Topic: nuclear power - on November 3, 2011 at 12:28:00 PM CET
Vattenfall verklagt Deutschland
Ein internationales Schiedsgericht soll Schweden Schadensersatz zusprechen. Deutsche Rivalen könnten von Vergleich profitieren.
Während Eon eine Verfassungsbeschwerde in Deutschland vorantreibt, geht Rivale Vattenfall angesichts des politisch verordneten schnelleren Atomausstiegs einen anderen Weg: Der schwedische Energiekonzern will Deutschland in Washington verklagen. Noch vor Weihnachten soll eine milliardenschwere Schadensersatzklage vor dem Schiedsgericht für Investitionsstreitigkeiten (ICSID) eingereicht werden, hieß es in Branchenkreisen. Diese Option steht nur Konzernen offen, die im Ausland investieren - also nicht Eon, RWE und EnBW, die in Deutschland heimisch sind. Die Klage setzt laut Rechtsexperten die Bundesregierung unter Druck, einen Vergleich zu schließen - wovon auch Vattenfalls Rivalen profitieren dürften.
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Topic: nuclear power - on November 3, 2011 at 12:23:00 PM CET
Die Geheimpapiere der Atomlobby
Bezahlte Wissenschaftler, instrumentalisierte Frauen: Interne Papiere zeigen, wie die Atomkonzerne und ihre Lobbyorganisation die Öffentlichkeit beeinflusst haben.
Genau vor einem Jahr, am 28. Oktober 2010, beschloss der Bundestag mit den Stimmen von Union und FDP die Verlängerung der Laufzeiten für die Atomkraftwerke. Der taz liegen interne Unterlagen vor, die detailliert zeigen, wie aufwändig die Profiteure dieses Gesetzes mit offenen und verdeckten Mitteln auf diesen Beschluss hingearbeitet haben.
Im Frühjahr 2008 erhielt die Lobbyagentur Deekeling Arndt Advisors den Auftrag, bis zur Bundestagswahl im Herbst 2009 einen Meinungsumschwung für die Atomkraft in Deutschland zu erreichen. Der Auftrag kam vom Deutschen Atomforum, in dem sich die vier Betreiber der deutschen Atomkraftwerke – RWE, Vattenfall, Eon und EnBW – zusammengeschlossen haben.
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Topic: nuclear power - on April 23, 2011 at 10:25:00 AM CEST
Duck and Cover (1951)
Duck and Cover was a social guidance film produced in 1951 by the United States federal government's Civil Defense branch shortly after the Soviet Union began nuclear testing. Written by Raymond J. Mauer and directed by Anthony Rizzo of Archer Productions and made with the help of school children from New York City and Astoria, New York, it was shown in schools as the cornerstone of the government's "duck and cover" public awareness campaign. The movie states that nuclear war could happen at any time without warning, and U.S. citizens should keep this constantly in mind and be ever ready.
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Topic: nuclear power - on April 1, 2011 at 11:38:00 AM CEST
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Hi-Res Photos
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Topic: nuclear power - on March 30, 2011 at 11:23:00 AM CEST
EU erhöht Grenzwerte für Strahlung aus Japan
Seit Samstag gelten in der EU höhere Grenzwerte für radioaktiv belastete Lebensmittel, wie heute bekannt wurde. In normalen Zeiten liegen die Maximalbelastungen der meisten Lebensmittel für Cäsium-134 und Cäsium-137 bei 600 Becquerel, seit Samstag sind es 1250 Becquerel. Für Milcherzeugnisse sind nun statt 370 Becquerel 1000 Becquerel erlaubt.
tagesanzeiger.ch via focus.de Samstag 26.03.2011, 16:28 welt.de 17.03.2011 taz.de 29.03.2011 Verordnung (EURATOM) Nr. 3954/87 des Rates vom 22. Dezember 1987
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Topic: nuclear power - on March 30, 2011 at 9:33:00 AM CEST
High radiation levels in waters off Fukushima
The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency says radioactive iodine in excess of 3,300 times the national limit was found in seawater near the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on Tuesday afternoon. This was the highest measured in waters off the plant.
The level of radioactive iodine-131 found 330 meters south of a water outlet of the plant was 3,355 times regulated standards at 1:55 PM on Tuesday.
nhk.or.jp iaea.org Fukushima Nuclear Accident Update Log Readings of Sea Area Monitoring at Post Out of Fukushima Dai-ichi NPP (Mar 29, 2011) [pdf] Readings at Monitoring Post out of 20 Km Zone of Fukushima Dai-ichi NPP (16:00 March 30, 2011) [pdf]
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Topic: nuclear power - on March 29, 2011 at 9:32:00 AM CEST
Radioactive water at Fukushima nuclear plant can't be drained as condensers full
Radioactive water found in the turbine buildings of two of the reactors at the quake- and tsunami-hit Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant cannot be drained off because their condensers are already filled with water, it has emerged.
Water containing high levels of radiation has been found in the turbine buildings of the plant's No. 1 to 3 reactors.
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Topic: nuclear power - on March 29, 2011 at 9:30:00 AM CEST
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident Update (28 March, 23:00 UTC)
Japan Confirms Plutonium in Soil Samples at Fukushima Daiichi.
After taking soil samples at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Japanese authorities today confirmed finding traces of plutonium that most likely resulted from the nuclear accident there. The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency told the IAEA that the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) had found concentrations of plutonium in two of five soil samples.
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Topic: nuclear power - on March 28, 2011 at 7:46:00 PM CEST
Map Title: Japan Radiation Maximum by Prefecture
Updated on March 28, 2011 18:50 (JST) (Japan Standard Time) nGy/h (nano- Grays per hour) Realtime radiation data collected via the System for Prediction of Environment Emergency Dose Information(SPEEDI) This Results are the maximum values of the space those rate distributions shown from local governments in the latest updated date and time Not surprisingly, Miyagi , Fukushima and Ishikawa are completely N/A, as every single reading is Under Survey, may be unavailable sensors because of Tsunami or maybe censored?. Treat this for information purposes only, do not make safety decisions based upon it.
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Topic: nuclear power - on March 28, 2011 at 7:37:00 PM CEST
Japanese nuke utility apologizes again and again - Utility behind Japan's worst ever nuclear crisis gets it wrong -- again and again
The utility behind Japan's biggest nuclear plant disaster can't seem to get much right.
The obviously harried officials from Tokyo Electric Power Co. have repeatedly announced botched radiation readings, corrected themselves over and over and indulged in seemingly endless rounds of apologies.
Every few days, Japan's nuclear safety industry scolds them to "to take steps to prevent a recurrence of similar mistakes."
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Topic: nuclear power - on March 28, 2011 at 7:32:00 PM CEST
Radiation hampers cooling efforts
The effort to cool reactors at the damaged nuclear power plant in Fukushima, northern Japan, is facing the risk of leaking highly radioactive substances.
The plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company, raised water pumping power on Sunday to cool the No. 2 reactor in a stable manner. On Monday, the company cut back on the amount of injected water.
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Topic: nuclear power - on March 28, 2011 at 11:07:00 AM CEST
Addendum - Atomkraftbefürworter machen mobil - Lernen aus Japan?
Noch Anfang vergangener Woche konnte es Union und FDP nicht schnell genug damit gehen, sich von der Kernenergie zu distanzieren. Doch inzwischen bringen sich die Atomkraft-Befürworter wieder in Stellung.
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