Claims that all is well with the construction of Areva's flagship EPR reactor at Flamanville have fallen apart today. French newspaper Le Canard Enchaine and AFP are reporting that construction has been delayed by at least nine months following proble... Read more >

The British nuclear industry currently finds itself in the teeth of a moral dilemma. All choices are poor which goes to show – again - how nuclear energy is, in itself, a poor choice.

A report by the UK’s Environment Agency, as covered by The Independe... Read more >

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Reuters: Spain nuclear plants halted, watchdog calls meeting

‘Spain's nuclear watchdog on Monday called for a meeting of plant operators following the second unscheduled disconnection of ... Read more >

In comic books and movies nuclear energy is our friend and can gives us amazing powers. Look at Peter Parker, bitten by a radioactive spider, he becomes Spiderman. Bruce Banner becomes the Incredible Hulk when exposed to gamma rays. Reed Richards, Be... Read more >

What kind of Vice President would Joe Biden, Barack Obama’s nely announced running mate, make? We just don’t know at this stage. But one thing we do know is that Biden is all too aware of the dangers of nuclear proliferation. From the report. ">The Perm... Read more >