UK: Sellafield an easy target for hijacked jets
Report highlights lack of protection for nuclear plant if terrorists tried to attack it with passenger planes.
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US: Cost likely to rise for Hanford waste plant construction
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers report concludes there is a significant risk of construction cost increases for the Hanford nuclear site’s waste treatment plant, the government’s largest construction project.
Philippines: Bataan nuclear plant costs $155,000 a day but no power
NEARLY 30 years after work began on the Bataan nuclear power plant just north of Manila, Filipino taxpayers are still paying 155,000 dollars a day in interest on a structure that has never produced one watt of power.
Asia hungry for nuclear power
On the 50th anniversary of nuclear power, China and India are pursuing ambitious nuclear plans.
Russia builds nuclear power plant for Iran
While the United States battles to win hearts and minds in Iraq, in neighbouring Iran, Russia is making important diplomatic and economic inroads. Russia is building the Islamic state’s first nuclear power plant in a deal worth $800 million and thousands of jobs.
US struggles to revive nuclear power industry
As the US struggles with high oil and gas prices and an overdependence on foreign suppliers, Washington is trying to get a reluctant nuclear power
industry to build itself up as an alternative.
UN predicts rapid nuclear growth
The International Atomic Energy Agency has forecast that the use of nuclear energy will increase rapidly in the coming years.
Nuclear share of electricity predicted to fall
New nuclear power stations are being built in Asia and Eastern Europe but hardly anywhere else, according to a new global analysis by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
UK: Nuclear cancer study is scrapped
A major study into the rates of cancer near a former nuclear power station has been called off, BBC News Online can exclusively reveal.
On The Way To Armageddon: Could We Make A Detour?
Global Warming is not the disease; it’s a symptom, albeit the most serious symptom of a cancer caused by industrial civilization. Prescribing more nuclear power (even if physically possible) as a cure to the civilization’s cancer is tantamount to treating a smoker’s lung-cancer by switching her over to a different brand of cigarettes.
British Energy has come back from the brink, but how long will the nuclear frisson last?
Saved from bankruptcy, the generator is now turning in an operating profit. Yet its future is far from assured.
New lease of life for British nuclear reactors
British Energy is trying to extend the life of its nuclear reactors by five years, which would ease fears that the UK could face power shortages in the future.