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

    Newsletter Some of the events were never released through official channels, so this information is only available to the public on...

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

    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...

  3. 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...

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

    Newsletter VII 2024 February 11th to 17th *** 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...

  5. 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...

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

    Newsletter V 2024 January 28th to February 3rd *** 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...

  7. 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...

  8. 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....

  9. 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...

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

    Newsletter XLVIII 2023 November 26th to December 2nd *** 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, leaving this information to the public...

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

    Newsletter XLVII 2023 November 19th to 25th *** 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...

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

    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...

  13. 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 |...

  14. 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...

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

    Newsletter XXXII 2023 August 6th *** 12 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Current+ background knowledge Nuclear Power Accidents This PDF file contains a list of known incidents from the various areas of civil and military atomic industry . Some of this information only became public in a roundabout way. As soon as...

  16. 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...

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

    Newsletter XXVII 2023 July 2nd to 8th *** 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 News+ Background knowledge Nuclear Power Accidents This PDF file contains a non-exhaustive list of known incidents and releases of radioactivity... Excerpt for this month: July 5, 2000 (INES ? Class?) Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant, DEU July 8, 2008 (INES 1 Class?)...

  18. 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...

  19. 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...

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

    Energy sources are significantly more diverse than is currently reflected in the often hysterical discussion in the political media... * Nuclear waste | Final repository | Konrad Shaft Further delays in the construction of the final storage facility: Konrad Shaft will not be completed The construction of the Konrad nuclear waste repository in Salzgitter, Lower Saxony, is being delayed again. Nuclear power opponents demand demolition of...

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