By Edwin Lyman, an internationally recognized expert on nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism as well as nuclear power safety and security. He is a member of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management and has testified numerous times before Congress and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. As the possibility of an all-out … [continued]
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) completed its fourth review mission in November of Japan’s efforts in decommissioning and cleaning up the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station and has urged patience and public transparency as radioactive fuel debris is removed.
The fourth anniversary of the multiple meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi no. 1 power plant passed in relative quiet, but events there have hardly become less troubling. The good news first: TEPCO and its contractors have now completed the move of all spent and fresh fuel from the high and … [continued]
Last week, an intriguing notion grew out of a set of graphs presented by well-known consultant Bernard Chabot about the progress of wind and nuclear power in the BRICS-minus-Russia nations. With data from the International Atomic Energy Agency, the OECD’s Nuclear Energy Agency, and BP, Chabot researched the status of wind and … [continued]
