Category: Nuclear power

Iran’s Sole Nuclear Power Plant Undergoes Emergency Shutdown

TEHRAN, Iran—Iran’s sole nuclear power plant has undergone an unexplained temporary emergency shutdown, state TV reported on Sunday. An official from state electric company Tavanir, Gholamali Rakhshanimehr, said on a talk show that the Bushehr plant shutdown began on Saturday and would last “for three to four days.” Without elaborating, he said that power outages…


Reported Leak at Chinese Nuclear Plant?

An explosion in a Chinese city devastates a city block. City streets are in ruin for hundreds of feet surrounding the blast. At least 25 have died. A Chinese nuclear power plant is suspected of leaking dangerous levels of radioactive material. Now, the U.S. government is assessing a report on the risks. Some of the…


At Least 25 Killed in Huge Explosion in China

An explosion in a Chinese city devastates a city block. City streets are in ruin for hundreds of feet surrounding the blast. At least 25 have died. A Chinese nuclear power plant is suspected of leaking dangerous levels of radioactive material. Now, the U.S. government is assessing a report on the risks. Some of the…


Environmental Expert Says California Can’t Rely on Wind Energy

A leading environmentalist has told The Epoch Times that California’s plan to generate energy using the wind is harmful to the ecosystem. While Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Biden administration tout the benefits of offshore wind development along California’s coast, Michael Shellenberger, a leading climate and environmental activist, deems the technology expensive, unreliable, and “incredibly…


The Renewable Energy Disaster Far More Deadly Than Chernobyl

Commentary Decades ago, a single energy disaster left three million acres of land uninhabitable to humans and killed between 85,600 and 240,000 people. A casual student of history might assume these shocking statistics refer to the Chernobyl nuclear accident, but that would be incorrect. No, this catastrophic specter was the fault of the Banqiao Dam collapse in…


Czech Republic Excludes China From New Nuclear Power Project, Citing Security Concerns

The Czech Republic is the latest country to exclude Chinese companies from its critical infrastructure due to national security concerns. Following Prague’s decision to ban Chinese telecom giants Huawei and ZTE from participating in the country’s 5G telecommunication network in 2019, Czech political parties recently agreed to exclude Chinese firms from bidding for a new…