Category: nuclear power plant

Europe’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine on Fire After Shelling

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine—the largest nuclear power station in Europe—was on fire early on Friday following shelling from Russia, the mayor of the nearby town of Energodar said. The plant is located in Enerhodar, a city on the Dnieper River, accounting for one-quarter of the country’s power generation. Mayor of Enerhodar Dmytro Orlov said…


Europe’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine on Fire After Shelling: Spokesman

The site of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine—the largest nuclear power station in Europe—was on fire early on Friday following shelling purportedly from Russia, the mayor of the nearby town of Energodar said. The plant is located in Enerhodar, a city on the Dnieper River, accounting for one-quarter of the country’s power generation. Mayor…


Fire Put out at Europe’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine After Shelling Sparked Flames

A fire at the site of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine—the largest nuclear power station in Europe—was extinguished after it experienced what Ukrainian authorities said were shelling from Russian forces early on Friday. Ukraine’s state emergency service, in announcing that the fire had been put out, said in a statement on Facebook there…


Fire Put Out at Europe’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine After ‘Shelling’ Sparked Flames: Officials

A fire at the site of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine—the largest nuclear power station in Europe—was extinguished after it experienced what Ukrainian authorities said was shelling from Russian forces early on Friday. Ukraine’s state emergency service, in announcing that the fire had been put out, said in a statement on Facebook there…


UK Averse to ‘Undue’ Chinese Influence in Critical Infrastructure: Johnson

Britain does not want to see “undue influence” from potentially adversarial countries in its critical national infrastructure, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday when quizzed about Chinese investment in British nuclear power stations. At Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons, Johnson was asked about the proposed nuclear power station at Bradwell-on-Sea in…


NASA Seeks Ideas for a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon

BOISE, Idaho—If anyone has a good idea on how to put a nuclear fission power plant on the moon, the U.S. government wants to hear about it. NASA and the nation’s top federal nuclear research lab on Friday put out a request for proposals for a fission surface power system. NASA is collaborating with the…


Operator: Impact From Release of Fukushima Water Minimal

TOKYO—The operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant said Wednesday that a data simulation of its planned release of treated radioactive water into the sea suggests it would have an extremely small impact on the environment, marine life, and humans. The Japanese government and the plant’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, say they…


Bill Gates Picks Wyoming Town to Set Up Experimental Nuclear Reactor

TerraPower, a nuclear power venture founded by Bill Gates, announced Tuesday that it has picked a coal-mining town in Wyoming as the site for building a $4 billion demonstration nuclear plant with partial funding from the U.S. government. TerraPower, along with GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, has picked Kemmerer, a remote western Wyoming town for building…


Facts Matter (June 7): Bill Gates Building a Massive Nuclear Power Plant in Wyoming: Company Announces

Two companies owned by Bill Gates will be building a nuclear power plant in Wyoming. Facebook announced that their suspension of President Donald Trump will last for two years—after which, they will make a determination as to whether he’s allowed back. A few weeks ago, a pro-Israel Facebook group with 77 million followers was attacked…


Bill Gates and Warren Buffet to Launch ‘Game-Changing’ Nuclear Power Plant in Wyoming

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon on Wednesday announced that a next-generation nuclear power plant will be built at a soon-to-be retired coal-fired plant in Wyoming in the next several years, with the project a joint initiative between Bill Gates’ TerraPower and PacifiCorp, owned by Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway. “Today’s announcement really, truly is game-changing and monumental for…