nuclear power

A group of radiation-poisoned Torontonians stricken and dying on the sidewalk. Rescue teams with Geiger counters, stretchers and gas masks. This was the scene at several locations in downtown Toronto today where Greenpeace activists staged the aftermath of an accident at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station.

On the eve of the annual general meeting in Paris of Areva, the world’s largest nuclear company, Greenpeace called on governments and investors who may be contemplating building a nuclear reactor to think again, warning that new French reactors can seriously harm their energy sector and their financial situation. Areva is one of three companies hoping to win a contract to build reactors in Ontario.

A reader poll in the Green Options Discussion Forum indicates that an overwhelming majority of respondents think nuclear power is "a good thing."

Study of emissions reduction in Germany reveals ways to cut emissions by 30% (from 1990 levels) without impacting growth or lifestyle. Further reductions will be more difficult, however.

I was surprised how far environmentalism in the UK has yet to go. Prior to interviewing people, I felt confident. Now I'm not so sure ... Insightful, intelligent responses suddenly suggest there's a mountain to climb!

How to Boil a Frog's FrogBlog on why carbon capture, nuclear power, ethanol and all the other fake solutions we're being offered are just making things worse...and where the real solutions will come from.

The longer it takes to build a nuclear waste repository, the more money goes into the hands of the nuclear power industry. Does this make any sense? After all, taxpayers are footing the bill.

The efficiency of the system would be so great, in fact, that Sequoia estimates KiteGen could produce one gigawatt of power for just 1.5 euros per megawatt hour.

Nuclear energy. A clean energy source of our past and our future...

A parliamentary group, called “The Greens” has released a report on Wednesday in which they underline the lack of nuclear development during the latest years, although some over-exaggerate its growing line.

A well written article on practical reasons that we should decrease our reliance on fossil fuels. This is not an environmental argument but rather an argument based on peak oil and economics.

Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak announced on Monday a plan to build several nuclear power plants for peaceful uses, the first of which would be built with the help of the United Nations atomic watchdog.

Do some of the arguments of nuclear power supporters "feel" wrong to you? Dr. John W. Gofman takes aim at the claims nuke plants release less radiation than airline flights or living in Denver, that the total amount of dangerous waste produced would be less than a pill-sized tablet per person, and that genetic damage hasn't been observed.

UK Government’s consultation on the Future of Nuclear Power ended on the 50th anniversary of Britain’s worst nuclear accident. Five decades ago secrecy and cover-ups did nothing to reassure those with growing doubts about the risks of nuclear technology. Today, the government still hides those inconvenient truths.

Nuclear power will remain a key element as the world seeks to move toward low carbon energy, the European Commission said Friday, announcing a new forum for nuclear energy research.
The Sustainable Nuclear Energy Technology Platform will bring together industry and researchers to draw up a strategy "to prepare for the future and maintain European leadership in this sector," the EU's executive arm said in a statement.