Cold forces Germany to restart switched off nuclear plants
Thu Feb 9, 2012
Press TV
A barge lays on the border of a frozen river in the harbor of Duisburg, western Germany, on February 8, 2012.
Bitterly cold weather sweeping across Europe has forced Germany to restart several reactors to meet the nation’s energy needs.
High electricity demands prompted Germany’s network operators to call upon nuclear power plants that had been taken off line last year but left in reserve as a "preventative measure," the daily Handelsblatt reported on Thursday.
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http://www.facebook.com/nukefree
Following last year’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Germany announced plans to phase out all nuclear reactors, and closed down eight of its nuclear power plants that began operating before 1980. Nine reactors currently on line are due to be turned off between 2015 and 2022.
The five switched off reactors are functioning as reserve generators in case the country’s electricity demand cannot be fulfilled from non-nuclear sources.
The March 2011 twin disasters in Japan caused radiation leakage at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, sending panic waves to the countries depending on nuclear power.
Germany faced an electricity shortfall in December and imported power from neighboring Austria to meet the needs, but recent record low temperatures wreaking havoc across the Europe forced Berlin to restart the plants.
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Friday, February 10, 2012
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Counties face off over nuclear plant, Pengze, Jiangxi Province, China
Counties face off over nuclear plant
Global Times | February 09, 2012
By Zheng Yi
The Global Times
A campaign initiated by authorities in Central China's Wangjiang county, Anhui Province 安徽望江縣 aimed at halting the construction of a nuclear power plant in a neighboring county has drawn nationwide attention after a report handed to higher authorities was posted online recently.
Sun Bin, from the publicity department of the Wangjiang Development and Reform Commission, confirmed to the Global Times Wednesday that the government handed the report to the Anhui Development and Reform Commission in November, in a bid to stop the nuclear power plant from being built. Provincial authorities are planning to pass the report to the State government for a decision, according to Sun.
According to information on the official website of the Jiangxi branch of the China Power Investment Corporation, the nuclear plant, located in Pengze, Jiangxi Province 江西彭澤, is expected to start operations in 2015, and will have an annual capacity of 60 billion kilowatt hours, more than the entire capacity of Jiangxi's current coal-burning power plants. Preparation work for construction is complete, according to the website.
http://easss.com/nuclear
However, the project has met with strong opposition from across the Yangtze River in the neighboring county of Wangjiang.
According to the report, the plant would be in violation of a regulation issued by the Ministry of Environmental Protection, which states that nuclear power plants should not be built within 10 kilometers of cities with a population over 100,000 people. Several townships in Wangjiang are located within 10 kilometers from the plant.
"We all believe the plant is a time bomb," Sun told the Global Times.
The report also pointed out that the plant is located in a fault zone with frequent occurrences of earthquakes, a fact that was not mentioned in the plant's environmental evaluation report.
Construction on the nuclear plant has been suspended and is awaiting reevaluation after the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan in March, according to Zhang.
Calls from the Global Times to the Pengze nuclear power office went unanswered Wednesday.
"Nuclear power plants will cause little pollution only if they are built more than 10 kilometers away from cities with dense populations, and they are safe for nearby residents if they release fewer than 250 mSv in radiation per year," Feng Weiheng, chief expert in radiation prevention at the Shanghai Environmental Protection Industry Association, told the Global Times Wednesday.
At present, six nuclear power plants have been put into use in China and another 12 are under construction, while preparation work on the construction of 28 plants is underway.
According to a State plan released in 2007, by 2020, nuclear power installed capacity will reach 40 million kilowatts.
Operations at a number of power plants were suspended after the Fukushima nuclear leak.
Global Times | February 09, 2012
By Zheng Yi
The Global Times
A campaign initiated by authorities in Central China's Wangjiang county, Anhui Province 安徽望江縣 aimed at halting the construction of a nuclear power plant in a neighboring county has drawn nationwide attention after a report handed to higher authorities was posted online recently.
Sun Bin, from the publicity department of the Wangjiang Development and Reform Commission, confirmed to the Global Times Wednesday that the government handed the report to the Anhui Development and Reform Commission in November, in a bid to stop the nuclear power plant from being built. Provincial authorities are planning to pass the report to the State government for a decision, according to Sun.
According to information on the official website of the Jiangxi branch of the China Power Investment Corporation, the nuclear plant, located in Pengze, Jiangxi Province 江西彭澤, is expected to start operations in 2015, and will have an annual capacity of 60 billion kilowatt hours, more than the entire capacity of Jiangxi's current coal-burning power plants. Preparation work for construction is complete, according to the website.
http://easss.com/nuclear
However, the project has met with strong opposition from across the Yangtze River in the neighboring county of Wangjiang.
According to the report, the plant would be in violation of a regulation issued by the Ministry of Environmental Protection, which states that nuclear power plants should not be built within 10 kilometers of cities with a population over 100,000 people. Several townships in Wangjiang are located within 10 kilometers from the plant.
"We all believe the plant is a time bomb," Sun told the Global Times.
The report also pointed out that the plant is located in a fault zone with frequent occurrences of earthquakes, a fact that was not mentioned in the plant's environmental evaluation report.
Construction on the nuclear plant has been suspended and is awaiting reevaluation after the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan in March, according to Zhang.
Calls from the Global Times to the Pengze nuclear power office went unanswered Wednesday.
"Nuclear power plants will cause little pollution only if they are built more than 10 kilometers away from cities with dense populations, and they are safe for nearby residents if they release fewer than 250 mSv in radiation per year," Feng Weiheng, chief expert in radiation prevention at the Shanghai Environmental Protection Industry Association, told the Global Times Wednesday.
At present, six nuclear power plants have been put into use in China and another 12 are under construction, while preparation work on the construction of 28 plants is underway.
According to a State plan released in 2007, by 2020, nuclear power installed capacity will reach 40 million kilowatts.
Operations at a number of power plants were suspended after the Fukushima nuclear leak.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Malaysia Support No Nuclear Energy Facebook Groups Pages
International
http://nuke6.blogspot.com/2011/10/support-no-nuclear-energy-nuclear-free.html
1M Malaysians Reject Nuclear Power Plant & 100 Storey Mega Tower
https://www.facebook.com/NoNuclearPowerPlantinMalaysia
Nuclear power is the costliest, slowest, riskiest, most inflexible and most limited choice of energy to fight climate change. Compared to renewables like solar, wind, marine and geothermal, nuclear is inferior and unnecessary. 3419
Nuke Off! (Belia Tanpa Nuklear) Malaysia
http://www.facebook.com/nukeoff
2722
反对大马政府兴建核电厂
Oppose Malaysia Government To Build Nuclear Power Station Plan
http://on.fb.me/qxxNjG
1675
Say No To A Nuclear Malaysia!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/SAY-NO-TO-A-NUCLEAR-MALAYSIA/114420655264516
1229
反对马来西亚核电发展计划
Anti Malaysia nuclear power plan
http://on.fb.me/snrQTJ
379
Malaysians against nuclear power in Malaysia
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Malaysians-against-nuclear-power-in-Malaysia/120983487939865
178
Against Nuclear Energy in Malaysia
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Against-Nuclear-Energy-in-Malaysia/119403054751488
121
Malaysians Say No 2Nuclear
全民向核电说不
http://on.fb.me/t8ohn0
73
坚决反对马国建核电厂
http://on.fb.me/kjwKsO
38
反对兴建核电站
Oppose the construction of nuclear power plants
http://on.fb.me/u3BjDl
2
Greenpeace Malaysia
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Greenpeace-Malaysia/227093683985154
65
Greenpeace Malaysia
http://www.facebook.com/GreenpeaceMalaysia
59
Greenpeace Singapore
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Greenpeace-Singapore/276543422357650
40
Greenpeace Southeast Asia
http://www.facebook.com/GreenpeaceSEA
32
民主行動黨
「全民反對興建核能發電廠」請願簽名運動，打造更清潔、綠意及安全的馬來西亞
5/06/2011
http://dappg.org/6830/tss_20110506a/
星洲日報
「反對建核電廠」巴生民聯百人請願
4/03/2011
http://www.sinchew.com.my/node/199094?tid=1
彭文寶：已向中央呈函反對立場「檳堅拒核電廠！」
3/28/2011
http://mykampung.sinchew.com.my/node/136017
光明日報
檳州消協大馬自然之友 -6理由反對建核電厰
5/24/2010
http://www.guangming.com.my/node/74757?tid=23
中國新聞網
馬來西亞政府將檢討是否興建核電廠
3/16/2011
http://www.chinanews.com/gj/2011/03-16/2911324.shtml
獨立新聞在線
學者探討核電政策 本刊本週四辦講座
3/21/2011
http://www.merdekareview.com/news_v2.php?n=17513
人民網
馬來西亞核電廠計劃遭國內質疑
5/06/2010
http://energy.people.com.cn/GB/11530905.html
當今大馬
中華總商會表態反對核電計劃
3/21/2011
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/159217
正報
馬來西亞檢討 是否興建核電
3/21/2011
http://www.chengpou.com.mo/news/2011/3/21/11161.html
台灣經濟部能源局
2011年06月能源報導－國際能源透視
http://energymonthly.tier.org.tw/outdatecontent.asp?ReportIssue=201106&Page=26&keyword=
Free Malaysia Today
Soi Lek, Gerakan urge govt to relook nuclear plans
3/14/2011
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/2011/03/14/soi-lek-gerakan-urge-govt-to-relook-nuclear-plans/
http://nuke6.blogspot.com/2011/10/support-no-nuclear-energy-nuclear-free.html
1M Malaysians Reject Nuclear Power Plant & 100 Storey Mega Tower
https://www.facebook.com/NoNuclearPowerPlantinMalaysia
Nuclear power is the costliest, slowest, riskiest, most inflexible and most limited choice of energy to fight climate change. Compared to renewables like solar, wind, marine and geothermal, nuclear is inferior and unnecessary. 3419
Nuke Off! (Belia Tanpa Nuklear) Malaysia
http://www.facebook.com/nukeoff
2722
反对大马政府兴建核电厂
Oppose Malaysia Government To Build Nuclear Power Station Plan
http://on.fb.me/qxxNjG
1675
Say No To A Nuclear Malaysia!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/SAY-NO-TO-A-NUCLEAR-MALAYSIA/114420655264516
1229
反对马来西亚核电发展计划
Anti Malaysia nuclear power plan
http://on.fb.me/snrQTJ
379
Malaysians against nuclear power in Malaysia
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Malaysians-against-nuclear-power-in-Malaysia/120983487939865
178
Against Nuclear Energy in Malaysia
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Against-Nuclear-Energy-in-Malaysia/119403054751488
121
Malaysians Say No 2Nuclear
全民向核电说不
http://on.fb.me/t8ohn0
73
Reject Malaysia Nuclear Power Plants or Rare Earth Plant 反对大马兴建核电厂或稀土厂
46
坚决反对马国建核电厂
http://on.fb.me/kjwKsO
38
坚决反对马来西亚政府考虑兴建核子发电厂
Say NO for Nuclear Power Plant to Malaysia Government
Say NO for Nuclear Power Plant to Malaysia Government
36
Oppose the construction of nuclear power plants
http://on.fb.me/u3BjDl
2
Greenpeace Malaysia
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Greenpeace-Malaysia/227093683985154
65
Greenpeace Malaysia
http://www.facebook.com/GreenpeaceMalaysia
59
Greenpeace Singapore
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Greenpeace-Singapore/276543422357650
40
Greenpeace Southeast Asia
http://www.facebook.com/GreenpeaceSEA
32
民主行動黨
「全民反對興建核能發電廠」請願簽名運動，打造更清潔、綠意及安全的馬來西亞
5/06/2011
http://dappg.org/6830/tss_20110506a/
星洲日報
「反對建核電廠」巴生民聯百人請願
4/03/2011
http://www.sinchew.com.my/node/199094?tid=1
彭文寶：已向中央呈函反對立場「檳堅拒核電廠！」
3/28/2011
http://mykampung.sinchew.com.my/node/136017
光明日報
檳州消協大馬自然之友 -6理由反對建核電厰
5/24/2010
http://www.guangming.com.my/node/74757?tid=23
中國新聞網
馬來西亞政府將檢討是否興建核電廠
3/16/2011
http://www.chinanews.com/gj/2011/03-16/2911324.shtml
獨立新聞在線
學者探討核電政策 本刊本週四辦講座
3/21/2011
http://www.merdekareview.com/news_v2.php?n=17513
人民網
馬來西亞核電廠計劃遭國內質疑
5/06/2010
http://energy.people.com.cn/GB/11530905.html
當今大馬
中華總商會表態反對核電計劃
3/21/2011
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/159217
正報
馬來西亞檢討 是否興建核電
3/21/2011
http://www.chengpou.com.mo/news/2011/3/21/11161.html
台灣經濟部能源局
2011年06月能源報導－國際能源透視
http://energymonthly.tier.org.tw/outdatecontent.asp?ReportIssue=201106&Page=26&keyword=
Free Malaysia Today
Soi Lek, Gerakan urge govt to relook nuclear plans
3/14/2011
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/2011/03/14/soi-lek-gerakan-urge-govt-to-relook-nuclear-plans/
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