Tokyo, September 2012 – Greenpeace Japan today cautiously welcomed the Japanese government’s landmark new ‘energy and environment strategy’ of zero nuclear reactors in the 2030s, but warned that 18 years is still too long to keep the country’s nuclear plants online and the public’s safety at threat. Decisive action is essential and the strategy is [...]
CHARLOTTE, NC—This week, activists from Greenpeace, Mountain Justice, RAMPS (Radical Action for Mountain People’s Survival), Katuah Earth First! and Keepers of the Mountains Foundation blocked a coal train en route to the Marshall Steam Station, a Duke Energy coal-fired power plant, and branded the cars with the iconic Apple logo. Four activists, including leaders from [...]
Westinghouse today affirmed that it will apply to the Department of Energy (DOE) in response to the final Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for investment funds worth up to $452 million. The fund was authorized by Congress to facilitate the rapid development and deployment of small modular reactor (SMR) technologies. The DOE plans to consider SMR [...]
NRC TO HOLD REGULATORY CONFERENCE WITH ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold a regulatory conference with representatives of Entergy Operations, Inc., on Oct. 3 to discuss a preliminary finding involving the failure to use effective engineering controls to protect workers at the Waterford 3 nuclear plant from unnecessary radiation exposure. The plant [...]
Tokyo – Japan can switch off all nuclear plants permanently by 2012 and still achieve both economic recovery and its CO2 reduction goals, according to a new Greenpeace report. Released today, the Advanced Energy [R]evolution report for Japan, shows how energy efficiency and rapid deployment of renewable technology can provide all the power Japan needs. [...]
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