4 months ago
#Germany #NuclearPower
Radioactive Waste is Toxic 4 thousands of years, yet, Hiroshima and Nagasaki have thriving populations 80 years after 2 atomic bombs were supposdely detonated over their cities... Things that Make You Go... Hmmm...."
"One year ago, Germany took its three remaining nuclear power plants off the grid, consigning the technology to the history books.
However, the CDU and CSU have changed their position on nuclear power again. Now many in the party are calling for new reactors to be built. CDU leader Friedrich Merz has said that shutting down the last reactors was a "black day for Germany."
The parties also say that old reactors should be reconnected to the grid. Merz says that the country should restart the last three power plants that were shut down — citing climate protection, as well as rising oil and gas prices.
Those proposals have not found much enthusiasm among German energy companies.
Environment Minister Steffi Lemke is not surprised. "The energy companies made adjustments a long time ago, and they still reject nuclear power in Germany today. Nuclear power is a high-risk technology whose radioactive waste will continue to be toxic for thousands of years, and will be an issue for many generations."
There are currently 412 reactors in use worldwide, spread across 32 countries. Even as new reactors are built, older ones are shut down, so the overall number has remained more or less constant for years..."
Radioactive Waste is Toxic 4 thousands of years, yet, Hiroshima and Nagasaki have thriving populations 80 years after 2 atomic bombs were supposdely detonated over their cities... Things that Make You Go... Hmmm...."
"One year ago, Germany took its three remaining nuclear power plants off the grid, consigning the technology to the history books.
However, the CDU and CSU have changed their position on nuclear power again. Now many in the party are calling for new reactors to be built. CDU leader Friedrich Merz has said that shutting down the last reactors was a "black day for Germany."
The parties also say that old reactors should be reconnected to the grid. Merz says that the country should restart the last three power plants that were shut down — citing climate protection, as well as rising oil and gas prices.
Those proposals have not found much enthusiasm among German energy companies.
Environment Minister Steffi Lemke is not surprised. "The energy companies made adjustments a long time ago, and they still reject nuclear power in Germany today. Nuclear power is a high-risk technology whose radioactive waste will continue to be toxic for thousands of years, and will be an issue for many generations."
There are currently 412 reactors in use worldwide, spread across 32 countries. Even as new reactors are built, older ones are shut down, so the overall number has remained more or less constant for years..."
Will nuclear energy make a comeback in Germany? – DW – 01/28/2024
Germany phased out nuclear energy nearly a year ago. But even with the multi-billion euro problem of how to store radioactive waste, some policians are calling for new nuclear plants to be built.
https://www.dw.com/en/will-nuclear-energy-make-a-comeback-in-germany/a-68098059
5 months ago
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#Uranium #NuclearPower #Mining
"Uranium Is Finally Running Hot, and Miners Can’t Keep Up.
Supply setbacks have contributed to a surge in prices of the nuclear fuel to their highest level since 2008. U.S. nuclear power plants got about 24% of their enriched uranium from Russia in 2022. As nuclear energy stages a comeback globally, the U.S. is reviving domestic uranium production to reduce the risk of a critical fuel shortage. Miners are struggling to get enough uranium out of the ground. That is helping to push prices of the nuclear fuel to nearly 16-year highs... https://www.wsj.com/video/... "
"Uranium Is Finally Running Hot, and Miners Can’t Keep Up.
Supply setbacks have contributed to a surge in prices of the nuclear fuel to their highest level since 2008. U.S. nuclear power plants got about 24% of their enriched uranium from Russia in 2022. As nuclear energy stages a comeback globally, the U.S. is reviving domestic uranium production to reduce the risk of a critical fuel shortage. Miners are struggling to get enough uranium out of the ground. That is helping to push prices of the nuclear fuel to nearly 16-year highs... https://www.wsj.com/video/... "
