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Nuclear power is no silver bullet to wean us from fossil fuels

From home energy retrofits and rooftop solar to wind energy and battery storage, we have more and better ways than ever before to transform our energy systems away from fossil fuels.

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Newcastle Herald

Last reactor shut down at Ukraine's largest nuclear plant as fighting, flooding continues

Ukraine's nuclear energy agency says it has put the last operating reactor at Europe's largest nuclear power plant into a “cold shutdown."

The Independent UK

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A Ukrainian nuclear plant is facing a water shortage

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant used a large reservoir for cooling water. Now that reservoir is rapidly draining.

WEKU

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Ukraine’s Kakhovka dam destroyed; counter-offensive appears to enter first stages; fears for safety of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

The Guardian - AU

Nuclear threat in Ukraine shows 'danger' of small modular reactors, campaigner says

The “immense” nuclear threat seen in Ukraine could undermine the case for small modular reactors as a green energy solution, warns the SNP…

The National (Scotland)

Ukraine: cooling pond at Zaporizhzhia plant at risk after dam collapse – report

Nuclear safety organisation says loss of pool would not necessarily be catastrophic, but would dramatically increase safety concerns

The Guardian - UK

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Ukraine recap: dams, lies and economic statistics

The likely cause of the destruction of the Kakhovka dam and power plant in the early hours of Tuesday morning remains shrouded in mystery – predictably, both sides are blaming each other. But it’s important to remember that under the Geneva conventions the destruction of infrastructure such as dams and…

The Conversation

Will faster federal reviews speed up the clean energy shift? Two legal scholars explain what the National Environmental Policy Act does and doesn't do

The National Environmental Policy Act, enacted in 1970, is widely viewed as a keystone U.S. environmental law. For any major federal action that affects the environment, such as building an interstate highway or licensing a nuclear power plant, NEPA requires relevant agencies to analyze environmental impacts, consider reasonable alternatives and…

The Conversation

Kakhovka dam breach threatens nuke plant

The immediate situation is becoming very precarious

Salon

Kakhovka dam breach raises risk for Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – receding waters narrow options for cooling

A blast on June 6, 2023, destroyed the Kakhovka dam on the Dnieper River in eastern Ukraine. The rupture lowered water levels in a reservoir upriver at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the city of Enerhodar. The reservoir supplies water necessary for cooling the plant’s shutdown reactors and spent…

The Conversation

Oliver Stone: How he stopped worrying and learned to love nuclear

Film director says risk of nuclear contamination from Ukraine war is less threatening to the planet than fossil fuels.

Al Jazeera

Kakhovka dam breach: 3 essential reads on what it means for Ukraine's infrastructure, beleaguered nuclear plant and future war plans

A dam that supplies drinking water to thousands of Ukrainians as well as cooling water for reactors at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station was ruptured on June 6, 2023.

The Conversation

What we know about a large dam's catastrophic breach in Ukraine

The near obliteration of the Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro River has triggered evacuations and raised concern about Europe's largest nuclear power plant, which uses the reservoir to cool its reactors.

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Al Jazeera

All to know about Ukraine’s Nova Kakhovka dam explosion

Widespread flooding is expected across swaths of southeastern Ukraine after a large dam was destroyed.

Reuters

After dam bursts, IAEA says Zaporizhzhia's cooling pond must be protected

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has enough water to cool its reactors for "several months" from a pond located above the reservoir of a nearby dam that has broken, the U.N. atomic watchdog said on Tuesday, calling for the pond to be spared.

The Independent UK

Ukraine war map reveals Europe’s largest nuclear power plant ‘threatened’ after dam attack

The International Atomic Energy Agency is ‘closely monitoring the situation’ at the scene

Wales Online

Massive flood in Ukraine as Russia accused of destroying dam

Water from the river is used to help cool Europe’s largest nuclear power station

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Ukraine blames Russia for blowing up a major southern dam

The surging water from the Kakhovka dam is likely to cause widespread flooding and poses an additional risk to an already troubled nuclear plant. Russia says Ukraine is to blame.

Reuters

Situation at nuclear plant under control after dam blast - Ukraine atomic agency

The destruction of the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine poses a threat to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, but the situation at the facility is under control, Ukraine's state atomic power agency said on Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer says nuclear power is ‘critical part’ of UK’s energy mix

Labour leader pledges to get stalled projects operational to boost energy security, cut costs and create jobs

Daily Mirror

'Tories have utterly failed by not opening one new nuclear power station in 13 years'

Keir Starmer has acknowledged that Britain needs nuclear power in the short term to keep our lights on, even though renewable energy sources are ultimately more desirable

WhatToWatch

Fact vs Fiction: Is The Days a true story?

Is The Days a true story? The Days showcases the events of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster, but how much is true?

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian objections over huge wind farm bid to buy land sparks inquiry

Network Rail, ScottishPower and Torness nuclear power station owners EDF objected to the Compulsory Purchase Order sought by the wind farm alongside private land owners

Daily Mirror

'We work at Europe's biggest nuke plant and fear new Chernobyl under Russians'

Russia gained control of Zaporizhzhia - Ukraine's large nuclear power plant - in March 2022 and since then, engineers have become increasingly concerned a catastrophe is "waiting to happen"

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