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Nuclear Scars

Publication | 9 March, 2016 at 8:00

It is 30 years since the beginning of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. It is also five years since the Fukushima disaster began. To mark these anniversaries, Greenpeace has commissioned substantial reviews of scientific studies examining the...

Lessons from Fukushima

Publication | 28 February, 2012 at 3:00

It has been almost 12 months since the Fukushima nuclear disaster began. Although the Great East Japan earthquake and the following tsunami triggered it, the key causes of the nuclear accident lie in the institutional failures of political...

Shadowlands

Publication | 20 February, 2012 at 0:00

On 11 March 2011 the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Japan changed forever. An earthquake and tsunami destroyed towns and villages on the northeast coast. Some 20,000 people died. Greenpeace visited people affected by the Fukushima...

Beyond Nuclear

Publication | 6 February, 2013 at 1:30

After decades of market dominance, high profitability and the creation of strong shareholder value, Japan's nuclear utilities have seen their fortunes turn in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

The EPR nuclear reactor

Publication | 6 February, 2012 at 16:57

An update of the 2008 Greenpeace International briefing on the EPR reactor. We have added some of the many new design and construction errors and the economic setbacks the EPR has run into. We also include more information on the tremendous gains...

Fukushima Fallout

Publication | 16 February, 2013 at 0:30

From the beginning of the use of nuclear power to produce electricity 60 years ago, the nuclear industry has been protected from paying the full costs of its failures. Governments have created a system that protects the profits of companies while...

Toxic Assets

Publication | 12 June, 2012 at 8:00

This report looks at the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster from an investors’ point of view. It identifies the long-known technological, management, governance and other institutional deficiencies that were instrumental in turning a predicted...

Fukushima – INES scale rating

Publication | 25 March, 2011 at 20:15

A new analysis prepared for Greenpeace Germany by nuclear safety expert Dr Helmut Hirsch shows that by March 23 2011, Japan’s nuclear crisis has already released enough radioactivity to be ranked at Level 7 on the International Nuclear Event...

Briefing: Case Study on Angra 3 nuclear reactor

Publication | 10 August, 2010 at 16:00

The Angra 3 reactor is a typical example of a nuclear 'hang-over' project, where construction started decades ago has never been finished. A coalition of environmental and citizen groups has called on European banks and decision makers not to...

Chernobyl field findings - 25 years later

Publication | 7 April, 2011 at 11:00

In the early morning of 26 April 1986, a major nuclear accident occurred in reactor number 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in Ukraine. The reactor’s explosion and subsequent burning went down in history as the world’s worst civilian...

Nuclear Banks, No Thanks!

Publication | 10 August, 2010 at 13:30

Nuclear power is not only the most controversial and dangerous form of energy generation, it is also one of the most expensive. To raise the many billions of euros needed to build even a single nuclear reactor, utility companies therefore rely...

US Department of Energy plutonium export license application

Publication | 1 October, 2003 at 2:00

ECONOMIE DES MODELES EUROPEENS DE GESTION DES PROVISIONS POUR DEMANTELEMENT DES...

Publication | 22 April, 2003 at 2:00

This report is about decommissioning funds for NPP (french)

Russia's Nuclear Power Industry, Secrets of the Well-Known

Publication | 10 September, 2003 at 2:00

A compilation of official documents extracts from the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Atomic Power. The compendium brings to light the social, economic and political aspects of the operations of the Russian Federation's Ministry for Atomic...

Neptune papers III ; Naval nuclear accidents at sea

Publication | 1 June, 1990 at 2:00

A 1990 listing of accidents involving naval vessels which were either nuclear powered or carrying nuclear weapons.Note: This is an automated, and imperfect, scan of a paper document.

Nuclear Reactor Hazards: ongoing dangers of operating nuclear reactors

Publication | 25 April, 2005 at 2:00

A comprehensive assessment of the hazards of operational reactors, new 'evolutionary' designs and future reactor concepts and the risks associated with the management of spent nuclear fuel, this report describes the characteristics and inherent...

Battle of the grids

Publication | 18 January, 2011 at 10:56

Europe’s electricity grid is characterised by big, polluting power stations pumping out constant energy, regardless of consumer need. Climate policy and consumer demand are hurtling us towards a smarter, more efficient Europe-wide grid opening up...

Left in the dust

Publication | 4 May, 2010 at 10:00

AREVA’s radioactive legacy in the desert towns of Niger.

Doctrine for Joint Nuclear Operations

Publication | 23 September, 2005 at 2:00

An unclassified draft of a US nuclear doctrine review that spells out conditions under which US commanders might seek approval to use nuclear weapons.

Nuclear Weapons Accidents Briefing Paper (1950-1993)

Publication | 1 March, 1996 at 1:00

The twenty-three accidents listed in this report involving U.S., Soviet, and Russian nuclear weapons or nuclear-armed ships and submarines are some of the more serious nuclear accidents to befall U.S. and Soviet nuclear forces.As a result of...

Uncertainty and High Economic Risk: The Net Present Value of an investment in nuclear...

Publication | 17 April, 2009 at 2:00

Fact: investing in wind power is far more profitable thaninvesting in nuclear power

New Problems in Olkiluoto

Publication | 21 July, 2011 at 16:08

The first-of-a-kind EPR-type nuclear reactor that French nuclear company Areva is building in the Finnish municipality of Eurajoki has encountered serious problems during all phases of design and construction. Following the Fukushima nuclear...

The Need for a Comprehensive Fissile Material Treaty

Publication | 2 September, 2004 at 2:00

Greenpeace welcomes IAEA Director General Dr ElBaradei's initiative for an Expert Group to consider ways to tighten international controls on the nuclear fuel cycle.

Problems with French European Pressurised Reactor at Flamanville, France.

Publication | 20 June, 2008 at 2:00

The EPR (European Pressurized Reactor) is the world’s largest nuclear reactor with an installed capacity of 1,600 MWe. It has been developed by French industry as a new generation design that promises to be safer, more reliable and cheaper than...

Renewable Energy and Climate Change

Publication | 5 November, 2007 at 1:00

It is a truism that we cannot continue forever consuming the earth’s finite energy resources. In the long term, the world’s energy system will be supplied completely by renewable energy sources. Unfortunately ‘in the long term’ isn’t good enough.

Whose Power Is IT Anyway- A Report on European Energy Suppliers

Publication | 27 April, 2005 at 2:00

Every day we damage our climate by using fossil fuels (oil, coal and gas) for energy and transport. Climate change impacts our lives and is expected to destroy many natural environments in the coming years. Just ten big powercompanies control...

Nuclear Power: a dangerous waste of time

Publication | 20 April, 2009 at 2:00

The nuclear power industry is attempting to exploit the climate crisis by aggressively promoting nuclear technology as a “low-carbon” means of generating electricity. Nuclear power claims to be safe,cost-effective and able meet the world’s energy...

Greenpeace Draft treaty banning fissile materials

Publication | 5 May, 2004 at 2:00

If you want something done right, you've just got to do it yourself. Since the nuclear weapons states party to the Non-Proliferation Treaty haven't made good the promise of moving us toward a world without nuclear weapons, we took it upon...

ECONOMICS OF EUROPEAN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT DECOMMISSIONNING RESERVE FUND MANAGEMENT MODELS

Publication | 22 April, 2003 at 2:00

This report is about decommissioning funds for NPP in Europe

From START to Stop

Publication | 20 November, 2002 at 1:00

Nuclear Power - Unsustainable, Uneconomic, Dirty and Dangerous

Publication | 4 May, 2006 at 2:00

Greenpeace International Briefing for the Commission on Sustainable Development CSD-14 -- Energy for Sustainable Development

Letter to IAEA re nuclear material in Iraq

Publication | 29 July, 2004 at 2:00

Letter from Greenpeace to the International Atomic Energy Agency outlining results of Greenpeace inspection of Tuwaitha nuclear centre in Iraq.Greenpeace found unsecured uranium yellowcake and other radiological sources near schools and in the...

Greenpeace Briefing, Nuclear Shipments and Small Island Developing States (SIDS),...

Publication | 27 January, 2004 at 1:00

The shipment of nuclear material has been addressed in a number of regional and international fori and is particularly relevant to Small Island Developing States (SIDS), many of which are exposed to shipments past their coastlines. This fact...

Planning for failure: International nuclear safeguards and the Rokkasho-mura...

Publication | 12 November, 2002 at 1:00

This Greenpeace International report released before the opening of the Rokkasho reprocessing plant highlight the inadequacy of safeguards, underlining the risk the plant's plutonium production presents to security in the region.

Stop Star Wars - Quotes of note

Publication | 19 May, 2001 at 2:00

Star wars is likely lead to a new arms race, make the US more aggressive in its foreign policy and create new targets for attack, including the UK.

Glossary of Nuclear Terms

Publication | 7 April, 2006 at 2:00

A helpful guide to the acronyms, technical terms, and jargon of all things nuclear.

Greenpeace Statement on Iran

Publication | 6 March, 2006 at 1:00

No one can say for sure whether or not Iran has a nuclear weapons programme.

NPT political briefing

Publication | 2 May, 2005 at 2:00

Greenpeace political briefing for the 2005 Review Conference to the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT RevCon), May 2 –27, 2005

Failure to Control Nuclear Contamination in Iraq

Publication | 10 July, 2003 at 2:00

Letter from Greenpeace Executive Director Gerd Leipold to Kofi Annan about grave concerns over the lack of control of nuclear material in Iraq and the failure of the occupying forces to address environmental contamination and public health...

Nuclear shipments and the NPT

Publication | 23 April, 2004 at 2:00

Shipments of nuclear material represent a security risk and threat to the economies and environments of coastal states that is both unnecessary and unacceptable. This briefing particularly addresses those issues of relevance to Small Island...

The proliferation security initiative

Publication | 23 April, 2004 at 2:00

The US lead Proliferation Security Initiative is intended to address the growing proliferation problem by 'enhancing' national and international export control enforcement mechanisms. This briefing argues that the PSI is of dubious legal status...

Greenpeace Briefing : News Of Note

Publication | 23 April, 2004 at 2:00

This briefing highlights some of the statements making news over the last few months. Most give rise to serious questions about countries commitment to the NPT as well as highlighting serious proliferation challenges ahead.

Modern Pit Facility

Publication | 23 April, 2004 at 2:00

The US Government is currently preparing to construct a new plutonium pit production facility capable of producing up to 900 new pits per year. This briefing argues that this action clearly displays an unwillingness on the part of the US to...

Annotated 13 Steps

Publication | 23 April, 2004 at 2:00

Proliferation Control no excuse to avoid disarmament the G8's global partnership against the spread of weapons and materials of mass destruction and the NPT

Transports in the French Plutonium Industry: a High Risk Activity

Publication | 15 February, 2003 at 1:00

This study by Wise-Paris and commissioned by Greenpeace, throws light on the scale of the transport of plutonium in France's nuclear industry, an activityinvolving quantities of high-risk materials often unknown to the public.

NATO - nuclear doctrine

Publication | 20 November, 2002 at 1:00

Star Wars and Thule

Publication | 20 November, 2002 at 1:00

 

The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty

Publication | 21 October, 2001 at 2:00

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