"The UK's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has been allocated GBP154 million (USD207 million) in government funding to develop specialised capabilities to enable plutonium disposal. The government announced earlier this year that the country's stockpile of plutonium will be immobilised and disposed of in a geological disposal facility."

#Nuclear #News

https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/funding-allocated-for-uk-plutonium-disposal-research

Funding allocated for UK plutonium disposal research

The UK's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has been allocated GBP154 million (USD207 million) in government funding to develop specialised capabilities to enable plutonium disposal. The government announced earlier this year that the country's stockpile of plutonium will be immobilised and disposed of in a geological disposal facility.  

World Nuclear News

HT @bojacobs

“Attacks on nuclear plants are being normalised - and the consequences could be disastrous”

https://inews.co.uk/news/world/attacks-nuclear-plants-normalised-consequences-disastrous-3878805

#nuclear #NuclearPower

Attacks on nuclear plants are being normalised – and the consequences could be disastrous

Nuclear power plants have become significant pawns in the Russia-Ukraine war

The i Paper

From my friend in Japan...

Two years after the release of treated water at the #FukushimaDaiichi #nuclear power plant began, more than a hundred thousand tons were washed into the sea, but new #contaminated water is occurring every day

August 24, 2025 at 06:00

"It has been two years since the ocean release of treated water accumulated at the #TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant began. The radioactive substance #tritium remains in the water even after the purification process. In June, China, which completely stopped importing Japanese seafood, resumed production in 37 prefectures, but Fukushima and other ten prefectures are still not eligible. There is no end to the ocean release, and the impact of the nuclear accident on the fishing industry continues.

"Tank treated water and contaminated water have been reduced by only fifty-six thousand tons.

"The ocean release was first released on August 24th, and the 14th time was launched on August 7th this month. Up to the 13th time, a total of one hundred and eighty-seven tons of treated water were released.

"The treated water and contaminated water stored in a tank on the site of the nuclear power plant before it was released into the ocean. So far, it has decreased to about fifty-six thousand tons, and it has not decreased by much the amount of release. The reason is that the contaminated water is generated about seventy tons every day, and the number of groundwater and rainwater increases due to the contact of molten nuclear fuel (debris) in the reactor building. Without the absence of contaminated water, we cannot stop releasing it into the ocean.

"As of July 30th, TEPCO paid about JPY790 billion in compensation in response to the slump in fish prices associated with ocean release. There is a possibility that some of China's resumption of imports will also change the price of fish, but Fukushima Prefecture continues to be stopped.

"37 Export application procedures for fishery products produced in Hokkaido Prefecture have begun. A person in charge of the processing and distribution section of the Fisheries Agency said, 'There are many applications, and the desire to resume is strong. We will continue to work with China to reopen the ten prefectures.' Riki Arai)

"The place where the 'sludge' due to the treatment of contaminated water is about to be full.

"Two years have passed since the release of treated water into the ocean due to the TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident. The treated water stored in the nuclear power plant is gradually reduced by ocean release, while the storage and disposal of sludge contaminated with high concentrations that continue to occur in the process of treatment of contaminated water is becoming an issue.

"In the process of removing radioactive substances from contaminated water, sludge is produced by precipitating impurities with chemicals. Liquids and solids are mixed... " [Unfortunately, the rest is behind paywall]

Source:
https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/430612

#FukushimaIsntOver #TEPCOLied #TEPCOLies #WaterIsLife #OceansAreLife #WaterContamination #Radiation #Bioaccumulation #NoRadioactiveDumping #RethinkNotRestart #NoNukes #NoMoreFukushimas #NuclearWasteIsForever

福島第1原発の処理水放出が始まって2年…10万トン以上を海へ流したが、新たな汚染水は日々発生していて

東京電力福島第1原発にたまる処理水の海洋放出が開始されてから24日で2年となった。水には浄化処理後も放射性物質のトリチウムが残る。日本...

東京新聞デジタル
LOL when I heard this morning that Dopey Dan Tehan was coming onto RN to talk Coalition energy policy I was wondering what he could possibly say about that clusterf*ck. His spiel reminded me of that gambling ad where a bloke is teaching a horse how to win using a blackboard. Basically Dan said: "Lie lie lie lie nuclear, Lie lie lie lie gas, Lie lie lie lie Barnaby Joyce, Lie lie lie lie nuclear SMRs," and he's going to visit USA to check out the latest in nuclear (like Ted 'Talk' O'Brien did before the last election wipeout). His pursuit of the most expensive forms of energy are all about "cost and reliability", somehow. #auspol #EnergyMarket #nuclear

"A court in Japan has upheld a lower court ruling rejecting a request to overturn the government’s approval of the restart of two reactors at Kyushu Electric Power Company’s Sendai nuclear power station in Kagoshima Prefecture in the south of the country."

#Nuclear #News

https://www.nucnet.org/news/japan-court-backs-operation-of-two-reactors-at-sendai-nuclear-plant-8-5-2025

Japan Court Backs Operation Of Two Reactors At Sendai Nuclear Plant

Plaintiffs had pointed to the risk of a volcanic eruption affecting the site

The Independent Global Nuclear News Agency

"Nuclear reactors worldwide generated 2667 TWh of electricity in 2024, beating the previous record high of 2660 TWh which was set back in 2006, according to World Nuclear Performance Report 2025."

#Nuclear #Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nuclear-energy-sets-new-record-for-electricity-generation/id1621952595?i=1000724353612

Nuclear energy sets new record for electricity generation

Podcast Episode · World Nuclear News · 09/01/2025 · 25m

Apple Podcasts

Solar overtakes gas to become Hungary's second-largest electricity source.

A decade ago, solar power was almost non-existent in Hungary. It generated just 0.2% of the country’s electricity. Nuclear, coal, and gas dominated the grid.

But in the last ten years, things have changed a lot. Solar power has boomed, and now supplies one-quarter of Hungary’s electrical power.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250901-solar-overtakes-gas-to-become-hungarys-second-largest-electricity-source?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Hungary #SolarPower #Energy #RenewableEnergy #Nuclear #Coal #Gas #FossilFuels

Solar overtakes gas to become Hungary's second-largest electricity source.

A decade ago, solar power was almost non-existent in Hungary. It generated just 0.2% of the country’s electricity. Nuclear, coal, and gas dominated the grid. But in the last ten …

Our World in Data

"US-based reactor and fuel developer X-energy has signed an agreement with the US Department of Defense’s (DoD) defence innovation unit and the US Department of the Air Force to advance development of its Xenith high-temperature gas-cooled microreactor, the company said."

#Nuclear #News

https://www.nucnet.org/news/x-energy-signs-agreement-to-advance-xenith-microreactor-development-for-military-8-4-2025

X-energy Signs Agreement To Advance Xenith Microreactor Development For Military

Company hails federal partnership deigned to bring advanced nuclear to market

The Independent Global Nuclear News Agency
Poland to build Europe's first small-scale nuclear power plant

Poland’s first small modular nuclear power plant, or SMR, will be built in Włocławek, energy company Orlen announced on Thursday, the first project of its kind in Europe.

euronews
Good. So you can right now start applying these valuable principles to your own members : * No #Nuclear #weapons for #Iran * No #wars to countries attacked by #Russia * No #sabotages or #spying in #Europe