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    Anzeige erstatten und den Täter detailliert beschreiben konnte... * EDF | EPR | Flamanville Atomkraft: Flamanville 3 darf mit Brennstäben bestückt werden Die französische Atomaufsicht gibt nach Verzögerungen grünes Licht für den neuen EPR – mit Auflagen. Die französische Atomaufsicht ASN hat dem Betreiber des Atomkraftwerks Flamanville genehmigt, den neuen EPR dort mit Brennstäben zu bestücken,...

  2. Newsletter XVIII 2024 - April 28th to May 4th - News+ Hubris of the West: Three decades of chaos and decline

    die Israelis jedoch nie Einsicht in Beweismaterial gegeben, schreibt Gysling. Trotzdem habe Lazzarini reagiert und einzelne Verdächtige unter den über 30’000 Mitarbeitenden der UNRWA ohne Verzögerung fristlos entlassen. Unterdessen hat ein Untersuchungsbericht einer Kommission unter Leitung der ehemaligen französischen Aussenministerin Catherine Colonna die UNRWA nach der Auffassung zahlreicher...

  3. Newsletter XVII 2024 - April 21st to 27th - News+ Reform of the Climate Protection Act: One step forward, two steps back

    soll gegen Umweltauflagen verstoßen haben Die britische Umweltbehörde (EA) hat sich schriftlich an das Endlager für schwachaktive Abfälle Drigg (LLWR) in Cumbria gewandt und ihre Besorgnis über Verzögerungen bei der Sicherung der Abfälle am Standort zum Ausdruck gebracht, wie die BBC berichtet. Nuclear Waste Services (NWS), der Betreiber von Drigg, erklärte, die Verzögerungen hätten keine...

  4. Newsletter X 2024 - March 3rd to 9th - News+ More courage would be good

    in Europe: two in England (at the Hinkley Point C plant in the southwest of the country) and one in France (at the Flamanville plant in Normandy). In all three cases there are significant delays. [...] The "Nuclear Alliance", a group of pro-nuclear EU countries including France and the Czech Republic, announced on Monday (March 4) the impending establishment of a...

  5. Newsletter VII 2024 - February 11th to 17th - Current+ super election year in the crucial climate decade

    Kraft. Die Muslimliga PML-N beansprucht den Wahlsieg aber auch für sich - und führt bereits Gespräche über mögliche Koalitionen. In Pakistan sind die Endergebnisse der Parlamentswahl mit großer Verzögerung veröffentlicht worden. Mehr als zwei Tage nach der Abstimmung sind 99 Prozent der Wahlkreise ausgezählt, wie aus einer Statistik der Wahlkommission hervorgeht. Unabhängige Kandidaten, die zum...

  6. Newsletter VI 2024 - February 4th to 10th - News+ Nuclear power is a dead horse - why isn't Merz getting down?

    Record share of 27 percent of EU electricity - for the first time renewables make up more than a quarter of the energy mix... February 6 United States | Westinghouse | AP1000 | Vogtle Nuclear Power Plant Further Delays for Vogtle 4 Georgia Power, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Co., says vibrations in a cooling system at Vogtle Nuclear Power Plant's Unit 4 are causing...

  7. Newsletter V 2024 - January 28th to February 3rd - Current news + US foreign policy: Profit over peace?

    mit ihren dramatischen Folgen wird schlicht verdrängt: Der Verbrennermotor läuft einfach weiter und die Gasheizung bleibt drin... * Energiewende | Netzausbau Netzausbau kommt nicht voran Verzögerung bei der Energiewende kostet Milliarden Im Süden wird zu wenig Ökostrom produziert, im Norden zu viel. Doch wegen des schleppenden Netzausbaus fehlen Leitungen für den Transport von überschüssigem...

  8. Newsletter IV 2024 - January 21st to 27th - Current news + AfD ban: Off to Karlsruhe?

    contributed to the cause. OL3 started regular electricity production in April after completing trial operation. Construction of OL3 began in 2005, and various setbacks and delays have left the facility approximately 14 years behind original schedule and significantly over budget. The final cost of OL3 is estimated to be approximately...

  9. Newsletter III 2024 - January 14th to 20th - Current news + Psychological explanations for doing nothing

    Retailers in Germany complain about long waiting times when connecting photovoltaic systems and charging stations and are demanding faster processing by distribution network operators. According to information from the German Press Agency, the retail giants Aldi Nord, Edeka, Lidl and Rewe, the wholesale group Metro and the furniture retailer Ikea are among those affected by the delays....

  10. Newsletter II 2024 - January 7th to 13th - News+ SMR: US developers of mini-nuclear power plants under pressure - class action lawsuit by shareholders against NuScale Power

    Reactors are operational, one in Finland and two in China. However, there were not only problems with the construction in Finland. EPR projects in France and Great Britain are also experiencing delays and cost explosions. According to the French state energy company EDF, the first EPR reactor in France is scheduled to be connected to the grid in Flamanville in Normandy in mid-2024 for test purposes...

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

    The planned new building for the EU nuclear research center at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology has been delayed by several years. That's why the Karlsruhe Anti-Nuclear Initiative is concerned. The Karlsruhe Anti-Nuclear Initiative is concerned about the delay in the construction of the new nuclear research center at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). The Joint Research Center (JRC), part of the former...

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

    | Konrad shaft | Nuclear waste storage Longer construction period Nuclear waste storage in Salzgitter will probably cost more Low and medium radioactive waste will soon be stored in the Konrad shaft. But after a delay in the schedule, the project becomes significantly more expensive. New calculations for the controversial nuclear waste repository in Salzgitter assume a significant increase in prices. The Federal Society for...

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

    was chosen. After all, this failure of the FDP at the five percent hurdle already speaks against the thesis of the carefree rule of certain lobbies. At least with a certain time delay and for some of the actors - the CSU was also responsible for the tax relief for hoteliers, but, in contrast to the FDP, did not come into the limelight of public criticism -...

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

    Purchase and connection of a charging station, a photovoltaic system and a solar power storage unit are planned. "A total of around 33.000 applications were approved - despite technical delays," KfW told dpa. [...] Only owners of residential buildings who already own an electric car are eligible to apply... September 26th Funding |...

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

    should achieve an electrical output of around 20 megawatts... * Transformation | Climate active | ECB The financial world and the climate crisis: ECB is for more climate activism The central bank warns: Delays in transformation lead to higher risks for the financial industry. BERLIN taz | A faster transformation is not only good for the climate, it also contributes to the stability of the financial world...

  16. Newsletter XXXII 2023 - August 6th to 12th - News+ Hiroshima - The asphalt will burn. Chaos will reign

    Boron concentration was reported to authorities. In addition, the fluid level had not reached the value specified in the operating instructions for start-up and was only implemented with a delay. Subsequent investigations revealed that significant deviations from the commissioning requirements and violations of the related instructions were likely to have been ongoing for several...

  17. 2000 to 2009 - INES, NAMS and other events

    Boron concentration was reported to authorities. In addition, the fluid level had not reached the value specified in the operating instructions for start-up and was only implemented with a delay. Subsequent investigations revealed that significant deviations from the commissioning requirements and violations of the related instructions were likely to have been ongoing for several...

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

    Andreas Scheuer das gigantische Infrastrukturprojekt in der bayerischen Landeshauptstadt nicht ausreichend kontrolliert hätten. Dadurch habe die Staatsregierung die Kostenexplosion und die Verzögerung bis zur Fertigstellung direkt zu verantworten. Ebenfalls kritisierten sie, dass trotz der unklaren Perspektive für das Projekt mögliche Alternativen, etwa ohne Tunnelbau, nicht mal geprüft würden...

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

    the climate goals 2030, 2040 and 2045. The start-up for the heat transition is too long: major emissions reductions will only be achieved at the end of the current decade. These are exactly the delays to the detriment of the young generation that the Federal Constitutional Court warned about in 2021.” At the instigation of the FDP, the legal text now to be passed also contains options for the installation of...

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

    Thermonuclear experimental reactors, or ITER for short, are about to lose their status as the key to nuclear fusion. Once again, the major project is currently experiencing significant delays. The reason is problems with weld seams and cracks in the technical heart of the system, the fusion chamber. The scientific institutions that support the European nuclear fusion strategy are now facing...

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