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

    According to this, a much larger proportion is caused by humans than previously assumed. At around 94 percent, the overwhelming majority can be attributed to human activities, such as releases from ships, offshore production facilities or pipelines, researchers report in the specialist magazine “Science”. It was previously estimated for the period 1990 to 1999 that around half was due to natural...

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

    and a district sector of 5 kilometers to the northeast was banned from consuming agricultural products for a few days... Institut_national_des_radioéléments An estimated 45 GBq of iodine-131 was released via the chimney. The Belgian nuclear regulator Agence Fédérale de Contrôle Nucleaire (AFCN) exposed IRE, a producer of radioisotopes for...

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

    -pollution as well as general environmental pollution and health risks for mine workers and the affected population. Specific to uranium extraction is the resulting release of and exposure to radioactivity, which has led to increased cases of (lung) cancer in the history of uranium mining. Opponents of nuclear power criticize the fact that CO2 emissions in the...

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

    on Friday in Schwerin. The barrels were filled with wet mud. It was said that rust perforations were discovered on one of the barrels when the damaged area was examined. A release of radioactive substances outside the controlled area was ruled out at all times. “People and the environment were never in danger. The corroded barrels were immediately...

  5. 1980 to 1989 - INES, NAMS and other events

    Dose measurements in the area around the Mühleberg nuclear power plant. To his amazement, one day the readings were unusually high. The operator had to admit filter damage, which led to releases just below the limit value. Apparently neither the operator nor the HSK supervisory authority registered this release. The values ​​are still somewhat elevated today... Nuclear power plantsPlag...

  6. 1940 to 1949 - INES, NAMS and other events

    in Hanford geschah. Aber inzwischen haben wir alle etwas davon gehört, oder anders formuliert, wir haben alle etwas davon abbekommen! Wikipedia de Green Run Das Experiment 'Green Run' sah die Freisetzung einer radioaktiven Wolke aus dem militärischen Nuklearkomplex Hanford Site vor. Schätzungen liegen im Bereich mehrerer 100 TBq Jod 131 und noch mehr Cäsium 133. Allein der Anteil Jod 131 betrug...

  7. 1950 to 1959 - INES, NAMS and other events

    Meltdown. The majority of the fission products could be filtered off. However, most of the radioactive gases were released into the environment, resulting in one of the largest iodine-131 releases in nuclear history. The accident was kept secret for a long time... Accident in 1959 Sodium_Reactor_Experiment#Unfall_im_jahr_1959... Most likely there was also partial...

  8. 1960 to 1969 - INES, NAMS and other events

    was not informed. In 1969, this level 4 accident on the INES scale was declared an 'incident' by the EdF... October 12, 1969 (INES 4) Windscale/Sellafield nuclear factory, GBR Release from the chimney of building B204. (Costs approximately US$2500 million) Nuclear Power Accidents This incident, as well as several other releases of radioactivity, are no longer listed on Wikipedia...

  9. 1970 to 1979 - INES, NAMS and other events

    Jahre wurde der im täglichen Betrieb anfallende Atommüll in großen Mengen in flüssiger Form über eine Pipeline in die Irische See abgeleitet... Wikipedia en Sellafield#Incidents Radiologische Freisetzungen Zwischen 1950 und 2000 gab es 21 schwerwiegende Zwischenfälle oder Unfälle mit radiologischen Freisetzungen außerhalb des Werksgeländes, die eine Einstufung auf der internationalen Skala für...

  10. 2010 to 2019 - INES, NAMS and other events

    of the spent nuclear fuel pool - instead of feeding water in regularly - would suck water out of the pool, which would slowly empty it and lead to larger releases of radioactivity. There is usually a device to interrupt this suction process. In Cattenom it was discovered in January that this had never been installed in blocks 2 and 3....

  11. 1990 to 1999 - INES, NAMS and other events

    Pickering_(Canada) The grassroots organization Sierra Club Canada protested against the life extension in 2013 and called for the nuclear power plant to be shut down immediately due to aging, increasing radiation and increasing release of tritium. In June 2010, unexpected beta-gamma radiation from reactors 5 to 8 was released into water. On March 17, 2011...

  12. 2000 to 2009 - INES, NAMS and other events

    and a district sector of 5 kilometers to the northeast was banned from consuming agricultural products for a few days... Institut_national_des_radioéléments An estimated 45 GBq of iodine-131 was released via the chimney. The Belgian nuclear regulator Agence Fédérale de Contrôle Nucleaire (AFCN) exposed IRE, a producer of radioisotopes for...

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

    had expressed criticism. Nuclear power plantsPlag Neckarwestheim_II_(Baden-Württemberg) On July 27, 2004, weakly radioactive water escaped from the nuclear power plant and flowed unnoticed into the Neckar. Since the release of radioactive substances was not reported, a misdemeanor case was initiated... * July 27, 1972 (INES ? Class?) Surry, VA, USA Two fatalities when a steam pipe ruptures...

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

    2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 News+ background knowledge Nuclear Power Accidents This PDF file contains a non-complete list of known incidents and releases of radioactivity... Extract for this month: July 5, 2000 (INES ? Class? ) Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant, DEU July 8, 2008 (INES 1 class?) Eurodif nuclear factory, Pierrelatte, FRA July 10, 1991 (INES...

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

    2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 News+ background knowledge Nuclear Power Accidents This PDF file contains a non-complete list of known incidents and releases of radioactivity... Extract for this month: July 5, 2000 (INES ? Class? ) Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant, DEU July 8, 2008 (INES 1 class?) Eurodif nuclear factory, Pierrelatte, FRA July 10, 1991 (INES...

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

    2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 News+ background knowledge Nuclear Power Accidents This PDF file contains a non-complete list of known incidents and releases of radioactivity... Extract for this month: July 5, 2000 (INES ? Class? ) Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant, DEU July 8, 2008 (INES 1 class?) Eurodif nuclear factory, Pierrelatte, FRA July 10, 1991 (INES...

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

    2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 News+ background knowledge Nuclear Power Accidents This PDF file contains a non-complete list of known incidents and releases of radioactivity... Extract for this month: June 04, 2008 (INES 0 class.? ) Akw Krsko, SVN June 06, 2008 (INES 1) Akw Philippsburg, DEU June 08, 1970 (INES 4 | NAMS 3,6) LLNL, USA 09....

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

    2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 Current news + background knowledge *** Nuclear Power Accidents This PDF file contains a non-complete list of known incidents and releases of radioactivity... Extract for this month: June 04, 2008 (INES 0 class .?) Krsko nuclear power station, SVN June 06th, 2008 (INES 1) Philippsburg nuclear power station, DEU June 08th, 1970 (INES 4 | NAMS 3,6) LLNL, USA June 09th...

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

    2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 News+ background knowledge Nuclear Power Accidents This PDF file contains a non-complete list of known incidents and releases of radioactivity... Extract for this month: June 04, 2008 (INES 0 class.? ) Akw Krsko, SVN June 06, 2008 (INES 1) Akw Philippsburg, DEU June 08, 1970 (INES 4 | NAMS 3,6) LLNL, USA 09....

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

    2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 News+ background knowledge Nuclear Power Accidents This PDF file contains a non-complete list of known incidents and releases of radioactivity... Extract for this month: June 04, 2008 (INES 0 class.? ) Akw Krsko, SVN June 06, 2008 (INES 1) Akw Philippsburg, DEU June 08, 1970 (INES 4 | NAMS 3,6) LLNL, USA 09....

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