On 24.09.2023, an employee of a company carried out a weld inspection in a radiation protection bunker using an X-ray device. After the measurement, the employee – who is also the radiation protection officer - went into the bunker to carry out further work. After completing the work inside the bunker, he realized that the X-ray device might still have been in operation during his stay. The immediate evaluation of the dosimeter provided a value of 71.5 mSv for September 2023. The dose measured with the dosimeter was above the annual limit of 20 mSv for occupationally exposed persons. The annual dose in 2023 before the event was 0.0 mSv. An expert inspection of the X-ray equipment determined that the equipment was technically in order. Therefore, it is assumed that it was not a malfunction of the device, but potentially a human error when operating the device. Further investigations are currently being carried out.
The Netherlands has agreed to allow Urenco to be used for the British military nuclear program. This clears the way for uranium enriched by Urenco to be used in nuclear weapons. With his decision, Foreign Minister Berendsen (CDA Christen Democrats) is departing from the principle that civilian and military nuclear applications must remain strictly separate. […]
Behnam Raeesian is an internationally recognized visual artist and poster designer from Iran, known for bold political and cultural works. Through exhibitions, workshops, jury roles, and collaborations with cultural institutions worldwide, he has built a strong voice in contemporary political graphic design. His projects confront complex issues such as nuclear risk and technological impact, transforming […]
Everywhere you look, the nuclear industry’s hype machine is in overdrive. Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, and the UK government all tout small modular reactors as the silver bullet for climate change and energy security. Tech billionaires are hiring nuclear veterans. Wall Street is whispering about “round-the-clock power” for artificial intelligence data centers. For those old enough […]
Kernenergie en veiligheid: A wargame sought to test if a major radiological release that would prompt the evacuation of millions of civilians in South Korea could distract key US allies from assisting and rebuffing an all-out military invasion of Taiwan. The short answer was yes. The game originally presumed that China, wanting to keep the […]
Big batteries and EVs to the rescue again as faults with new nuclear plant cause chaos on Nordic grids The Finnish nuclear power plant Olkiluoto was finally connected to the grid last year, at an estimated cost of €11 billion compared to the original budget of €3 billion. That cost blowout forced its developer, the […]
