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‘A very real problem’: How resurgent nuclear reactions at Chernobyl might be dealt with to avert disaster
Robots and gadolinium nitrate spray among interventions under consideration as scientists concerned by 40 per cent spike in fission activity in reactor room inaccessible since notorious 1986 meltdown.
Quoting Dr Paul Dorfman.
The Independent, 14th May 2021
How Britain came to depend on French energy
EDF, the French state-owned power giant, generates about one-fifth of UK electricity and is building several new nuclear plants.
Quoting Dr Paul Dorfman.
The Telegraph, 7th May 2021
Towards more reasoned debate about nuclear and renewables
Letter to the editor from Andy Stirling, Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex, UK
By Prof Andy Stirling
Nuclear Engineering International, 29th April 2021
A Big Nuclear Mess: Connecting the Dots of Climate, Safety & Security
Samuel Lawrence Foundation and Coalition for Nuclear Safety, online event with Prof Michel Lee.
Friday, April 30, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (PST)
Nuclear industry’s unfounded claims let it survive
The nuclear industry’s unfounded claims let it rely on “dark arts”, ignoring much better ways to cut carbon emissions.
By Paul Brown
Climate News Network, 28th April 2021
The Great Chernobyl Mystery: How Ignorance became Policy and Politics
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PT
Register in advance for Zoom details
University of British Columbia, 27th April 2021
Plans to dump radioactive Fukushima water in Pacific blasted as ‘appalling’
Radioactive waste water from the decaying Fukushima nuclear power plant will be dumped in the Pacific ocean, according to newly published plan by the Japanese government.
Quoting Dr Paul Dorfman.
Express, 24th April 2021
Risks of lifetime extensions of old nuclear power plants
Monday, 26 April 2021, from 10:30 a.m. to approx. 05:00 p.m.
Speakers include Prof Steve Thomas, Dr Yves Marignac, Dr Oda Becker and Dr Paul Dorfman.
International Nuclear Risk Assessment Group