Pete Roche is an independent energy policy consultant and long-time nuclear critic. He has been policy advisor to Nuclear Free Local ...

A scram refers to the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor. It is typically triggered automatically by the plant's safety system, but can also be initiated manually.

The hulking Torness nuclear power plant has loomed over the windswept coastal fields south of Dunbar for more than 40 years. Construction on the station began in 1980, with energy generation ...

Power plant operators in Switzerland and France idled reactors so that discharged cooling water would not harm wildlife in ...