Notices tagged with nuclear, page 3

Japan nuclear watchdog panel decides against restarting Tsuruga reactor
"A panel of Japan's nuclear watchdog decided on Friday against restarting a reactor at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant citing seismic risks"
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-nuclear-watchdog-panel-decides-against-restarting-tsuruga-reactor1 #Japan #Nuclear

NukeBros cite China as where #NuclearPower is expanding, however:

"China connected one reactor to the grid in 2023—one gigawatt. In the same year, they connected, and the numbers vary, but over 200 gigawatts of solar alone. Solar power generates more electricity in China than #nuclear power since 2022. And, of course, wind power generates more than nuclear power in China for a decade already"

#climate

https://www.powermag.com/analyst-says-nuclear-industry-is-totally-irrelevant-in-the-market-for-new-power-capacity/

Happy birthday to #physicist Harriet Brooks (1876 - 1933) who discovered atomic recoil, Radon & recognized radioactive elements could undergo chains of transmutations into a series of new elements. #nuclear #physics⁠
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She was Rutherford’s 1st grad student at McGill. After publishing her results in 1899 she completed her MSc in 1901 on "Damping of Electrical Oscillations," before embarking on #radioactivity research.⁠
⁠🧵1/n . #linocut #printmaking #sciart #womenInSTEM #histstm

People who work on #nuclear #fusion (and I was briefly one of them 20 years ago) absolutely *hate* the old joke about fusion being permanently 20 years in the future. But then this kind of stuff keeps happening, and, well...!

https://physicsworld.com/a/iter-fusion-reactor-hit-by-massive-decade-long-delay-and-e5bn-price-hike/

#physics #science

Oh. What a surprise. French nuclear giant had to be bailed out by government because uneconomic with large-scale nuclear plants. And now has scrapped plans for Small Modular Nuclear reactors because they’re also prohibitively costly.
#auspol #nuclear
https://reneweconomy.com.au/french-nuclear-giant-scraps-smr-plans-due-to-soaring-costs-will-start-over/

"...it is difficult for the Taigei-class to carry the VLS (Vertical Launching System) because of its relatively small hull size and limited power supply compared to nuclear submarines"
But:
"Admiral Sakai Ryo, chief of staff of the JMSDF, [said] “That’s definitely something we have to consider in the future. There will be submarines equipped with the vertical launching system (VLS) that can launch Tomahawk missiles"
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/03/japan-commissions-third-taigei-class-submarine/
#Japan #nuclear #deterrence

"Japanese leaders...under the Abe administration have publicly doubted...whether the United States is truly committed to retaliating against adversaries that use nuclear weapons against U.S. allies"
"Pursuing nuclear-capable submarines and ports possible to host nuclear subs...would be the most credible, survivable, and effective U.S. nuclear sharing option for #Japan"
https://nuclearnetwork.csis.org/exploring-tactical-nuclear-possibilities-in-japan/
#nuclear #deterrence #geopolitics

"In 2006, after North Korea’s first nuclear test, LDP’s Policy Research Council Chairman Shoichi Nakagawa proposed public discussion of nuclear weapons acquisition"
"In 2017, former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba proposed hosting US nuclear weapons [in #Japan]"
"[In 2022] former PM Shinzo Abe [urged] national discussion on #nuclear weapons-sharing arrangements with USA"
https://asiatimes.com/2023/06/japans-nuclear-weapon-dilemma-growing-more-acute/

🔸Now: "Ishiba mulls running in LDP leadership race" to become PM
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240628/p2g/00m/0na/097000c
#deterrent

Orthodox church of the Nativity of Saint John in Visaginas, Lithuania

Originally built for nuclear power plant workers, this church sits snuggly between apartment buildings.#soviethistory #powerstations #nuclear #churches #section-Atlas
Orthodox church of the Nativity of Saint John

Once again, people who suggest that nuclear energy can be a solution for fighting climate change are using ideology in place of logic and science. It's a total comeback to pre-enlightenment times and it should be a shame for everybody who praises rational thinking.

#Nuclear #NuclearEnergy #ClimateChange #FossilFuels: "The climate movement has rightly focused its efforts on achieving a fast, fair and full phase out of fossil fuels with remarkable successes, although major fights are still ahead of us. Renewable energy has seen massive growth rates in many European countries and this development is a win for everyone: People as they benefit from lower energy prices, communities where they are part of benefit sharing schemes and the climate due to much reduced greenhouse gas emissions. We therefore conclude and demand:

- Nuclear energy is undermining renewables due to the aforementioned issues and must not be portrayed as an alternative or partner for renewables in the energy transition.
- New nuclear energy in Europe is too slow, and too expensive to meaningfully contribute to the decarbonisation of the energy system by 2040. This pathway is a distraction which only delays fossil fuel phase-out and renewables uptake.
- Small Modular Reactors are an unproven technology and, like conventional nuclear reactor designs, are unable to contribute meaningfully to decarbonisation. If developed, these units would increase the price for electricity, the levels of radioactive waste and risk the proliferation of nuclear materials.
(...)
- Every euro invested in nuclear is a euro not invested in renewables and energy efficiency. For this reason, public finance should remain inaccessible to nuclear, as it should be prioritised on cost-effective, sustainable solutions. This includes the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework and EU funds such as the Just Transition Fund, Modernisation Fund, Innovation Fund, InvestEU, etc..."

https://caneurope.org/myth-buster-nuclear-energy/

Brookhaven Gamma Forest in Upton, New York

Starting in 1961, Brookhaven National Labs regularly irradiated a section of forest with a canister of Cesium-137 to study the effects of hard gamma radiation on an ecosystem.#ecology #research #science #nuclear #radioactive #forests #section-Atlas
Brookhaven Gamma Forest

#Microsoft Chose Profit Over Security and Left U.S. #Government Vulnerable to Russian Hack, Whistleblower Says
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Former employee says software giant dismissed his concerns about a critical flaw because it feared losing government business.

#Russian hackers later used the weakness to breach the National #Nuclear Security Administration, among others.

#News #Tech #Cybersecurity #SolarWinds #Security #Business

https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-solarwinds-golden-saml-data-breach-russian-hackers

After 51 years of operation, the only Dutch #nuclear power plant Borssele is getting old. Planned shutdown is in 2033, but so far, only €300 million has been set aside for its #decommissioning, estimated to cost between €600 million and multiple billions.
https://www.omroepzeeland.nl/nieuws/16573359/aandelen-verkopen-of-kerncentrale-moet-dicht-zoals-gepland?s=09

The White House is a big push for #nuclear power as part of its effort to hit climate targets. Given the history of delays and cost overruns that have been associated with nuclear power in the past is this a smart move? https://buff.ly/3RaH5CZ

Here’s what we are reading today:

60 miles from #ukraine #Russian forces have begun tactical nuclear weapon drills.

The drills involved training exercises where troops loaded launch vehicles, travelled to launch sites and put hypersonic Kinzhal missiles on planes.

60 miles from Ukraine, Russian forces have begun tactical #nuclear weapon drills.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/21/russia-begins-tactical-nuclear-weapon-drills-near-ukraine-border

#BBCNews - #Russia will hold tactical #nuclear weapons drills
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq5npwdv3wzo

Chechnya's Killers for Jesus

"Acts of faith
To curry favour with the Kremlin, Kadyrov’s likely successor is preaching Russian and Chechen unity under one God "

#WarofSurvival #EU #Pentagon #Military #War #NATO #US #NAFO #News #Putin #Ukraine #Democrats #GOP #Republicans #MAGA #Russia #Nuclear #Chechnya

https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2024/05/06/acts-of-faith-en

Remember: fossil fuel companies want people to focus on what **uses** #energy so we don't talk about the supply side.

They benefit from #environmentalists spending time and energy bickering with one another about whether AI uses too much #electricity, whether to support more #nuclear plants, whether we should mine more #lithium to have grid scale #batteries, and so forth.

That doesn't mean we can't talk about these things, but be #mindful where you spend your energy.

@darnell "I now understand why #EmmanuelMacron keeps raising the #nuclear bomb debate."

1.) France wants the lead
2.) France still has some scars from being taken by Germans in WWII
3.) the nuclear arms in France cost a fucking lot of money - so at least others (german) should fund it

PS: the US here only has some bombs meant to stop Russian tanks for some days until heavy airlift brings troops from the US to Europe. Thats the Idea.

😳 #France 🇫🇷 is the only nuclear power left in the #EuropeanUnion 🇪🇺‽

That would mean the other nukes in #Europe are controlled by the #UnitedStates 🇺🇸 via #NATO! (only exception is the #UnitedKingdom 🇬🇧)

👉🏾 #Macron wants to open ‘debate’ on European nuclear deterrent https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-nuclear-weapons-europe-open-debate/

I now understand why #EmmanuelMacron keeps raising the #nuclear bomb debate.

If #DonaldTrump defeats #JoeBiden, Europe will be at the mercy of #Trump the tyrant.