Unnamed German Nuclear Power Plant Suffered "Disruptive" Cyber-Attack in 2014

Unnamed German Nuclear Power Plant Suffered "Disruptive" Cyber-Attack in 2014

Nuclear watchdog chief reveals cyber-attack on German plant

Malware Shuts Down German Nuclear Power Plant on Chernobyl's 30th Anniversary

Malware Shuts Down German Nuclear Power Plant on Chernobyl's 30th Anniversary

Malware incident branded an accident, not an attack

  • Sci Pry
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 21st, 2015
March 2011 Fukushima Nuclear Catastrophe Could Have Been Avoided

March 2011 Fukushima Nuclear Catastrophe Could Have Been Avoided

Operator Tepco really messed up, report shows

  • Energy
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 25th, 2015
March 2011 Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Could Have Been Prevented

March 2011 Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Could Have Been Prevented

Report says Tepco knew the plant could be hit by a tsunami

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 11th, 2015
Oil Spills into Hudson River After Nuclear Plant Explosion Near NYC

Oil Spills into Hudson River After Nuclear Plant Explosion Near NYC

For the time being, local authorities are clueless about how much oil worked its way into the Hudson River

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 22nd, 2015
Toxic Water Reaches the Pacific Following Power Outage at Fukushima

Toxic Water Reaches the Pacific Following Power Outage at Fukushima

This Tuesday, the plant suffered a power outage and the pumps collecting and transferring toxic water stopped working

Watch: Animation Explains How Nuclear Power Shaped Our World

Watch: Animation Explains How Nuclear Power Shaped Our World

What with climate change progressing at a rapid pace, there are many who say we should quit using nuclear power

  • Energy
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 30th, 2014
Japan Moves Closer to Resurrecting Its Nuclear Power Industry

Japan Moves Closer to Resurrecting Its Nuclear Power Industry

Media reports say plans are being made for two nuclear reactors in the country's south-west to be switched back online

  • Energy
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 4th, 2014
Floating Nuclear Plants Are All the Craze, Everybody Wants to Build One

Floating Nuclear Plants Are All the Craze, Everybody Wants to Build One

Word has it that such facilities are safer and more user-friendly than land-based ones

Cosmic-Ray Radiography Could Help Clean Up Fukushima

Cosmic-Ray Radiography Could Help Clean Up Fukushima

The technique would serve to peer inside the nuclear plant's reactors

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 2nd, 2014
Ginormous Underground Ice Wall Now Under Construction at Fukushima

Ginormous Underground Ice Wall Now Under Construction at Fukushima

The wall will keep contaminated water from seeping into the environment, Tepco says

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 27th, 2014
“Game of Thrones”-like Ice Wall to Be Built at Fukushima

“Game of Thrones”-like Ice Wall to Be Built at Fukushima

The wall will serve to keep contaminated water from escaping the site of the nuclear plant

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 28th, 2014
Man Dies in Work Accident at Fukushima Nuclear Plant <em>Bloomberg</em>

Man Dies in Work Accident at Fukushima Nuclear Plant Bloomberg

The man was 50 years old, died after the ground beneath his feet collapsed without warning

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 19th, 2014
France's Fessenheim Nuclear Plant Occupied by About 60 Greenpeace Activists

France's Fessenheim Nuclear Plant Occupied by About 60 Greenpeace Activists

The nuclear plant is 37 years old, Greenpeace claims it must be shut down immediately

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 19th, 2014
Tepco Suspends Treatment of Contaminated Water at Fukushima

Tepco Suspends Treatment of Contaminated Water at Fukushima

The company did so after discovering that a cleanup system was not working properly

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 11th, 2014
Contaminated Water from Fukushima Might Be Released into the Ocean

Contaminated Water from Fukushima Might Be Released into the Ocean

Tepco could be forced to dump hundreds of tonnes of contaminated water, specialist says

The Adventures of Bad Luck Tepco at Fukushima

The Adventures of Bad Luck Tepco at Fukushima

Does the company have what it takes to handle the nuclear plant?

 
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