Author Archives: borderslynn

About borderslynn

Retired, living in the Scottish Borders after living most of my life in cities in England. I can now indulge my interest in all aspects of living close to nature in a wild landscape. I live on what was once the Iapetus Ocean which took millions of years to travel from the Southern Hemisphere to here in the Northern Hemisphere. That set me thinking and questioning and seeking answers. In 1998 I co-wrote Millennium Countdown (US)/ A Business Guide to the Year 2000 (UK) see https://www.abebooks.co.uk/products/isbn/9780749427917

Climate Change and the right to sanitation

Posted on August 18, 2023 by borderslynn

Watching the evacuation of people around the world suffering climate change impacts such as flooding, landslides, wildfires – it occurred to me, how do these thousands of people arrive at a safe place and have access to sanitation? Today, the … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged cholera, clean water, climate change, contamination, disaster management, emergency services, favelas, FEMA, flooding, hospitals, migration centres, pollution, poor housing, prisons, sanitation, schools, sewage, toilets, water stress, water treatment plants, wildfires | Leave a comment

Sudan, Resources and Death

Posted on August 17, 2023 by borderslynn

Again, I am linking to an article which explains to me, even if you, the reader, might or might not want to know, the continual slaughter of non-arabs by arabs: The article is found here: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/f2060c73fcec41c6a483d8d4e8121788 Here is the title … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged arabs, diamonds, instability, mercenaries, no water, no winter, non-arabs, overheating, proxy wars, racism, rare resources, starvation, sudan, weapon supplies | Leave a comment

Water Stress impact in Reactor Cooling

Posted on August 16, 2023 by borderslynn

Pure water is vitally important to the cooling process of nuclear reactors. You will be aware, if you watch the news, that the huge Zaporizhia power plant has been made highly vulnerable as it is in a war zone. Since … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged new Reactor design, Soviet Union, Water cooled nuclear reactors, water stress | Leave a comment

Nader on War

Posted on August 15, 2023 by borderslynn

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Biden, costs, dilemma, exit plan, politics, Ralph Nader, Russian invasion, ukraine, uranium, war | Leave a comment

Aquifers: drilling for uranium, burying nuclear waste

Posted on August 14, 2023 by borderslynn

Uranium is obtained by in-situ drilling, usually into aquifers where uranium is found. The type of mine in question uses in situ leach technology (ISL), also known as in situ reach (ISR), the most common form of uranium extraction. It involves drilling … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged aquifers, contamination, Drilling, leaching, on-situ mining, radioactive waste disposal, uranium capture, water safety | Leave a comment

Human Error and Nuclear Reactors = Disaster

Posted on August 14, 2023 by borderslynn

Extract: On April 25 and 26, 1986, the worst nuclear accident in history unfolded in what is now northern Ukraine as a reactor at a nuclear power plant exploded and burned. Shrouded in secrecy, the incident was a watershed moment … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged build, Chernobyl, dangers, decommissioning, Fukukushima Daiichi, human error in design, maintenance, Nuclear plant coastal locations, threats | Leave a comment

Nuclear Reactors: emerging countries

Posted on August 13, 2023 by borderslynn

Guess who is helping fund and provide the construction design and build for countries with no previous experience? State-owned nuclear companies in Russia and China have taken the lead in offering nuclear power plants to emerging countries, usually with finance … Continue reading →