earthquake
Experts in the energy sector have welcomed a report published today which has given the UK shale industry scope for the future. The report admitted fracking may produce minor tremors, but that as long as certain risk-mitigating measures were adhered to, there was the possibility of a safe future for shale on UK shores. The […]
The controversial shale gas industry has effectively been given the green light by the UK Government, despite warnings from an independent report which found that fracking, the process of extracting shale gas, was responsible for earthquakes in Blackpool last year. The government-backed panel is recommending a series of new, precautionary measures to the shale gas […]
There have been conflicting reports about whether a nuclear power plant in India was shut down by the Indian government as a precaution after a strong earthquake hit Indonesia. One news site claimed the Nuclear Power Corporation of India was planning to shut plants down. However another Indian news site claims a top official from the Kundankulam […]
Japan has called on the UN to review tests carried out to prove the safety of its nuclear reactors. A team of ten experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today began assessing the review of the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA), Japan’s nuclear watchdog. This follows the approval of the Nuclear Safety […]
Tepco, owner of beleaguered nuclear plant Fukushima Daiichi (pictured), could be in line for up to $19billion from the Japanese government, according to reports. The firm has been in a difficult position since the nuclear crisis at its plant after the earthquake and tsunami struck Japan in March. Japanese media today suggested the government was […]
Nuclear plants in the US were barely affected by a 5.8-magnitude earthquake yesterday. Despite the quake being just a few miles from the two-reactor North Anna nuclear power plant in Virginia, operators have reported no faults. The plant shut down automatically but power is being provided by onsite diesel generators and the plant’s safety systems […]
