot conditioning plant Gorleben:
Dispute over the nuclear factory
The Gorleben pilot conditioning plant was once supposed to pack radioactive waste in a way that it could be disposed of. Your demolition has been decided - the timing is not.
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Former nuclear supervisory chiefs: "Nuclear power is not safe"
Four men who used to be heads of nuclear regulatory and energy authorities in the USA, Great Britain, France and Germany speak out in clear words. You speak out clearly against nuclear power.
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Asse: Planning for nuclear waste retrieval can start
From 2033, the low- and medium-level radioactive waste is to be recovered from the dilapidated Asse II mine near Wolfenbüttel. The Federal Agency for Disposal has now awarded the plans for this.
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10. January
Losses from natural disasters increased sharply in 2021
In monetary terms, natural disasters caused significantly more damage in 2021 than in 2020. One reinsurer sees a connection with climate change.
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Nuclear Dawn
Electricity is scarce in France - because the country has so many nuclear power plants. The pattern for a sustainable energy supply looks different.
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EU taxonomy and the consequences:
500 billion euros less for Renewables energies?
EU needs 'colossal' investment in new nuclear energy, Commissioner says
Investments in nuclear energy of €500 billion (US$565 billion) by 2050 are needed if the European Union's goal of carbon neutrality is to be met, according to EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton in an interview with the French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche.
Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
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09. January
Isar 2 nuclear power plant shut down due to malfunction
A leak in a valve inside the plant has been discovered at the Isar 2 nuclear power plant in the Landshut district. The reactor therefore had to be taken off the grid. The damage has now been inspected more closely. Isar 2 is to be connected to the grid again during the night.
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Depart Brokdorf
Jürgen Trittin is considered the father of the nuclear phase-out. Here he says goodbye to the last nuclear power plants
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Energy transition | Natural gas
Energy Transition and Natural Gas: A Toxic Relationship
The EU wants to make investments in gas power attractive with an eco-label. That causes a lot of criticism - even if new power plants are needed.
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08. January
Many power plants failed
Nuclear reactors let the French down in winter
Nuclear energy is praised by its proponents as - in contrast to solar and wind power plants - a reliable, weather-independent electricity supplier. In France, the picture is very different at the moment. Industrial companies and households must fear a cold spell.
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nuclear fission in Europe
Why many countries are relying on nuclear energy and why the new EU taxonomy is directing more tax money towards gas and nuclear power.
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Nuclear nails with heads
Because France is particularly keen on the climate seal, President Macron is making brisk progress
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07. January
SMR | Idaho National Laboratory
NRC rejects Oklo's license application
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has denied Oklo Power's application to build and operate an Aurora Compact Reactor in Idaho, saying the regulatory agency's review of the combined permit application is not progressing due to gaps in information provided by the company. Oklo may file a "full application" and request a hearing on the NRC decision in the future.
Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
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Renewables | AEE Agency for Renewable Energies
Database shows progress of the energy transition in the countries
New "Service Center EE" of the Agency for Renewable Energies www.foederal-erneuerbar.de with state funding.
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Civic electricity | Citizen Energy
Successful energy transition projects
Citizen Energy Fund advances energy projects
Energy transition projects with public participation often get stuck in the beginning if the necessary money is missing. In Schleswig-Holstein, a support that is unique in Germany provides a remedy.
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Alliance appeal on the EU taxonomy: No to nuclear and gas
Alliance calls on Ampel to vote against the EU Commission's proposal in the EU Council of Ministers
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News+ January 07
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Draft EU taxonomy: chances of survival for nuclear power?
60 years of nuclear power guarantees subsequent burdens for the taxpayer.
dlf | EE news | FAZ | FR | The H | taz ...
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Background knowledge
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reaktorpleite.de
Map of the nuclear world:
Europe's most powerful divisive force is the PR department of MIC:
the nuclear lobby ...
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Am Dec 31, 2022 will be the last 3 reactors in Germany
taken off the grid:
Emsland, Isar and Neckarwestheim.
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The internal search:
brought the following results, among others:
September 30, 2021 - IPPNW highlights health implications of uranium mining
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March 25, 2021 - Macron, Orbán and Co. are calling for "active" EU support for nuclear energy
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YouTube channel "Reaktorpleite"
wikithek - US President Dwight D. Eisenhower - 01:55 am
Warning of the military-industrial complex (Deep State)
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ZDF - Harald Lesch Adventure Research - 08:45
Use of nuclear power and disposal of nuclear waste
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DW News - 10:07
Energy transition: nuclear power and natural gas as the path to climate neutrality?
Playlist - radioactivity worldwide ...
This playlist contains over 150 videos on the topic
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Ecosia
This search engine is planting trees!
Keyword search: EU taxonomy
https://www.ecosia.org/search?q=EU-Taxonomie
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AtomkraftwerkePlag -
Research platform on atomic energy
the European Commission
EU Commission advocates new nuclear power plants
Even after Fukushima, the EU Commission consistently promoted the expansion of nuclear energy in Europe.
For example, Günther Oettinger, the EU commissioner responsible for the energy department until 2014, planned the "construction of 2011 new nuclear power plants by 40" in 2030, despite the nuclear phase-out in various countries. The European Commission wanted to enforce this against the resistance of the European peoples if necessary: "Large parts of the European public considered the risks of nuclear technology to be unacceptable and the problems of final disposal as unsolved, writes Oettinger's authority." A new generation of nuclear technology could help, address waste and safety concerns. ""
The nuclear power-friendly position of the EU Commission has not changed after the stress test for nuclear power plants in 2012. It pursues a strategy of retrofitting, but not of decommissioning. The "FAZ" criticized: "This corresponds to the well-known line of the EU, which has seen itself as a vehement supporter of nuclear power since its foundation and did not even apologize due to (near) disasters such as Harrisburg, Chernobyl and Fukushima. Not to mention dangerous situations that occurred again and again in Western European nuclear power plants. " ...
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The lobby organizations
In the last few decades many national and international lobby organizations have emerged that represent the interests of the nuclear industry in politics and try to influence the opinion of the public in the media. They also serve to network lobbyists from politics, business, research and the media.
It is criticized that institutions in which the federal government is involved are members of lobby organizations such as the German Atomic Forum or the Nuclear Technology Society and support them with contributions ...
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Wikipedia
Regulation (EU) 2020/852 Taxonomy Regulation
The regulation contains the criteria for determining whether an economic activity is to be classified as ecologically sustainable (taxonomy) in order to be able to determine the degree of ecological sustainability of an investment. It is a key piece of legislation that aims to contribute to the European Green Deal by promoting private investment in green and sustainable projects ...
Implementation
The taxonomy regulation came into force twenty days after publication in the EU Official Journal, i.e. on July 12, 2020. Since an EU regulation is a "legal act with general validity and directly effective in the member states", it is not implemented in national law the national legislators.
According to Article 27, this regulation is to be applied depending on the environmental objectives (according to Article 9) as follows:
- from January 1, 2022 on climate protection (9 a) and adaptation to climate change (9 b)
- from January 1, 2023 on the other environmental targets, ie
- - sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources (9 c)
- - Transition to a circular economy (9 d)
- - Avoiding and reducing environmental pollution (9 e)
- - Protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems (9 f)
The EU Commission is instructed by this regulation to adopt delegated acts (i.e. RTS or ITS) by the following dates in order to define technical evaluation criteria:
- by December 31, 2020 for climate protection (9 a) and adaptation to climate change (9 b)
- by December 31, 2021 for the other environmental targets (9 cf / see above)
These dates are each 1 year before the respective first application (see above), so that everyone involved has 1 year for implementation.
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