The March 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident prompted regulators around the world to take a hard look at their requirements for protecting nuclear plants against severe accidents. In the United States, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) ordered a “top-to-bottom” review of its regulations, and ultimately approved a number of safety upgrades.
China is expected to make a decision on a 100 billion yuan ($14.5 billion) reprocessing plant for spent nuclear fuel very soon after work on one proposed site was suspended amid protests last year, an executive with France’s Areva said on Thursday.
The United Nations negotiations for a legally binding agreement on the prohibition of nuclear weapons have moved into the next (and possibly penultimate) stage.
Financing of nuclear weapons production, whether through investment or direct budget allocation, aids and assists the production of nuclear weapons. The legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons being negotiated should therefore include a prohibition on financing of nuclear weapons production.
This morning, the Registered Nurses’ Association, Canadian Environmental Law Association, and Greenpeace held a press conference to launch A Call for Public Safety and call on the Ontario government to protect people from Fukushima-scale accidents. Help spread this cause!
Is the nuclear power industry in its death throes? Even some nuclear enthusiasts believe so. With the exception of China, most nations are moving away from nuclear — existing power plants across the United States are being shut early; new reactor designs are falling foul of regulators, and public support remains in free fall. Now come the bankruptcies.
Procuradores franceses que estiveram no Brasil na semana passada iniciaram conversas com investigadores brasileiros da Operação Lava Jato para saber se o esquema de corrupção que atingiu a Eletronuclear e levou o ex-presidente Othon Luiz Pinheiro Silva à prisão também se estendeu ao contrato para a conversão de urânio usado nas usinas nucleares de Angra 1 e 2.
Taro YAMAMOTO, du parti libéral, est membre de la Chambre des conseillers. Il est un des rares membres parlementaires qui défendent les droits des victimes de l’accident de la centrale nucléaire de TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi. L’association Nos Voisins Lointains 3-11 a traduit les questions de Taro YAMAMOTO à la Commission spéciale de reconstruction de la Chambre des députés au 18 novembre 2016*. Le contenu de ses questions révèle la situation inhumaine à laquelle sont confrontées les victimes dans le cadre de la politique de retour du gouvernement japonais.
Monsieur le Président, vous n’êtes pas encore élu à la présidence de la République mais, si vous l’êtes au soir du 7 mai, nous vous demandons ce que vous comptez faire pour protéger la France et les Français de la menace la plus grave qui soit : le danger nucléaire.
The mission of Independent WHO is to expose WHO’s failings whilst calling for WHO independence away from influence by the worldwide nuclear syndicate: According to WHO Independence’s Web Site: “The World Health Organization (WHO) is failing in its duty to protect those populations who are victims of radioactive contamination.”
