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UAE to open Arab world’s first nuclear power plant – an annotated infographic

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The United Arab Emirates is due to commission the Arab world’s first nuclear power station in 2018. The Barakah plant’s four reactors are expected to supply up to 25 percent of the UAE’s electricity needs by 2020. As reported by E&T news in October last year, Saudi Arabia intends to begin the first reactor casing pouring in 2018 on two power plants with a capacity up to 2.8GW. The conservative Gulf Kingdom, which has a population of 32 million, is thought to hold 18 per cent of the world’s total crude oil reserves and has long been the world’s top … Continue reading UAE to open Arab world’s first nuclear power plant – an annotated infographic

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Japanese families return to #Fukushima – Japan still reliant on imported fuel – two annotated infographics

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For the first time since Japan’s nuclear disaster three years ago, authorities are allowing residents to return to live in their homes within part of the 20km no-go zone around the Fukushima plant. Meanwhile, one direct consequence of the disaster sees all of Japan’s 48 reactors remaining closed for safety inspections, with as few as a third of them likely to pass the stringent checks required to restart. With many reactors staying offline, Japan will continue to be heavily dependent on imported fuel to maintain its economy. E&T has been following the Fukushima story since the initial tsunami. Read our … Continue reading Japanese families return to #Fukushima – Japan still reliant on imported fuel – two annotated infographics

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Radiation leak detected at New Mexico military nuclear waste plant – an annotated graphic

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Experts are monitoring America’s only deep geological nuclear waste dump after an airborne radiation alert. The US Department of Energy (DOE) said specialists were assessing a “possible radiological event” at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in Carlsbad, New Mexico. According to the DOE, an air monitor detected radiation on the plant’s underground levels at 11.30pm local time last Friday. Officials say no employees were working underground at the time and those on the surface have been sheltered in place as a precaution. They say nobody has been found to be contaminated. WIPP is the nation’s first and only deep … Continue reading Radiation leak detected at New Mexico military nuclear waste plant – an annotated graphic

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#Fukushima fuel rods finally removed – an annotated graphic

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Workers at the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant have started removing fuel rods from the plant’s reactor 4, the only one that didn’t melt down after the 2011 earthquake. The highly dangerous procedure is the first step towards full decommissioning and clean-up of the plant, operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), which is foreseen to take decades. Unit 4 was the only reactor that was off-line during the tragic 2011 earthquake and subsequent tsunami, as it was undergoing maintenance. Its fuel rods were, at the time of the incident, stored in a storage pool inside the building. Thanks to … Continue reading #Fukushima fuel rods finally removed – an annotated graphic