Megatons to megawatts

[how to produce electricity by getting rid of 20k nuclear warheads] This article was originally published in Italian on the 12th of March, 2014. Last weeks world news – a source of concern for the condition of Ukraine’s population – have brought back to the top the spectre of the nuclear weaponry race. In additionContinua a leggere “Megatons to megawatts”

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NORM in Norway [ENG]

[a story apparently paradoxical of “nuclear repositories” in a “100% renewable” Country] This article was originally published in Italian on the 7th of July, 2015. Electricity production in Norway is almost 100% renewable: about 97% is hydropower, the rest comes from natural gas (just under 2%) and wind (just over 1%), “a little bit” fromContinua a leggere “NORM in Norway [ENG]”

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Sendai is back

Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan – August 11, 2015.  At 10:30 a.m. (local time) the unit 1 Mitsubishi PWR 890MWe restarted at Sendai NPP. Sendai unit 1 & 2 are owned and operated by the Kyūshū Electric Power Company. The Sendai-1 entered its 31st year of honorable career (read “commercial service”) in July. http://www.kyuden.co.jp/en_information_150811.html

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