While wind and solar ramp up, several countries, including France and Britain, are looking to expand their nuclear energy programs. Germany and others aren’t so enthusiastic.
Tag: Nuclear Wastes
Russia Confirms Radioactive Materials Were Involved in Deadly Blast
As signs of a secretive cleanup effort emerged, an official statement hinted at an accident involving a new nuclear engine for missiles.
Steve Sawyer, Greenpeace Activist and Leader, Dies at 63
He was there when the ship the Rainbow Warrior was bombed in an antinuclear protest and helped evacuate an atoll contaminated by radioactive fallout.
Removing Fuel Rods, Japan Hits Milestone in Fukushima Nuclear Cleanup
After a yearslong delay, the nuclear plant’s operator began removing radioactive fuel rods at one of three reactors that melted down after an earthquake and a tsunami in 2011.