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In letzter Instanz auch militärisch... * 2. Mai 1967 (INES 4) Akw Chapelcross, GBR Ein Brennstab fing Feuer und verursachte eine partielle Kernschmelze im Kernkraftwerk Chaplecross Magnox, Abschaltung und 2 Jahre Reparaturzeit. (Kosten ca. 89 Millionen US$) Nuclear Power Accidents Wikipedia de Kernkraftwerk Chapelcross Im Mai 1967 kam es zu einer partiellen Kernschmelze im Block 2. Ursache war...
TVO did not say what he had determined. The operator actually wanted the maintenance to be completed by April 8th, but then initially extended the duration of the work to April 15th. The shutdown of the reactor and the fuel exchange took longer than planned, it was said in mid-March. Olkiluoto 3 is a European pressurized water reactor (EPR) involving Framatome (then Areva) and...
Newsletter XV 2024 - April 7th to 13th - News+ Shell pleads not guilty
in the northeast, southeast and south of Brazil... * Nuclear phase-out | Green electricity | CO2 emissions analysis for green electricity providers Nuclear phase-out made electricity cleaner CO2 emissions have not increased in the year since the last three German nuclear power plants were shut down, but have decreased. This is shown by an analysis published today. Almost a year ago, the last three nuclear power plants in Germany...
Newsletter XIV 2024 - March 31st to April 6th - News+ - It's not just Germany that is getting out
to the AEC New York Operations Office. In a subsequent letter report, Westinghouse stated: "High activity in the primary coolant and high radiation levels at the site led to the shutdown of the WTR and the evacuation of the site at approximately 20:50 p.m. on April 3, 1960. There is evidence that the high levels were caused by a fuel element failure."... Translation with...
Newsletter XI 2024 - March 10th to 16th - News+ There is every reason to be afraid of the AfD
Nobody can believe that."... * March 13, 1980 (INES 4) Saint-Laurent nuclear power plant, FRA A faulty cooling system melted fuel elements in the UNGG Saint Laurent A-2 reactor and forced a longer shutdown. (Costs approx. 26 million US$) Nuclear Power Accidents Nuclear power plantsPlag Saint-Laurent (France) 1980: Partial core meltdown in reactor A-2 The second accident in Saint-Laurent,...
Newsletter X 2024 - March 3rd to 9th - News+ More courage would be good
fulfilled... * March 6, 2006 (INES ? Class?) NFS nuclear factory, USA In a Nuclear Fuel Services plant in Erwin, 35 liters of highly enriched uranium leaked, which necessitated a seven-month shutdown. (Costs approximately US$115 million) Nuclear Power Accidents Wikipedia Nuclear_Fuel_Services Nuclear Fuel Services (NFS) is an American nuclear company. The company is...
... Nuclear power plantsPlag Krümmel_(Schleswig-Holstein) boiling water reactor • Output: 1.402 MW • Type: BWR-69 • Manufacturer: KWU • Construction began April 5, 1974 • Commissioning: September 14, 1983 • Shutdown: August 6, 2011 • Start and end Dismantling: open Der Spiegel The series of breakdowns at the nuclear power plant operator Vattenfall Trouble at the nuclear power plant operator Vattenfall: New details of the...
in Heidelberg... * February 1, 2010 (INES class?) Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant, USA Tritium and cesium had leaked from the nuclear power plant; These leaks and the associated costs ultimately led to the plant being shut down. (Cost approx. 821 million US$) Nuclear Power Accidents Wikipedia Nuclear Power Plant_Vermont_Yankee In February 2010, traces of 137Cs were found on the site of the nuclear power plant...
Newsletter IV 2024 - January 21st to 27th - Current news + AfD ban: Off to Karlsruhe?
In Germany, the CDU and FDP also want to stick to the expensive form of energy production as an “option”. A change of course is needed, says the “Heidelberg Declaration”. CDU leader Friedrich Merz called the shutdown of the last nuclear power plants a “black day for Germany”... * Democracy | populism | Neoliberalism How to get the AfD down...
In Great Britain, six out of nine nuclear power plants are not supplying any electricity London - In Great Britain, more and more nuclear power plants are failing in January 2024 and are not supplying any electricity. Now another nuclear power plant has been taken offline with the shutdown of Torness 1 with a gross output of 682 MW. Of the nine British nuclear power plants still in operation (gross output 6.500...
A destroyed. The weather is damp and cold. Freezing rain and hoarfrost caused the insulators on two high-voltage lines to break. Short circuits occur. An automatic quick shutdown is then initiated. However, several parts of the system are not functioning properly. Due to incorrect control, too much water is forced into the reactor for emergency cooling. Through pressure relief valves -...
Nuclear power plants shut down. Instead, Spain wants to establish an electricity system made up of 2050 percent renewable energy by 100. Spain still operates seven nuclear power plants - shutdown plan starts in 2027 The Spanish phase-out of nuclear energy has been decided and, according to the daily newspaper El Pais, begins with the closure of block 1 of the Almaraz nuclear power plant (1.049 MW...
Russian company Rosatom is to enter the Lingen nuclear factory. The public display of the application documents for the expansion of the Lingen fuel element factory will begin in January. After the last nuclear power plants were shut down and the Würgassen interim storage facility was also fought for by citizens' movements, the anti-nuclear movement is now taking those that are still in operation Nuclear facilities targeted. Her...
Already experienced some disruptions in spring 2022. Now it has happened twice within a few days that Block 3 had to be taken off the grid. Specifically, a short circuit led to a shutdown this Wednesday after a fault in the turbine system had already occurred last Sunday. The restart was actually planned for the middle of the week. “When testing...
Newsletter XLVI 2023 November 12th to 18th *** 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 Current news + background knowledge The PDF file "Nuclear Power Accidents" contains a number of other incidents from various areas of the nuclear industry. Some of the incidents were never released through official channels, so this information is only available to the public on...
Newsletter XLIII 2023 October 22nd to 28th *** 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 Current news + background knowledge The PDF file "Nuclear Power Accidents" contains a number of other incidents from various areas of the nuclear industry. Some of the incidents were never released through official channels, so this information is only available to the public on...
Newsletter XLII 2023 - October 15th to 21st - News+ For a new concept of fascism
Using highly enriched uranium oxide fuel jacketed with stainless steel, began in 1958 and first criticality was reached in March 1962. After its final shutdown in 1972, the reactor was prepared for safe storage, also known as "Safstor". [...] In August 2022, the US Army Corps of Engineers awarded a contract for...
Once a final repository is in sight, the decentralized nuclear storage facilities will remain in operation for decades to come. The federally owned interim storage company spends over 270 million euros a year on this. With the shutdown of the last three nuclear power plants on April 15 this year, the exit from nuclear energy was sealed. However, this does not mean that the problems are over. The question remains unresolved:...
(INES 1 class?) Gravelines, FRA The fuel system did not properly eject the spent fuel rods from the Gravelines nuclear power plant, which led to jamming of the fuel rods and shutdown of the reactor. (Costs approx. 2 million US$) Nuclear Power Accidents Wikipedia Slowly but surely all relevant information about disruptions in the nuclear industry is coming from the German...
1980 to 1989 - INES, NAMS and other events
The fire could not be stopped by sealing off the compartments as the fire spread through the boat's cable ducts. As a direct result, the reactor's automatic emergency shutdown was initiated to prevent overloading. This caused the drive to fail. The lack of power led to system failure throughout the boat, including the failure of...
