Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Japan tsunami and earthquake: Nuclear power plants are dangerous

Daily Mail - Max Hastings - ‎1 hour ago‎
Many people nurse a visceral terror about the safety of nuclear power production that is almost as great as that prompted by an atomic bomb.
Video: Japanese earthquake how the disaster unfolded TelegraphTV

Japan's Stricken Nuclear Power Plant Rocked by Blasts, Fire

BusinessWeek - Michio Nakayama, Shigeru Sato - ‎3 hours ago‎
March 15 (Bloomberg) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s stricken nuclear power plant was today rocked by two further explosions and a fire as workers struggled to avert the risk of a meltdown, ...

Japan's nuke threat 'a wake-up call' for the US

USA Today - Peter Eisler, Julie Schmit - ‎4 hours ago‎
Sources: The Associated Press, International Nuclear Safety Center, Tokyo Electric Power Co. By Frank Pompa, USA TODAY In the world of nuclear power, it turns out the "worst-case scenario" wasn't bad enough. This satellite image provided by ...
Obama Stands by Nuclear Power Wall Street Journal

Oil prices hinge on Japan's nuclear power plants

Straits Times - Yasmine Yahya - ‎1 hour ago‎
THE long-term trend in oil prices is now dependent on Japan's nuclear power plants, said DBS's managing director of economic and currency research David Carbon.
Video: Averting nuclear disaster in India NewsX

Japan crisis may chill support for reactors

San Francisco Chronicle - David R. Baker - ‎5 hours ago‎
Massive transformers convert 26000 volts generated by the power plant to 500000 volts which is sent to the power grid at PG&E's Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in Avila Beach, Calif. on May 26, 2006. The plant on the central California coast ...

The Local Politics of Closing Nuclear Power Plants

WNYC - Anna Sale - ‎5 hours ago‎
While nuclear power has enjoyed a resurgence of bipartisan support in Washington - like in this 2009 op-ed from Sens. John Kerry (D-MA) and Lindsay Graham (R-SC) - the local politics around nuclear energy have remained charged.
Around New Mexico Albuquerque Journal (subscription)

Local nuclear power experts caution against jumping to conclusions

Laconia Citizen - John Koziol - ‎1 hour ago‎
Battered by a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami and at risk of meltdown, several nuclear power plants in Japan nonetheless continue to do what they were designed to do - contain radiation - say two former senior officials at Vermont ...
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We need nuclear power

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎42 minutes ago‎
Sizewell Nuclear Power Station in Suffolk. The UK needs a huge number of new nuclear power stations to make up for the coal-fired stations being switched off over the next decade Photo: Alamy By Telegraph View 7:35PM GMT 14 Mar 2011 The fate of the ...

Risks of living near the QCA nuclear power plant

cbs4qc.com - ‎5 hours ago‎
With a nuclear power plant right in our backyard, is the QCA prepared if disaster strikes? We are taking a look at the risks.
Are Illinois nuke plants safe? The Capitol Fax Blog (blog)

Nuclear sector takes beating but U.S. offers support

Reuters - Vincent Kessler - ‎8 hours ago‎
By David Fogarty and Julie Gordon SINGAPORE/TORONTO (Reuters) - The nuclear power industry took a beating as governments addressed its safety and investors bailed out of stocks because of the crisis enveloping a Japanese nuclear power plant.

Nuclear power

BBC News - ‎6 hours ago‎
But proponents of the nuclear option insist nuclear power has the lowest carbon footprint, the latest reactors are perfectly safe, and it produces sustainable energy at a cost that is competitive with other methods.

Japan's 10-Year Bonds Gain Amid Nuclear, Power Shortage Concern

San Francisco Chronicle - ‎1 hour ago‎
Prime Minister Naoto Kan appealed for international help to prevent a meltdown at a nuclear power plant north of Tokyo. "Investors continue to buy bonds for safety with little improvement in the situation after the earthquake," said Akitsugu Bandou, ...

Senate panel to consider possible financing plan for nuclear facility in Iow

Radio Iowa - Kay Henderson - ‎3 hours ago‎
On Thursday, five state senators are scheduled to review a bill that eventually may allow MidAmerican Energy to collect fees from its utility customers to cover the costs of building a new nuclear power facility in ...

Residents near the Comanche Peak nuclear power plant are confident in its safety

Fort Worth Star Telegram - Alex Branch, Anna M. Tinsley - ‎4 hours ago‎
GLEN ROSE - With the Comanche Peak nuclear power plant looming like twin mushrooms over their small home, Royce and Linda Pelham have kept an eye on television news coverage of Japan's potential nuclear disaster. Obviously tsunamis aren't a great ...

State's nuke plants deemed secure

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Thomas Content - ‎4 hours ago‎
Nuclear power accounts for 19% of the electricity supplied in Wisconsin. During a conference call with reporters on Monday, critics of nuclear power said they are most concerned about plans to extend by 20 years the licenses of boiling water reactors ...

Seoul shares slip as nuclear power, tech issues weigh

Reuters - Jungyoun Park - ‎6 hours ago‎
Alternative energy issues jumped as investors' interest in alternative energy sources deepened amid heightened worries about safety of nuclear power facilities after explosions in Japan. Shares in polysilicon maker OCI (010060.

Shares of La. Nuclear Cos. Take Hit on Earthquake

ABC News - ‎10 hours ago‎
AP The crisis with Japan's quake-damaged nuclear power stations chopped into the Monday stock prices of two Louisiana companies - one with plans to build new reactors and another that uses the plants to generate power for utility customers and ...

Enel confirms commitment to nuclear power

Reuters Africa - ‎1 hour ago‎
MI: Quote), Italy's biggest utility, is to invest 31 billion euros ($43 billion) over the next five years, confirming its commitment to launching nuclear power in Italy. Enel said on Tuesday its 2011-15 plan will cut debt through cash from operations ...

Senator: Kentucky shouldn't give up on nuclear power

Lexington Herald Leader - John Cheves - ‎1 hour ago‎
FRANKFORT - Although Kentucky is known to experience earthquakes, the explosions and radiation leaks at a nuclear power plant in earthquake-ravaged Japan should not discourage the state from expanding into ...

Doubts about nuclear power resurface

TheChronicleHerald.ca - ‎6 minutes ago‎
Administration officials said the US would seek lessons from the Japanese crisis but said the events in Japan would not diminish the United States commitment to nuclear power. "It remains a part of the president's overall energy plan," white House ...

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