1. Newsletter XLVIII 2023 - November 26th to December 2nd - Current News+ Greenwashing at COP28: How corporations lobby against climate goals

    also to double energy efficiency. This means that less energy will be required to produce goods or services. A group of around 20 countries called for the expansion of nuclear power. The aim is to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, it said. The USA, France, Great Britain and the...

  2. THTR Circular No. 156, December 2023

    on the way to the next bankruptcy Jülich THTR nuclear waste soon on the streets? Interest in mini nuclear power plants is only mini! Climate lawsuit against RWE in Hamm! Car madness in Hamm Story: “Non-violent against the nuclear power plant in Hamm-Uentrop!” Article: “EU and Mercosur – that is pure exploitation! The planned free trade agreement destroys livelihoods” Book reviews: “Crisis, catastrophe, collapse - hope?”...

  3. Newsletter XLVII 2023 - November 19th to 25th - News+ Spectacular setback for the development of small nuclear reactors in the USA - The dead horse

    If you can help, please send a message to: nucleare-welt@reaktorpleite.de November 25th Türkiye | Rosatom | Akkuyu Turkey about to enter the nuclear age The first Turkish nuclear power plant is due to go online soon. We asked Özgür Gürbüz, the co-founder of the Turkish environmental protection organization Ekosfer, how the Turkish public perceives the entry into the nuclear age...

  4. Newsletter XLIII 2023 - October 22nd to 28th - News+ Municipal utilities are leaving the Future Gas lobby association

    *Japan | Fukushima | Radioactivity Two Fukushima workers in hospital after coming into contact with radioactive fluid When a drain hose came loose, four workers at the damaged nuclear power plant were sprayed with radiation material. Two of them had to be taken to a clinic for monitoring and decontamination. The incident occurred during cleaning work: four...

  5. Newsletter XLII 2023 - October 15th to 21st - News+ For a new concept of fascism

    A turning point seems possible in Germany. Will the need for nuclear weapons collapse with the bipolar world order? IMHO In all three parts of the series the military benefits of nuclear power are discussed, but they don't really get to the point. It's about money and power. It's about several trillions of state money, of which the usual 10% is used for corruption in all...

  6. Newsletter XLI 2023 - October 8th to 14th - News+ India - Flood and destruction - the last generation is right

    Large nuclear transports through NRW again in 2024? Highly radioactive nuclear waste has been stored in Jülich for years. What happens to that is unclear. There could be Castor transports to Ahaus next year. Opponents of nuclear power are protesting against it tomorrow. Out of sight, out of mind - that can sometimes work in everyday life. But when it comes to radioactive nuclear waste, it's not that easy. Although...

  7. Newsletter XL 2023 - October 1st to 7th - Current news + FDP proposal for industrial electricity price relief is spot on

    blamed for cancer deaths. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sellafield Nuclear power accidents by country#United_Kingdom Translate with https://www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version) Nuclear Power PlantsPlag Sellafield (formerly_Windscale), Great Britain 1957 Windscale was founded in the 1940s been in operation for years. The location was initially used for the inspection and packaging of...

  8. Newsletter XXXIX 2023 - September 24th to 30th - News+ “Populist, verbally radical, ethnic” – and no end in sight

    Officially rated as INES 4, but some scientists rate it as INES level 5. Two workers died as a result of the increased radiation... Nuclear power accidents by country#Japan Nuclear power plantsPlag Tokaimura, Japan On September 30, 1999, the worst nuclear accident in Japan to date occurred at the Tokaimura fuel element factory in Japan. Two workers from...

  9. Newsletter XXXVI 2023 - September 3rd to 9th - News+ Scientist predicts brutal “population correction” later this century

    British wind turbines already had a capacity of over 28 gigawatts last year, and the trend is rising rapidly. * Great Britain | Hinkley Point | Construction time | Cost increase for nuclear power expansion in Great Britain: England's radiant C-side citizens are suing against the Sizewell C nuclear power plant. The government wants to build it despite safety concerns. [...] The British government sees...

  10. Newsletter XXXV 2023 - August 27 to September 2 - News+ Historic victory: Ecuador becomes the first country to say no to oil

    Amounts of radioactivity escaped and the radioactive gases reached the city of Pripyat. During the repair, several workers were exposed to a significantly excessive dose of radiation... Nuclear power plantsPlag Chernobyl (Ukraine) On September 1st or 9th, 1982 (depending on the source), the first serious accident had already occurred. The central fuel element in reactor 1 was...

  11. Newsletter XXXIV 2023 - August 20th to 26th - News+ The sun will shine for another 4,5 billion years

    in which the Huaorani Indians and thousands of animals and plants, some of which are threatened with extinction, live... * China | CNNC | Hualong One | Saudi Arabia competition for US offer China wants to build a nuclear power plant in Saudi Arabia In order to expand its influence in the Middle East, China is applying to build a nuclear power plant in Saudi Arabia. When developing its nuclear program, the kingdom first...

  12. Newsletter XXXIII 2023 - August 13th to 19th - News+ Military coup in Niger: Uranium mining and environmental destruction as deeper reasons?

    Münsterland gegen Atomanlagen, das Aktionsbündnis "Stop Westcastor" Jülich, der Arbeitskreis Umwelt Gronau, die Initiative SOFA (Sofortiger Atomausstieg) Münster und das Bündnis AgiEL (Atomkraftgegner:innen im Emsland) rufen gemeinsam mit der Bürgerinitiative "Kein Atommüll in Ahaus" zur Teilnahme an der Protestkundgebung am jetzigen Sonntag, 20. August, um 14 Uhr am "Mahner" in der Ahauser...

  13. 1970 to 1979 - INES, NAMS and other events

    Umgebung. Die Beherrschung dieses Störfalls erfordert vom Personal die korrekte Handhabung komplizierter Prozeduren. Die vier AKW-Blöcke von Doel liegen nur 8 km vor Antwerpen (Quelle: NEA-OECD) AtomkraftwerkePlag Doel (Belgien) 11. September 1979 (INES 4 | NAMS 3,4) Atomfabrik Windscale/Sellafield, GBR Bei der Verbringung von radioaktiven Abwässern in das Gebäude B242 wurden 130 TBq Plutonium...

  14. 2010 to 2019 - INES, NAMS and other events

    both parts of Korea... 2015 August 18, 2015 (INES 2) Akw Blayais, FRA Overexposure of a worker beyond the legal limit. (Costs?) Nuclear Power Accidents Nuclear Power PlantsPlag Blayais In June 2015, twice within a week, over 100 people had to be evacuated from the Unit 4 building after increased radioactivity was detected. On August 18th...

  15. 2000 to 2009 - INES, NAMS and other events

    EDF waren beim Neustart einer Wasserpumpe Pflanzenreste in den Kühlkreislauf geraten, als der Reaktor hochgefahren werden sollte. Dadurch wurde die Leistungsfähigkeit des Systems beeinflusst... AtomkraftwerkePlag Fessenheim (Frankreich) 2. Dezember 2009 (INES 2) Akw Cruas, FRA Vegetation blockierte den Einlass des Kühlsystems, die Anlage musste abgeschaltet und repariert werden. (Kosten ca. 4...

  16. Newsletter XXX 2023 - July 23-29 - News+ Chomsky: What happens when orders from Washington are not followed?

    before being taken offline for regular inspections in January 2011. When core meltdowns occurred at the Fukushima nuclear power plant shortly afterwards in March as a result of an earthquake and massive tsunami, the reactor remained shut down afterwards. The operating company Kansai Electric Power (Kepco) started it again on Friday. The reactor is scheduled to generate electricity starting next Wednesday,...

  17. Newsletter XXIX 2023 - July 16 to 22 - News+ I don't want to be my grandson

    then Russia used thermonuclear weapons and thus showed that human intelligence is so developed that it can destroy everything... * July 22, 2007 (INES Klass.?) Unterweser, DEU Nuclear power plantsPlag Unterweser (Lower Saxony) On July 22, 2007 discovered that a fitting in one branch of the cooling system was not set correctly. In the event of an accident, the line...

  18. Newsletter XXVIII 2023 - July 9-15 - News+ Bulgaria wants to sell Russian reactors to Ukraine

    Problems again in Cattenom: Reactor taken off the grid again Cattenom / France - A problem with a turbine last Wednesday meant that Unit 4 of the French Cattenom nuclear power plant had to be disconnected from the power grid. The operating company EDF did not provide any further information. It was the second breakdown in this reactor within a few...

  19. Newsletter XXVII 2023 - July 2nd to 8th - News+ Is nuclear power experiencing a renaissance? There are also military interests behind it

    ein Teil der in den Streubomben enthaltenen Submunition nicht explodiere, liege bei diesen Geschossen teils bei bis zu 40 Prozent... * 8. Juli 2008 (INES 1 Klass.?) Eurodif, Pierrelatte, FRA AtomkraftwerkePlag Tricastin (Frankreich) Uranunfall von 2008 Am 8. Juli 2008 wurde Alarm in der Umgebung von Tricastin ausgelöst. In einer Anlage zur Behandlung von Uranlösungen auf dem AKW-Gelände waren...

  20. Newsletter XXV 2023 - June 18th to 24th - News+ US war machine: Many knew, only he disagreed

    2.0 who support and help shape our camp... * June 23, 2012 (INES 1 class?) Rajasthan, IND In the Rajasthan nuclear power plant, 34 workers were contaminated with tritium. Nuclear Power Accidents Nuclear power plantsPlag Akw Rajasthan (India) 5 active heavy water reactors (Rajasthan-2 to -6) • Output: 200 MW/220 MW/220 MW/220 MW/220 MW • Type: 5 x Horizontal Pressure Tube • Start of construction:.. .