1. Newsletter XVI 2024 - April 14th to 20th - News+ Poland: The Tusk government is also relying on nuclear energy

    Ikea-Filialen in 13 Ländern, darunter auch Deutschland, 30 verschiedene Produkte dieser Lieferanten gefunden, darunter besagte Möbelklassiker des Konzerns. Betroffen waren außerdem Ikea-Läden in Belgien, Finnland, Frankreich, Großbritannien, Israel, Italien, Österreich, Polen, Schweden, der Schweiz, Tschechien und Ungarn. In Rumänien finden sich einige der letzten noch verbliebenen Urwälder...

  2. Newsletter XIV 2024 - March 31st to April 6th - News+ - It's not just Germany that is getting out

    Defects, inspections, repairs, or because the rivers did not carry enough water to cool the reactors. Some EU member states have announced plans to expand nuclear energy. Belgium plans to postpone the final stage of the agreed exit in response to the energy policy turmoil resulting from Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine. Instead of 2025, two of the...

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    then the EU environment ministers meet. It looks like they won't pass the Nature Restoration Act. Actually, that would be a mere formality. Belgium's Council President wants to postpone the vote, which could turn into a first-class funeral. That would be dramatic for the population in Europe. Not because the “Nature Restoration Law” is so great...

  4. Newsletter XII 2024 - March 17th to 23rd - News+ Industry should stop whining about Germany

    should be paid for from the EU budget – “perhaps also nuclear projects,” said Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo. "I think that's something that should be possible." Belgium currently holds the EU Council Presidency. Even before the actual EU summit in Brussels, heads of government whose countries use or want to use nuclear power met in the morning....

  5. Newsletter XI 2024 - March 10th to 16th - News+ There is every reason to be afraid of the AfD

    Newsletter Some of the incidents were never made public through official channels, so this information is only made available to the public in a roundabout way...

  6. Newsletter VIII 2024 - February 18th to 24th - News+ On the death of the Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny

    Wants to double in 2024 compared to 2022. [...] According to the Brussels think tank Bruegel, the EU sourced almost 2024 percent of its LNG from Russia in January 20. Spain, France and Belgium in particular import LNG from there. According to the DUH, over half of them reach the European network. LNG from Russia also ends up in Germany Environmental aid suspects that part of the...

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

    Climate policy for the next few years mapped out. In addition to various national elections in European countries - presidential elections in Slovakia and Finland, parliamentary elections in Portugal, Belgium, Austria and most likely Great Britain - 350 million people in the EU will also be able to cast their votes at the beginning of June. [...] Unlike the AfD or the FPÖ in Austria, they have long denied...

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

    rattled through the French tests. The ANFR also responded to this with a recall. Apple has since offered a software update, which means the device is approved again in France. However, Belgium, Germany and Italy, which also requested the update, did not receive it. And Swiss users didn’t receive one either. An Apple spokesperson confirmed this to...

  9. Newsletter LII 2023 - December 24th to 31st - News+ Nuclear power fantasy fails due to desolate industry

    euros bought an apartment. This purchase also involved 100.000 euros in cash, of which 80.000 euros were found on the seller during a raid. This is also illegal in Belgium. The Italian friend of the Greek Kaili had long since told the investigators where all the cash that was seized during raids came from. Giorgi was assistant to the...

  10. Newsletter LI 2023 - December 17th to 23rd - Current news + steps towards climate change, unsettled OPEC and loving politics

    French group Framatome, which belongs to the state-dominated electricity giant Électricité de France (EdF). The Lingen factory supplies nuclear power plants in the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland with fresh uranium fuel. There could even be an expansion of the facility in the near future. Framatome has a joint venture with TWEL, a subsidiary of the Russian...

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

    Version) Nuclear Power PlantsPlag Nuclear Power Plant Leningrad (Russia) In 1975 the core of the reactor was partially destroyed, as a result of which 1,5 million curies of radioactive substances were released into the environment... November 29 Belgium | Term extension | Tihange | Doel Nuclear power in Tihange and Doel: Belgium's government does not rule out extension for nuclear reactors The closure of the Belgian nuclear power plants in Tihange and Doel...

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

    Option. The ruling parties in North Rhine-Westphalia, the CDU and the Greens, spoke out in favor of this in their coalition agreement in 2022. * November 22, 2002 (INES 2) Tihange nuclear power plant, BEL Nuclear power plantsPlag Tihange (Belgium) The most dangerous accident, classified as INES level 2, occurred in 2002: Due to an accidentally opened valve, there was a pressure drop in the primary circuit at the Tihange nuclear power plant. ..

  13. Newsletter XLVI 2023 - November 12th to 18th - News+ Violence as a consequence of climate change: No cool heads

    but is perceived as inadequate. So there are still unpleasant long-term consequences for Germany. For the great historical colonial powers Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, France, Belgium, Great Britain and the USA, the topic of decolonization seemed to be a priority after the wars of independence in many African, Asian and Latin American countries that were costly for both sides...

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

    While countries like Germany have withdrawn from nuclear energy, a massive expansion of nuclear power is planned in France. Great Britain also wants to stick to nuclear power. The Netherlands, Belgium, Bulgaria, Sweden and the Czech Republic have postponed the already planned phase-out and in some cases have launched new construction plans for nuclear power plants instead. [...] There are, nuclear critics agree, many...

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

    Chemicals called PFAS. The sale of plastic drinking straws has been banned in the EU since July 3, 2021. The group led by Thimo Groffen from the University of Antwerp examined drinking straws from 39 brands available in Belgium. PFAS were detected in 18 of 20 paper straws tested... * Energy transition | Wind power | Bankruptcy Why wind power manufacturers are running out of steam It sounds...

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

    near the border with Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, according to the informants... * August 25, 2008 (INES 3) IRE Fleurus, BEL http://www.greenpeace.de/themen/energiewende/atomkraft/belgien-strahlunfall -heavier-than-thought Wikipedia Fleurus Radiochemical Industrial Plant - 2008 After completing a production process, three smaller collection tanks were converted into a larger...

  17. 1980 to 1989 - INES, NAMS and other events

    when the emergency injection system is activated, as large amounts of cooling water are injected in the event of a loss of coolant. (Costs?) Nuclear Power Accidents Nuclear power plantsPlag Tihange (Belgium)#Incidents On June 18, 1988, a leak was discovered in the emergency cooling system of the reactor core... The list of accidents in the Tihange nuclear power plant in Wikipedia only begins in 2002; what happened before is obvious...

  18. 1970 to 1979 - INES, NAMS and other events

    This incident requires personnel to correctly handle complicated procedures. The four Doel nuclear power plants are located just 8 km from Antwerp (Source: NEA-OECD) Nuclear power plantsPlag Doel (Belgium) September 11, 1979 (INES 4 | NAMS 3,4) Windscale/Sellafield nuclear factory, GBR When transporting radioactive wastewater 242 TBq of plutonium was released into building B130. (Costs approx. 87...

  19. 2010 to 2019 - INES, NAMS and other events

    The Spanish environmental protection organization Ecologistas en Acción called for clarification and the withdrawal of the operating license for the nuclear power plant. March 18, 2011 (INES 2) Doel Nuclear Power Plant, BEL Nuclear Power PlantsPlag Doel_(Belgium) Cracks and other breakdowns On March 18, 2011, damage to a water pump was discovered and repaired in Doel-4, an incident classified as an INES level incident 2 was rated... Sabotage In...

  20. 1990 to 1999 - INES, NAMS and other events

    de Nuclear power accidents by country So-called precursor analyzes are examined for risk relevance. The supervisory authority AVN also uses...

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