9/12/2011 Nation could get 43% of power from renewable energy by '20, report says

Source: The Japan Times
Date: Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2011 JST
by: ERIC JOHNSTON

OSAKA — Japan could phase out nuclear power by the end of next year and generate 43 percent of its electricity by 2020 from renewable energy, according to a report compiled by Greenpeace International and the Tokyo-based Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies.

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9/12/2011 Explosion occurs at French nuclear facility

Source: NHK World
Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 05:55 +0900 (JST)
by: Keiko Kitagawa


An explosion has occurred at a nuclear waste processing plant in the suburb of Nimes in southern France. The country's nuclear safety body says no radioactive leaks have been detected. The blast in Marcoule took place shortly before noon on Monday. One person reportedly died and 4 others were injured. The nuclear agency says the explosion occurred in an oven used to melt metallic waste that contains very little radioactivity. The plant is operated by a subsidiary of the EDF power company. A spokesperson says a fire broke out after the explosion, but it has since been brought under control. Local media say no evacuation orders have been issued to residents living near the facility. The nuclear safety authorities are investigating how the blast occurred. The International Atomic Energy Agency has set up a task force. It is asking the French authorities to provide details of the accident in order to ascertain the situation.

Editor's Note: For the history of the Mercoule Nuclear Facility, see the article "Marcoule's long nuclear history".

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9/12/2011 Explosion Hits French MOX Nuclear Site

Source: Infowars
Date: Monday, September 12, 2011
by: Paul Joseph Watson




An explosion at a French nuclear facility that processes dangerous MOX plutonium has killed one person and injured four others, provoking fear that radioactivity could be escaping into the atmosphere, although officials have played down such concerns.

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