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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:
July 5, 2000 (INES ? Class.?) Grafenrheinfeld, DEU
July 8, 2008 (INES 1 Class.?) Nuclear factory Eurodif, Pierrelatte, FRA
July 10, 1991 (INES 3) Bilibino, RUS
July 10, 1985 (Terror) Rainbow Warrior I, Auckland, FRA
July 14, 1955 (INES 3) nuclear factory Sellafield, GBR
July 16, 1979 (INES 3 NAMS 1,9) nuclear factory Sellafield, GBR
July 16, 1945 (1st atomic bomb test) Trinity, NM, USA
July 17, 1984 (INES 3 NAMS 1,8) nuclear factory Sellafield, GBR
July 22, 2007 (INES ? Class.?) Unterweser, DEU
July 23, 2008 (INES 0 Class.?) Nuclear factory Tricastin, FRA
July 24, 1964 (INES 4) Nuclear factory UNC Charlestown, RI, USA
July 25, 2006 (INES 2) Forsmark, SWE
July 25, 1979 (INES ? Class.?) EL-3, Paris-Saclay, FRA
July 26, 1959 (INES 6) SNL, Simi Valley, CA, USA
July 27, 2004 (INES 1 Class.?) Neckarwestheim NPP, BW, GER
July 27, 1972 (INES ? Class.?) Surry NPP, VA, USA
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24 July
Belgium | Exit | Tihange | Purpose
Belgium's exit from nuclear phase-out
According to the government, two controversial reactors should remain online until 2035. However, two blocks of the same power plants are to be shut down for safety reasons.
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Are renewable energies really making the world more peaceful?
Organizations like the UN and some politicians say renewable energy is the way to a more peaceful world. But that's not entirely true
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VW boss Blume | Lindner | E-fuel
Porsche boss apologizes
Was finance minister Lindner a lobbyist for Porsche? The head of the automaker has now apologized for statements about an allegedly close exchange on the issue of dealing with e-fuels. And the FDP also rejected the allegations.
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But that was a short career. Or maybe not, because if the minister calls the boss directly, VW can save a lot of money for other lobbyists. Anyway, one thing I know for sure, the minister didn't call me...
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United States | Uranium processing
July 24, 1964 (INES 4) UNC Charlestown, RI, USA
Inside a nuclear fuel assembly facility (Wood River Junction Chemical Process Plant) in Charlestown one man died from a lethal dose of radiation, when a liquid uranium solution he was handling became critical...
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This accident as well as several others Incidents are not or no longer in German Wikipedia to find ...
Wikipedia - English
United Nuclear Corporation, Wood River Junction
On July 24, 1964, a fatal criticality accident occurred at the United Nuclear Corporation's Wood River Junction nuclear facility. This plant was designed for the recovery of highly enriched uranium from waste from fuel element production. Technician Robert Peabody worked with a tank containing radioactive uranium-235 in a sodium carbonate solution stirred with a stirrer. Intending to add a bottle of trichloroethane to remove organics, he accidentally added a bottle of uranium solution to the tank, resulting in a criticality excursion (runaway chain reaction) which is accompanied by a flash of light and the squirting out of about 20% of the tank's contents (approx 10 liters from 40 to 50 liters including the contents of the bottle).
This criticality exposed the 37-year-old Peabody to a lethal radiation dose of "more than 700 rem," equivalent to 7 Sv. He died 49 hours after the incident...
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23 July
FDP rejects Porschegate allegations
The FDP has rejected the allegation that party leader Christian Lindner was in close contact with the boss of the car manufacturer Porsche on the issue of dealing with synthetic fuels. Lindner's position on so-called e-fuels has been "known for years" and dates back to the FDP's time in opposition, a party spokesman said on Saturday. Porsche explained: "During an internal event in June, the wording was exaggerated, for which we apologize." There was no influence.
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Concrete as a carbon sink: Empa researcher receives Advanced Grant for research on CO2-negative cement
The cement industry emits large amounts of climate-damaging carbon dioxide - but alternative binders based on magnesium carbonate could even bind CO2. Concrete as a carbon sink? A research project that recently received the first “Advanced Grant” from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) for Empa (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology) aims to explore the basics and prepare practical applications.
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LNG | fossil infrastructure | DUH
Environmentalists against gas extraction projects
Fossil dam failure feared
At the end of the year, the first floating liquefied natural gas terminals are scheduled to go into operation on German coasts - at the same time, Germany is supporting the development of new fossil export infrastructures, especially in Africa. Environmental organizations warn of a "fossil dam breach".
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Was what? Yes, there was something!
July 08 + 23, 2008 (INES 0-1 Class.?) Tricastin, FRA
The operator Areva reported that on July 08, uranium-contaminated sewage had leaked and flowed into the Rhone. On July 23, around 100 people were "lightly contaminated" by radioactive particles...
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Wikipedia
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernkraftwerk_Tricastin
... on July 23, around 100 people were "lightly contaminated" by radioactive particles. The particles had escaped from the vent line of a shut down nuclear reactor. The incident was on Level 0 on the eight-level International Nuclear Incident Rating Scale.
Police forces searched the director's office to find out whether the operator had complied with the applicable safety regulations...
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Eurodif, Tricastin, FRA
(INES 1 - Classification!)
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AtomkraftwerkePlag
https://atomkraftwerkeplag.fandom.com/de/wiki/Tricastin_(Frankreich)
2008 uranium accident
On July 8, 2008, an alarm was raised in the Tricastin area. In a plant for the treatment of uranium solutions on the nuclear power plant site, 30 cubic meters (= 30.000 liters) uranium-containing liquid leaked from a leaking retention basin during cleaning. "Part of it got into the two rivers Gaffière and Lauzon, the nuclear regulatory authority said. In one of the two, a uranium concentration was measured around a thousand times above the normal value, but then, according to the information, quickly dropped again." Water extraction and fishing were prohibited. The environmental protection movement Sortir du Nucléaire dismissed the regulator's claim that there was little risk as downplaying it. "Anyone who drinks contaminated water has the particles in their body. Even with low levels of radiation, there is a considerable risk of cancer."
On July 11, three days later, the nuclear supervisory authority prohibited further operation of the plant because the safety measures were insufficient. Suddenly it was said that 224 kilograms of uranium had leaked and 74 kilograms of it had gotten into the water.
The classification of the accident as an INES level 1 incident was doubted by Sortir du Nucléaire because radioactivity was released. "If you take the information from the authorities as a basis, the incident should at least be classified as a "serious incident" at level 3, if not as an "accident" at level 4" ...
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22 July
China | Japan | contaminates water
China rejects Japan's decision to dump water contaminated by the Fukushima nuclear accident into the sea
China is seriously concerned and strongly opposed to the Japanese government's unilateral decision to dump contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear accident into the sea. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said Friday on media reports that Japan's nuclear regulatory agency has officially approved Tokyo Electric Power Company's (TEPCO) plan to discharge treated water contaminated by the Fukushima nuclear accident...
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We heard it, we think it's very right and we won't forget it. In due course we will certainly remind you of your words...
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Merzthutjanix | Ban on thinking
Friedrich Merz and his ban on thinking: for freedom and a speed limit
Debate Friedrich Merz "doesn't think" that a speed limit could reduce Germany's natural gas dependence on Russia. But that's exactly what it does - and much more
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VW Porsche | Lindner | ZDF
ZDF satirical program "Die Anstalt"
Christian Lindner and the alleged connection to Porsche
The ZDF satirical program "Die Anstalt" claims to have uncovered a close lobby connection between Porsche boss Oliver Blume and FDP finance minister Christian Lindner. It should be about e-fuels for combustion cars. But Porsche and Lindner deny it.
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Idea in Poland: Lease old German nuclear power plants?
The proposal from Warsaw sounds crazy: Poland could lease old German nuclear power plants. The idea is unrealistic, but reveals a lot about the neighbor's view of German politics.
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No thanks, dear Poles, we prefer to take care of our own dirt.
But we have a few pseudo-politicians, you can have them for free. Kini Jödler in his Shrek costume, Lindner with his Porsche and last but not least Merzthutjanix with his jet plane sponsored by BlackRock ...
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Repository | Anti-nuclear bike ride
Gorleben's legacy
The longest anti-nuclear demonstration of all time is to celebrate the end of nuclear power. The action is overshadowed by the debate about extended nuclear power plant runtimes
Who knows Taaken? The village is a district of the municipality of Reeßum in the joint municipality of Sottrum in the district of Rotenburg (Wümme), i.e. in the middle of Lower Saxony. It has a couple of beautiful half-timbered farms, almost 400 inhabitants, a kindergarten and a fire station. That Taaken is largely unknown could soon change. In its interim report from September 2020, the Federal Agency for EndRepository (BGE) lists seven areas in the district of Rotenburg as possible locations for a nuclear waste repository, including the approximately 85 square kilometer underground salt dome Taaken/Scheeßel/Ostervesede. Local environmentalists fear the salt dome could make the shortlist, despite evidence of earthquakes in the area due to natural gas extraction.
That is why activists from Taaken co-founded the citizens' initiative "No repository in the district of Rotenburg". And that's why Taaken was the stage destination on Thursday of this week on the first of two anti-nuclear bike tours, each lasting several weeks, which will lead through Germany and several neighboring countries this summer. Organized "broadcast" by the anti-nuclear organization, the longest - in terms of duration - demonstration against nuclear power started on July 9 with dozens of cyclists at the Belgian nuclear power plant in Tihange ...
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Think tank with a surprising concept
Offensive against Russian gas
The "Zero Emission Think Tank" is certain that Germany could get rid of natural gas from Russia much faster with a boost for renewable energies and an offensive in internal insulation, in which millions of people take part.
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When wind power is blown up
The German wind industry is suffering from the lack of demand and is relocating more and more jobs abroad. Now even newly built wind turbines are being blown up.
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Offshore wind energy: Siemens Energy receives order for grid connection worth millions
The energy company Siemens Energy has received the largest order in its history for the construction of an offshore grid connection. The shutdown of the Emsland nuclear power plant clears the way for wind energy grid capacity. Siemens Energy is also successful in Great Britain.
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Chomsky: "Mass worship for Trump is reminiscent of Nazi party rallies under Hitler"
Noam Chomsky says: In USA there is a real danger of proto-fascism and civil war. Trump Republicans could regain control of Congress. Cooperation with right-wing extremists in Europe and Orbán Hungary. What to do? (Part 2)
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21 July
France | record heat | EDF
energy crisis:
Uncertain times for France's nuclear power
Every second nuclear power plant in the EU is in France. But only half of them are currently supplying electricity. The reasons are complex. Experts warn of bottlenecks in winter.
... 29 of the 56 nuclear reactors in France are currently not producing any electricity. A remarkable value for a country that depends on nuclear energy like no other country in Europe.
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MIC | Climate & Environment | Media
Chomsky Exclusive: "We Can Break Free From Cruel State Capitalism!"
Noam Chomsky says in the Telepolis interview: Capitalism is the engine of the global crisis drama. The "lords of mankind" are laying waste to the planet. How do we escape the corporate-politics-media-super-rich complex? (Part 1)
In the Telepolis interview with David Goeßmann, US dissident Noam Chomsky, one of the most frequently quoted intellectuals, explains why capitalism with neoliberal security will lead to its downfall. The "lords of mankind" who control the economy are architects of a policy that guarantees enormous profits for the powerful, but brings wars, economic decline, inequality and climate collapse to the world. Chomsky shows how to stop the upward redistribution and bring the fossil fuel industry under control.
It is more than an outrage that we have to bribe the powerful, the "masters of humanity" who are responsible for the crises, to stop destroying the planet.
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Renewables | Energy transition | Nuclear phase-out
Renewable energies
Energy transition feasible without nuclear power? Analysis clearly says "Yes!"
Against the background of the Ukraine war, consideration is being given to extending the service lives of the last nuclear power plants in Germany. A meta-analysis by the Renewable Energy Agency shows that nuclear power is neither necessary nor profitable in the future.
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20 July
Solar power: Feed-in tariff increases again
Self-consumption of electrical energy from your own roof is becoming more lucrative again due to the new rules of the EEG 2023 - all details here in the article.
With the EEG 2023, the federal government has launched an amendment to the Renewable Energy Sources Act. Cabinet, Bundestag and Bundesrat have agreed - and the law will shortly become final. It contains higher feed-in tariffs for solar power, which is considered state aid and must be approved by the European Union. Nevertheless, self-consumption is more attractive than ever because electricity prices are high - and surpluses that are fed into the grid are remunerated at a higher rate.
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Switzerland | photovoltaic agriculture | Photovoltaic
Agro-photovoltaics have potential
The supply of electricity and gas in Switzerland is currently secured. But in winter it could be tight with the supply. Reasons are interruptions in gas supplies due to the Russian attack on Ukraine and the dry weather in Switzerland.
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Nuclear power plant "stretching operation":
The methadone of energy policy
Opinion Even the Greens are now open to extending the lifetime of nuclear power plants beyond the end of the year
While there is a strange juxtaposition of airport chaos, drought, hunger, war and burning forests in the German news, the federal government is organizing Turkish security personnel. So that a knife in hand luggage is not overlooked - everything has to be safe. As if kerosene vacations were a human right, air tourism was sacrosanct, and, above all, as if CO₂ emissions shouldn't be reduced under any circumstances - anything but that! Better back to nuclear power then!
Atomic thinking rears its creepy head like a zombie. Has eaten away at the brains and at the same time pretends to be able to think rationally. And then produces such grandiose ideas as nuclear power plant “stretching operation”. The main thing is that everything goes on as before. Higher faster further. Well then, again: with nuclear power. Only for half a year! Or so ...
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Greenpeace measurements in Chernobyl:
Radioactivity exceeds limit values by a factor of four
First independent measurements by the environmental protection organization in the region around the nuclear power plant - assessments by the UN atomic energy agency must be checked
In the past few days, a team of international nuclear experts from the environmental protection organization Greenpeace, with the approval of the Ukrainian government, examined an abandoned Russian position in Chernobyl for radioactive radiation. It turns out that the radioactivity levels exceed the international limit for nuclear waste by a factor of four...
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Lifetime extension for nuclear power plants: Dispute about the radiant solution
The "traffic light" must first clarify which position is "ideological" - the German Environmental Aid is already threatening to go to court.
While the debate about extending the service life of the three remaining German nuclear power plants is dividing the traffic light coalition in the federal government, the German Environmental Aid even considers such a project to be illegal and wants to sue if necessary.
The Neckarwestheim II, Emsland and Isar 31 nuclear power plants were supposed to be taken off the grid on December 2 of this year – this was decided by the Bundestag in June 2011 with a large majority after the reactor catastrophe in Fukushima, Japan, had made the risk clear a few months earlier. The then government factions CDU/CSU and FDP introduced the relevant draft law to amend the Atomic Energy Act...
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19 July
nuclear power:
Populist bogus debate about longer maturities
On the occasion of the debate about longer service lives for the three nuclear power plants (NPP) still in operation in Germany, Olaf Bandt, Chairman of the German Association for the Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND), explains:
"It's a scandal that the SPD and the Greens are letting themselves be carried away by a populist sham debate between the CDU/CSU and FDP on the nuclear issue...
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complete nationalization
France's billion bid for EDF
The French government also wants to buy the remaining shares in the energy supplier EDF and is offering 9,7 billion euros for this. The group is highly indebted and is struggling with many problems.
The French government has finalized its plans for a complete takeover of the energy supplier EDF. She will spend almost ten billion euros to buy the shares she lacks. The public offer envisages offering twelve euros per share certificate. That price is 53 percent above the stock's closing price on the day before the government announced its intention to fully nationalize...
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A gift from taxpayers to EDF shareholders...
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wind power blockage | Extension
How the wind power blockade can be overcome
In Germany, wind power is being choked off by small states, one-sided protection of the countryside and over-regulation. Habeck's two percent initiative is a first step towards releasing the brakes. But more has to happen.
The expansion of wind energy in rural areas has not progressed in Germany for several years. The grand coalition under Angela Merkel has choked off wind power on land, as have some federal states, for example in Bavaria, with distance regulations to systematically prevent expansion. In the meantime, as a consequence of this policy, the last factory for rotor blades in this country has been closed ...
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Nuclear power plant Brokdorf: fuel rod deformed when falling
There was an incident with a fuel rod in the Brokdorf nuclear power plant that was shut down in Schleswig-Holstein. During repairs to a fuel element, a fuel rod fell out of the gripping device in the water-filled storage basin and was deformed, as reported by the Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of the Environment, which is responsible for nuclear supervision.
The leaktightness and integrity of the envelope were verified with radiological measurements. Nuclear fuel did not leak, radioactive aerosols were not released ...
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18 July
Pegasus | Forbidden Stories | Press freedom
Pegasus spy software:
The surveillance software business is out of control
The spyware industry has become a powerful ally of autocratic governments. A year after the Pegasus revelations, there are few consequences.
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Pegasus is just the tip of the iceberg: there is spyware like Predator from the North Macedonian company Cytrox, which was last discovered on a Greek journalist's cell phone. Microsoft has identified a Trojan produced by the company Candiru in over 100 victims. And the (now insolvent) company FinFisher based in Germany not only sold the BKA a state Trojan, but also exported spyware to repressive regimes, including Egypt and Turkey, even without an export license ...
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Former Minister Schily accuses parts of the country of glorifying war
Former Interior Minister Otto Schily (SPD) has warned against Germany taking a one-sided course on Ukraine. "A bellicism has spread in Germany, which is risky," Schily told the German Press Agency in Berlin. "The Greens of all places are too one-sided," says Schily...
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Referendum destroys jobs and dreams
In 1978, an extremely small majority of the population spoke out against the commissioning of the Zwentendorf nuclear power plant. While many are happy about it today, the decision also destroyed dreams and hopes at the time - especially in the region.
And yet, more than 40 years after the referendum, electricity is still being generated at the power plant site in Zwentendorf. In 2005, EVN bought the site and had a large photovoltaic system installed. In the meantime, nuclear power has become an issue that no longer divides the population in large parts, but unites it.
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security readiness | coal lobby
Coal blocks not ready - money back
According to the law, lignite blocks that are currently on standby should be able to supply electricity within ten days. Operators and state politicians in the east are now saying: Sorry, that's not possible. Another chapter of coal lobbying.
Let's start with the law, the Energy Industry Act (EnWG). There has been a paragraph 2016g in it since 13. This determines that a total of 2.700 megawatts of German lignite power generation capacity will gradually switch to a so-called security stand-by. And when four years of standing by are over, the facilities will be shut down for good...
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»Calculate again and then decide«
Government is moving away from a strict no to nuclear power plant term extension
Will the nuclear phase-out be delayed after all? The federal government wants to re-examine the continued operation of the three German reactors. The FDP puts pressure on, but with a view to the speed limit, speaks of "horse trading".
The federal government is leaving a door open for the continued operation of the three remaining nuclear power plants in Germany beyond the end of the year. A government spokeswoman said on Monday in Berlin that the question of nuclear power plants had not been an ideological one for the federal government from the start, but a purely technical one...
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Renewables | Extension | Photovoltaics
Not just because of wind and sun
Renewable energies are growing strongly
Almost half of Germany's gross electricity consumption is covered by renewable energies. This means that the proportion has increased significantly compared to the first half of 2021. This is partly due to the weather conditions, but the expansion of photovoltaic systems is also reflected in the figures.
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France | cooling water temperature | Electricity price
France's nuclear power plants: problems due to heat
Limit values for water heating are being raised further. With the decrepit nuclear park half shut down, significant increases in electricity prices across Europe are expected.
"It's not cool," is the headline in the French daily Liberation, commenting on the fact that the nuclear power plants in France are now allowed to heat up the waters even more...
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Climate change | Climate Crisis | Climate catastrophe
Climate researchers fear three degrees of global warming
Drought, forest fires, floods: the world is well on the way to missing the 1,5-degree target, warns climate researcher Mojib Latif - and sees politics as a duty.
Before the meeting of the so-called Petersberg climate dialogue, the researcher Mojib Latif sees bleak prospects for the development of the world climate ...
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Renewable energies | Coal | Electricity costs
Two-thirds of all newly deployed renewable energy is cheaper than the coal option
Renewable energy remains competitive in times of crisis - New IRENA report shows nearly two-thirds of renewable energy added in G2021 countries in 20 had a lower cost than cheapest coal-fired options
Renewable energy costs have continued to fall in 2021 as supply chain challenges and rising commodity prices are still fully impacting project costs. Electricity costs for onshore wind decreased by 15%, offshore wind by 13% and solar PV by 13% compared to 2020...
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17 July
heat wave | Climate Crisis | biogas
Climate crisis - there is no after
This week's heatwave is another sign of climate change. More and more hot days. This must have consequences for architecture and urban planning. A comment.
The bureaucratic hurdles involved in expanding solar systems and wind turbines are still far too high. The bogus debate about longer operating times for the three remaining nuclear power plants in Germany is much more important to liberal and conservative politicians. Virtually nothing works in climate protection without lawyers. Bioenergy is completely neglected and the expansion of geothermal energy is completely overslept.
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Sellafield | release | Wikipedia manipulation
July 17, 1984 (INES 3 | NAMS 1,8) Sellafield, GBR
There were about 2,9 TBq released by radioactive radiation.
A solvent fire in the sludge tank of the sewage treatment plant in building B241 was caused by dripping hot metal during cutting work.
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AtomkraftwerkePlag
Sellafield (formerly_Windscale), United Kingdom
In November 2001, a study on the possible toxic effects of the reprocessing plants in La Hague (France) and Sellafield was published by the European Parliament, written by WISE/Paris under the direction of Mycle Schneider. Their conclusion was that up to this point in time both sites had the highest human-caused release of radioactivity, comparable to a major nuclear accident every year. The release of radioactive substances was possibly twice that after the Chernobyl disaster. A significant increase in leukemia cases was observed in the vicinity of both sites; it is considered possible that the radioactive emissions from both plants contributed to this. Significant concentrations of radionuclides in food, sediment, flora and fauna have been detected at Sellafield. Carbon-14, caesium-137, cobalt-60, iodine-129, plutonium, strontium-90, technetium-99 were found, the latter with a half-life of 214.000 years...
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There are comparable nuclear factories all over the world:
Uranium enrichment and reprocessing - facilities and sites
During reprocessing, the inventory of spent fuel elements can be separated from one another in a complex chemical process (PUREX). Separated uranium and plutonium can then be reused. As far as the theory...
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Youtube
Uranium economy: Facilities for processing uranium
Reprocessing plants turn a few tons of nuclear waste into many tons of nuclear waste
All uranium and plutonium factories produce radioactive nuclear waste: uranium processing, enrichment and reprocessing plants, whether in Hanford, La Hague, Sellafield, Mayak, Tokaimura or anywhere in the world, all have the same problem: With every processing step More and more extremely toxic and highly radioactive waste is being produced ...
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This accident, as well as several other releases of radioactivity originating from Sellafield, are no longer in the German Wikipedia a DAK Bungalow. The one classified as INES 5 "Serious Accident". Windscale fire of 1957 is the only pre-2005 Sellafield incident that hasn't disappeared from Wikipedia...
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Wikipedia - en
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sellafield#Incidents
Radiological releases
Between 1950 and 2000 there were 21 serious off-site incidents or accidents involving radiological releases that warranted classification on the International Nuclear Event Scale, one at Level 5, five at Level 4 and fifteen at Level 3. In addition, there were in intentional releases of plutonium and irradiated uranium oxide particles into the atmosphere known for extended periods in the 1950s and 1960s...
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News+ 17 July
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traffic light coalition | climate package | FDP
Traffic light coalition and climate:
government in the climate crisis
While Western Europe is literally on fire, the traffic light government is failing with its climate package. The FDP is the problem.
The traffic light government is being caught up by its birth defect: a green government profile is difficult to sustain with the FDP. Of course, the SPD has had its moments, too, taking action against the necessary climate protection to save coal jobs. And the Greens often see themselves in a dilemma in the current energy crisis and suddenly stand for new liquid gas terminals, which of course are harmful to the climate. But the FDP is blocking the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions everywhere...
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Map of the nuclear world:
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Atomic dust above us - dangers of radioactive radiation (documentation, 1958)
Playlist - radioactivity worldwide ...
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Wikipedia
Climate catastrophe
is the term for climate change with worldwide catastrophic effects. This also includes uncontrolled global warming, for example as a greenhouse-earth scenario. In the mass media in particular, the term is often used as a framework for interpreting the feared consequences of man-made climate change. Sometimes, even in climate impact research, drastic consequences are referred to as climate catastrophes. Climate catastrophes serve as motifs in literature and film. If left unsolved, the current political, social and technological climate crisis would result in a climate catastrophe...
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resistance (politics)
Resistance is the refusal to obey or active opposition to the authorities or the government.
It is initially of secondary importance whether the rulers against whom resistance is being exercised exercise their rule legally, legitimately or illegally. Evaluations such as "justified resistance", goals and means of resistance, moral and legal concerns require an observer's point of view: it depends on who, where and at what time the evaluation is made. The resister will always evaluate the resistance differently than the one against whom the resistance is directed. The latter, however, is usually the "authority" who at the same time has the power to define law and order. Accordingly, resistance is outside the set order.
background and demarcation
Resistance as a form of social and political debate has been anchored in European political culture since ancient times. In almost all forms of society there was or is a consensus that resistance can be necessary and legitimate in certain cases. In specific cases, opinions sometimes differ.
Resistance must be distinguished from revolution because it is not fundamentally aimed at reforming the social order. In certain circumstances, the restoration of an old law or a legal system that has been repealed can be the central concern. Nevertheless, a movement that started as a resistance can lead to a revolution...
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