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63 distinct posts / 48h, matching Expansion 19 Regulator 14 Environmental 14 Boost 13 Seeks 4
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9d ago Realistically we are not going to do state funded nuclear so reforming the regulator to a place where nuclear is a cheap enough option is the only available course. +1.0
9d ago When a government is prepared to ram something through then the regulatory state has to adapt to justify the governments wishes because the government has power. But allowing the idealogical captur… -5.0
9d ago TLDR: the regulator had a broken model of how radiation affects the body, and so perversely drove up costs by attempting to make nuclear reactors produce much less ionising radiation than is natura… -3.5
9d ago Spain's nuclear safety regulator on Thursday backed extending the operating life of the country's largest atomic power plant to 2030, beyond the government's planned 2028 shutdown. +1.5
9d ago South Africa’s nuclear regulator said Thursday that no radioactive material leaked into the environment during three recent “contamination” events inside Africa’s only nuclear power station. +2.0
9d ago South Africa’s Koeberg nuclear plant has ‘contamination’ events https://www.europesays.com/africa/334546/ CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s nuclear regulator said Thursday that no rad… +1.0
10d ago Regulator backs extension of Spain’s largest nuclear plant https://www.europesays.com/spain/56035/ Spain’s nuclear safety regulator on Thursday backed extending the operating life of the country’… +1.5
10d ago So I went looking. Aviation, nuclear, banking, patient safety, insurance: every one pools events and losses, always behind a legal shield, and never the acceptable-risk decision. Where a shared lin… -4.5
10d ago "There have been three recent contamination events inside the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station, South Africa’s nuclear regulator said" abcnews.com/Internationa... "incidents involved “elevated airborn… -6.5
10d ago No radiation leak after ‘contamination’ events at Africa’s only nuclear plant, regulator says https://www.europesays.com/africa/333977/ CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa’s nuclear regulator … +2.0
10d ago No radiation leak after ‘contamination’ events at Africa’s only nuclear plant: regulator +1.5
10d ago The incidents involved “elevated airborne radioactive contamination” inside the Koeberg Power Station, on South Africa’s west coast, when there was a loss of power to ventilation units during maint… -2.0
10d ago No radiation leak after ‘contamination’ events at Africa’s only nuclear plant, regulator says :: WRAL.com https://www.europesays.com/africa/333950/ CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s n… +2.0
10d ago US Regulator Proposes Eliminating ALARA Radiation Protection Standard for Nuclear Plants -5.0
9d ago Germany and France initiate nuclear cooperation as Europe seeks greater security independence www.courthousenews.com/germany-and-... +3.5
9d ago Germany and France initiate nuclear cooperation as Europe seeks greater security independence https://www.europesays.com/germany/56698/ German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, left, talks with French P… +5.0
9d ago Germany and France initiate nuclear cooperation as Europe seeks greater security independence +2.0
10d ago CNN Indonesia This is Mount Pickaxe, the underground nuclear site of Iran that Trump seeks via CNN Indonesia (Translated) -6.0
9d ago It's genuinely so much simpler, safer and redundant to have solar energy be the future.I don't understand why anyone would advocate for nuclear energy outside of being a weird anti green energy crank. -6.0
9d ago Not to be that guy, but... Would a simpler solution not be to have a sensible revaluation of nuclear power, and how we can structure procurement and regulation to do that more cheaply and quickly? +2.0
9d ago The state Department of Environmental Conservation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will update residents on Monday on findings in their joint investigation into the scope of potential radi… -4.0
9d ago I think people moving to more polluting power supplies does have to do with the damage done by fossil fuels. Like shutting down nuclear plants for coal is increasing environmental damage -3.0
9d ago "Trump's proposed 2027 budget would almost double the budget for plutonium pits, the chemical filled metal sphere inside a nuclear warhead that kicks off the explosion in a nuclear weapon." "[S]la… -6.5
10d ago Because Germany actually replaced them with more coal, which, in addition to all of its other environmental effects... is more radioactive than a reactor leak -4.0
10d ago The Unavoidable Truth: Radioactive waste near the river is a persistent threat that requires active removal. The Unavoidable Lie: That such massive environmental remediation can be completed witho… -5.0
10d ago Decades of radioactive waste are finally leaving the banks of the Colorado River. Moab Mill Site Cleanup Effort. Evidence: Remediation progress, environmental safety, public health. #Environment #Utah +6.5
10d ago I have an analysis piece in the Environmental Law Review looking at the Fingleton Nuclear Regulatory Review's proposals for further JR reforms in the infrastructure planning space. Open Access pre… +1.0
10d ago I have an analysis piece in the Environmental Law Review looking at the Fingleton Nuclear Regulatory Review and its proposals for further judicial review reforms in the planning space. Published ve… +1.0
10d ago "One detonation is enough to plague generations after." Today marks 81 years since the Trinity Test—the first detonation of a nuclear weapon. We're proud to support the advocates confronting the … -5.0
10d ago Why does the environmental movement reject the one technology that can actually end energy poverty in Africa while slashing emissions? Nuclear power isn’t the enemy of the environment — it’s the s… +7.0

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