1. Reactor failure THTR - problems

    Materials are particularly exposed in the 'hot areas' of nuclear facilities. This brings us to the topic of 'insurance', but there isn't much to say about it. Nuclear plants in Europe are usually only insured up to a damage amount of 1 billion euros... (see next point). * 3. Malfunctions in the operation of the systems caused by human operating errors...

  2. Newsletter XXXI 2023 - July 30th to August 05th - News+ Brussels buys more fire-fighting aircraft to fight forest fires

    to criticize Sinn, but points out, among other things, an "overestimated influence" of the shut down German nuclear power plants on the price of electricity. Moritz Schularick, President of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, does not consider Sinn's thesis that CO₂ emissions in Europe have increased due to Germany's nuclear phase-out and coal burning to be tenable. European emissions trading...

  3. 1980 to 1989 - INES, NAMS and other events

    Map of the nuclear world The uranium story INES, NAMS and the interference Low-level radioactive radiation?! Uranium transports through Europe The ABC operational concept INES and the disruptions in nuclear facilities 1980 to 1989 *** INES, Who the f... is INES? The International Scale of Nuclear and Radiological Events (INES) is a tool to convey to the public the safety significance...

  4. 1940 to 1949 - INES, NAMS and other events

    Map of the nuclear world The uranium story INES, NAMS and the interference Low-level radioactive radiation?! Uranium transports through Europe The ABC operational concept INES and the disruptions in nuclear facilities 1940 to 1949 *** INES, Who the f... is INES? The International Scale of Nuclear and Radiological Events (INES) is a tool to convey to the public the safety significance...

  5. 1950 to 1959 - INES, NAMS and other events

    Map of the nuclear world The uranium story INES, NAMS and the interference Low-level radioactive radiation?! Uranium transports through Europe The ABC operational concept INES and the disruptions in nuclear facilities 1950 to 1959 *** INES, Who the f... is INES? The International Scale of Nuclear and Radiological Events (INES) is a tool to convey to the public the safety significance...

  6. 1960 to 1969 - INES, NAMS and other events

    Map of the nuclear world The uranium story INES, NAMS and the interference Low-level radioactive radiation?! Uranium transports through Europe The ABC operational concept INES and the disruptions in nuclear facilities 1960 to 1969 *** INES, Who the f... is INES? The International Scale of Nuclear and Radiological Events (INES) is a tool to convey to the public the safety significance...

  7. 1970 to 1979 - INES, NAMS and other events

    Map of the nuclear world The uranium story INES, NAMS and the interference Low-level radioactive radiation?! Uranium transports through Europe The ABC operational concept INES and the disruptions in nuclear facilities 1970 to 1979 *** INES, Who the f... is INES? The International Scale of Nuclear and Radiological Events (INES) is a tool to convey to the public the safety significance...

  8. 2010 to 2019 - INES, NAMS and other events

    Map of the nuclear world The uranium story INES, NAMS and the interference Low-level radioactive radiation?! Uranium transports through Europe The ABC operational concept INES and the disruptions in nuclear facilities 2010 to 2019 *** INES, Who the f... is INES? The International Scale of Nuclear and Radiological Events (INES) is a tool to convey to the public the safety significance...

  9. 1990 to 1999 - INES, NAMS and other events

    Map of the nuclear world The uranium story INES, NAMS and the interference Low-level radioactive radiation?! Uranium transports through Europe The ABC operational concept INES and the disruptions in nuclear facilities 1990 to 1999 *** INES, Who the f... is INES? The International Scale of Nuclear and Radiological Events (INES) is a tool to convey to the public the safety significance...

  10. 2000 to 2009 - INES, NAMS and other events

    Map of the nuclear world The uranium story INES, NAMS and the interference Low-level radioactive radiation?! Uranium transports through Europe The ABC operational concept INES and the disruptions in nuclear facilities 2000 to 2009 *** INES, Who the f... is INES? The International Scale of Nuclear and Radiological Events (INES) is a tool to convey to the public the safety significance...

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

    ensures the constant exchange of warm and cold water masses in the Atlantic. Part of the current system is the Gulf Stream, which is so important for the European climate. Especially for northwest and northern Europe, it acts as a kind of heat pump, without which it would be five to ten degrees colder on average. A study now published in the journal Nature Communications now gives cause for concern. Exactly...

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

    Wissing's immediate dismissal for “refusal to work”. “He would be fired immediately from any company for that,” said spokesman Terjung... * The Left | Carola Rackete | Gerhard Trabert | European Parliament It's a match - The Left and Carola Rackete With the support of the movements for climate justice and against racism in the European Parliament [...] At a press conference on Monday...

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

    even almost 37 degrees were measured. [...] As part of an evacuation operation due to a forest fire on the Canary Islands of La Palma, around 500 people had to leave their homes. [...] From Europe to America to Japan and China: Large parts of the world are suffering from an extreme heat wave. A whole series of high temperatures was expected this weekend. In Italy...

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

    disposed of at a local scrap dealer. The nuclear phase-out is not complete either: the fuel element factory in Lingen and the uranium enrichment plant in Gronau, which supply nuclear power plants in half of Europe with fresh “fuel”, have unlimited operating licenses... * Climate crisis | Climate movement | social justice climate justice movement orientation in times of...

  15. Newsletter XXVI 2023 - June 25 to July 1 - News+ Two tips on how we can further strengthen the far-right AfD

    The North Sea is a prestige project in danger: The Danish government doubts the economic viability of the planned energy island, which is intended to bundle the electricity from numerous offshore wind turbines and transport it to Europe. That is why the decision on the tenders for the project has now been postponed, as the Climate and Energy Ministry in Copenhagen announced. Although you stop at...

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

    Events are getting worse, but the political reactions are becoming more haphazard and apathetic. According to the RKI, around 4.500 people died in Germany last year because of the heat. Across Europe, climate expert Stefan Rahmstorf estimates the cost of the climate crisis at 2022 human lives in 100.000 alone. Yes, this is all happening at the same time, while right-wing populists like Markus Söder...

  17. Newsletter XXIV 2023 - June 11th to 17th - News+ How the West is losing the Global South

    Atomstrom einzusetzen... * Wüste | Dürre | Trockenheit Welttag gegen Wüstenbildung Wüsten und Dürren – ein globales Problem Heute ist der Welttag gegen Wüstenbildung und Dürre. In Europa kennen ihn die wenigsten, obwohl Trockenheit und Wüsten auch bei uns längst Realität sind. So regenreich wie dieses Frühjahr war es zuletzt 2005. Besonders in Süd- und Westdeutschland dürften sich Leute gefragt...

  18. Newsletter XXIII 2023 - June 4th to 10th - News+ Politics with poison, hate speech and propaganda

    but the effects are felt most strongly in the form of extreme weather, heat and floods... * China | Photovoltaics | Desert trip to China: Climate innovation beats fossil fuel inertia in Europe My trip to China to the world's largest photovoltaics trade fair in Shanghai impressed me. The ecological technological advances are enormous. If nothing happens, German companies threaten to...

  19. Newsletter XXII 2023 - May 28th to June 3rd - News+ Political style in Germany Please, strengthen the AfD

    Point | Kosten Britische Atomkraft Hier manifestieren sich die Spannungen zwischen China und dem Westen in der britischen Kernenergie Der Bau von Hinkley Point C, einer der größten Atomreaktoren Europas, schreitet mit chinesischer Beteiligung voran, wie exklusive Satellitenbilder zeigen. Schon jetzt aber ist er ein Mahnmal für ausufernde Kosten. Und es kracht gewaltig zwischen Chinesen,...

  20. Newsletter XXI 2023 - 21 to 27 May - News+ World Biodiversity Day: Will the plan to restore Europe's biodiversity fail?

    admittedly difficult to sell its products as climate-friendly. But he does this according to all the rules of the art... * Photovoltaics | Solar production Lorraine instead of China Giga race to the sun Europe is finally trying to catch up again in solar production. Gigafactories are to be built in France, Italy and Germany. But investors also point to the good...