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France enshrines decision to close oldest nuclear plant![]() ![]() Paris (AFP) April 9, 2017 The French government on Sunday published a decree for closing the country's oldest nuclear plant, fulfilling a campaign-trail pledge made by President Francois Hollande who is now in the final weeks of office. The decree, gazetted in the Official Journal which publishes government decisions, sets down the conditions for closing a nuclear plant at Fessenheim, a plant in eastern France on the border with southwestern Germany. Fessenheim will cease operations when a new reactor, currently being bu ... read more |
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![]() Johannesburg (AFP) April 9, 2017 South Africa's ruling party on Sunday said the government will have to re-think its costly and highly contentious nuclear expansion programme following last week's relegation of the country's creditworthiness to junk. ... more ![]() ![]() San Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 In a perfect world, people would diligently reapply suncreen every couple of hours to protect their delicate skin from damaging solar radiation. But in reality, few people actually adhere to reappli ... more ![]() ![]() Tokyo (AFP) April 4, 2017 Japan's troubled conglomerate Toshiba said Tuesday it would buy the 40 percent stake held by French group Engie in their British nuclear joint venture NuGen for about 15.3 billion yen ($138.6 million). ... more ![]() ![]() Chiba, Japan (AFP) March 30, 2017 Angry investors lambasted Toshiba executives at a shareholder meeting Thursday after it warned annual losses could balloon to more than $9.0 billion but they agreed to the sale of its memory chip business, the jewel in the Japanese giant's crown. ... more |
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![]() Washington (AFP) March 30, 2017 Westinghouse's bankruptcy announcement Wednesday cast a pall over the future of nuclear energy in the United States and comes as the Trump administration seeks to revive the coal industry. ... more ![]() ![]() Tokyo (AFP) March 28, 2017 A Japanese appeals court on Tuesday ruled that a pair of nuclear reactors halted by a lower court order can be restarted, in a victory for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's energy policy. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (AFP) March 29, 2017 Toshiba's loss-hit US nuclear unit Westinghouse Electric Company has filed for bankruptcy protection, the companies said Wednesday, as the troubled division wrestles with huge losses and accounting fraud claims. ... more ![]() ![]() Tokyo (AFP) March 17, 2017 A Japanese court on Friday ruled for the first time that the government bears responsibility for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and ordered it and the plant operator to pay damages, officials and news reports said. ... more ![]() ![]() Kyoto, Japan (SPX) Mar 23, 2017 Extraordinary decontamination efforts are underway in areas affected by the 2011 nuclear accidents in Japan. The creation of total radioactivity maps is essential for thorough cleanup, but the most ... more ![]() ![]() Santiago (AFP) March 18, 2017 Douglas Tompkins's widow vividly remembers the suspicions the late billionaire raised when he started buying up land in Patagonia, the natural paradise at the bottom of South America. ... more |
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![]() ![]() The EIC and Nuclear AMRC sign MoU ![]() ![]() Sussex, UK (SPX) Mar 15, 2017 The hidden toll that subsidies for electricity, fossil fuels, and transport have on social welfare, economic growth and technological innovation needs to be exposed through better research says a ne ... more ![]() ![]() Berlin (UPI) Mar 15, 2017 German energy company E.ON said Wednesday it's been able to free itself from past burdens and was positioned for growth in a "new energy world." ... more ![]() ![]() Tokyo (AFP) March 15, 2017 Toshiba shares plunged Wednesday as fears grow about the future of one of Japan's best-known firms, hit by massive losses and accounting fraud allegations at its US nuclear unit. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (UPI) Mar 14, 2017 German energy company RWE said it's "back on track" after retooling its footing in the market and riding on the success of its renewable energy arm. ... more |
![]() Champaign IL (SPX) Apr 06, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Gripen fighter completes test flights using 100 percent biofuel ![]() ![]() Ridding the oceans of plastics by turning the waste into valuable fuel ![]() ![]() Shell unveils giant new high-tech research lab in India |
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![]() Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain (SPX) Apr 06, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Report shines light on installed costs and deployment barriers for residential solar PV ![]() ![]() Concept, SolarTech team up next-gen solar panels ![]() ![]() IEA: India needs diverse investments in renewables |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() U.N. says low-carbon economy not a "pipe dream" ![]() ![]() Mega-wind farm offshore Denmark clears hurdle ![]() ![]() Japan scientist eyes energy burst from 'typhoon turbine' |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() World Bank urges more investment for developing global electricity ![]() ![]() US states begin legal action on Trump energy delay ![]() ![]() Program to be axed saves energy in LA buildings |
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![]() Saarbrucken, Germany (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Scientists further understanding of a process that causes heat loss in fusion devices ![]() ![]() How does oxygen get into a fuel cell ![]() ![]() Clarifying how lithium ions ferry around in rechargeable batteries |
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![]() London (AFP) April 9, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Road salt runoff threatens US, Canada lakes: study ![]() ![]() Shanghai river clean-up leaves boat-dwellers in limbo ![]() ![]() Bangladesh closes one of world's most polluted places |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() OMV sees Libya as a natural fit ![]() ![]() Oil prices rally on geopolitical tensions ![]() ![]() Brent decommissioning opaque, environmentalists say |
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![]() Colorado Springs CO (Sputnik) Apr 06, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Chile desert combed for clues to life on Mars ![]() ![]() New MAVEN findings reveal how Mars' atmosphere was lost to space ![]() ![]() Potential Mars Airplane Resumes Flight |
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![]() Los Angeles (AFP) April 7, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Plants have been helping to offset climate change, but now it's up to us ![]() ![]() G7 energy ministers fail to agree statement on climate change: Italy ![]() ![]() How ENSO and Atlantic ADO impact East Asian winter monsoon |
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![]() Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() 'Pink Star' diamond fetches record $71.2 mn in Hong Kong ![]() ![]() Researchers 'iron out' graphene's wrinkles ![]() ![]() Built from the bottom up, nanoribbons pave the way to 'on-off' states for graphene |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Raytheon tests new electric gun for Phalanx weapon system ![]() ![]() Boeing, Laurel Tech contracted for DDG 51 modernization ![]() ![]() U.S. Navy's USS America completes survivability test |
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![]() Washington (AFP) April 9, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() North Korea vows response to 'reckless' US Navy move ![]() ![]() China, SKorea vow strong measures if NKorea tests nuke again ![]() ![]() US navy strike group heads toward Korean peninsula |
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![]() Niamey (AFP) April 10, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() White House warns Syria on chemical, barrel bomb use ![]() ![]() Southern EU leaders say US strike on Syria 'understandable' ![]() ![]() Sarin: lethal nerve gas that kills in minutes |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Saab developing Gripen fighter for Brazil ![]() ![]() CH-53K helicopters approved for low-rate production ![]() ![]() Panama's AW139 helicopters hit a flight-hour milestone |
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![]() Bogota (AFP) April 9, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Trump's visceral response prompts Syria strikes ![]() ![]() Over 6,000 flee 'terrifying' violence in S.Sudan town: UN ![]() ![]() After US strikes, Syria attack victims dream of Assad ouster |
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![]() Washington (AFP) April 6, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() NASA Tests Robotic Ice Tools for Use on Ocean Worlds ![]() ![]() Robot epigenetics: Adding complexity to embodied robot evolution ![]() ![]() NASA Robotic Refueling Mission Departs Station |
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