Tag: Nuclear energy disposal
So far is the nuclear technology of the future abroad
Nuclear technology of the future In view of the climate and Ukraine crisis, billions are flowing into research into new technologies worldwide. (Photo: dpa, BASE, GAO [M]) Dusseldorf, Berlin With…
So far is the nuclear technology of the future abroad
Nuclear technology of the future In view of the climate and Ukraine crisis, billions are flowing into research into new technologies worldwide. (Photo: dpa, BASE, GAO [M]) Dusseldorf, Berlin With…
So far is the nuclear technology of the future abroad
Nuclear technology of the future In view of the climate and Ukraine crisis, billions are flowing into research into new technologies worldwide. (Photo: dpa, BASE, GAO [M]) Dusseldorf, Berlin With…
Majority thinks shutdown is wrong
Minister Steffi Lemke “That’s actually an unimaginably long time, and it’s beyond me how anyone would classify such a technology as sustainable.” (Photo: IMAGO/Metodi Popov) Berlin According to surveys, a…
Nuclear power plants go offline – the end of an era in Germany
Second cooling tower of the Biblis nuclear power plant falls The nuclear power plant was shut down after Germany’s nuclear phase-out as a result of the Fukushima disaster in 2011.…
Nuclear power, no thanks, but don’t forget the research
nuclear energy Castor container with fuel elements – interim storage facility in Gorleben. (Photo: imago images/photothek) Dusseldorf Germany is phasing out nuclear power. Really now. Large sections of the population…
Nuclear power, no thanks, but don’t forget the research
nuclear energy Castor container with fuel elements – interim storage facility in Gorleben. (Photo: imago images/photothek) Dusseldorf Germany is phasing out nuclear power. Really now. Large sections of the population…
Germany is phasing out nuclear power – at least almost
Nuclear power plant Isar 2 Steam rises from the cooling tower of the Isar 2 nuclear power plant. According to the Atomic Energy Act, the power plant is to be…
How “Transmutation” could change the search for a nuclear waste dump
Berlin For Guido Houben, the matter is clear: the radioactivity of nuclear waste could be “considerably reduced” by means of transmutation, difficult fission products such as iodine 129 or technetium…
Share of nuclear energy falls below ten percent worldwide
Nuclear power plant Isar 2 Environmentalists criticize the continued operation of nuclear power plants. In 2021, the share of nuclear energy in gross electricity generation fell worldwide. (Photo: dpa) Berlin…
How Switzerland fuels the German repository debate
nuclear waste Low-level and medium-level radioactive nuclear waste in the Morsleben repository: A repository for high-level radioactive waste is still being sought in Germany. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Switzerland’s decision to…
Decision for nuclear waste disposal site purely geological
Bern According to Swiss experts, the planned location for the Swiss nuclear waste repository near the border to Baden-Württemberg is the safest place for radioactive waste. The Nördlich Lägern region,…
Decision for nuclear waste disposal site purely geological
Castors Nuclear waste disposal is scheduled to begin in 2050. (Photo: dpa) Bern Experts are convinced that the planned site for the Swiss nuclear waste repository has the best geological…
Swiss nuclear waste repository on the German border: plans cause concern
nuclear waste Switzerland apparently wants to build a repository for nuclear waste. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Switzerland’s plans to build a nuclear waste repository on the border with Germany have met…
Operator rejects plans for contingency reserve
Dusseldorf Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) has been heavily criticized for his nuclear reserve plans since Monday evening. Now the head of the Eon nuclear subsidiary Preussen Elektra…
Habeck probably wants to keep two nuclear power plants
Emsland nuclear power plant In Germany, nuclear power plants are supposed to ensure network security. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf According to media reports, Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck wants to…
Government has to make a decision
In this situation, is it wise that the nuclear phase-out in Germany will be completed on December 31st and that the last three nuclear power plants Isar 2, Emsland and…
Macron announces “renaissance of French nuclear power”.
Emmanuel Macron The French President supports nuclear power. (Photo: AP) Paris French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a massive expansion of nuclear power. Six new nuclear power plants should be…
How is it going on now?
Dusseldorf The penultimate chapter in the emotional history of German nuclear power ends on December 31, 2021: The Brokdorf, Grohnde and Gundremmingen nuclear power plants, Unit C, will go offline…
Will RWE get rid of lignite?
Dusseldorf The formulation in the coalition agreement is short and sweet – but it could trigger a transaction worth billions. In addition to dedicated goals for renewable energies, electricity prices…