Floating Nuclear Plants Would Ride Out Tsunamis, Easily Handle Earthquakes

Floating Nuclear Plants Would Ride Out Tsunamis, Easily Handle Earthquakes

Specialists say such nuclear plants would be much safer to operate than land-based ones

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 13th, 2014
Wind Power Helped Europe Save €2.4Bn ($3.32Bn) Worth of Water in 2012

Wind Power Helped Europe Save €2.4Bn ($3.32Bn) Worth of Water in 2012

In 2012 alone, wind power helped Europe cut water consumption by 1.2 billion cubic meters

Power Companies Say 5 Nuclear Plants in Japan Are Ready to Reopen

Power Companies Say 5 Nuclear Plants in Japan Are Ready to Reopen

Japanese power companies ask for permission to restart 10 nuclear reactors

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 21st, 2013
Japan Announces Plans to Reopen Its Nuclear Reactors

Japan Announces Plans to Reopen Its Nuclear Reactors

The reactors will be reopened by the end of this year, early next year at the latest

IAEA Proposes International Oversight of Nuclear Plants

IAEA Proposes International Oversight of Nuclear Plants

The measure was first proposed in 1942

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 21st, 2008
Greenpeace Protest at Old Spanish Nuclear Plant

Greenpeace Protest at Old Spanish Nuclear Plant

The organization blocked the entrance to the factory on Thursday