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Sarkozy, Brown to unveil nuclear cooperation plan: report
London (AFP) March 22, 2008Britain and France will announce a deal to build new nuclear power stations and export the technology worldwide during President Nicolas Sarkozy's state visit next week, the Guardian reported Saturday. Britain approved the construction of a new generation of nuclear plants in January and wants to take advantage of French expertise to help build them, the paper said. The announcement is d ... more Japan must lead way on nuclear energy, say advisors 
Tokyo (AFP) March 21, 2008A government advisory body on Friday urged Tokyo to take the lead in promoting nuclear energy worldwide as part of efforts to fight global warming. Japan is struggling to meet its obligations to slash greenhouse gases under the Kyoto Protocol and is also being hit hard by high oil prices as Asia's largest economy has virtually no natural energy resources. The Atomic Energy Commission ... more Russian nuclear giant teams up with Toshiba: statement 
Moscow (AFP) March 20, 2008Russian nuclear energy giant Atomenergoprom and Japanese industrial corporation Toshiba signed a preliminary cooperation agreement on Thursday, Russia's nuclear ministry said in a statement. "Today's event symbolises the start of large-scale cooperation between two leading companies... in the field of the peaceful use of nuclear energy," Sergei Kiriyenko, head of Russia's nuclear agency, was ... more Florida Power And Light Welcomes Initial Approval For New Nuclear Power Units At Turket Point 
Juno Beach FL (SPX) Mar 19, 2008The Florida Public Service Commission took a positive step toward securing the state's clean energy future with its approval of plans to build two nuclear power units at Florida Power and Light Company's Turkey Point generating complex in Miami-Dade County, FPL President Armando Olivera said. The PSC approved the additional nuclear plants and specifically agreed that FPL should ... more Romania wants to build second nuclear power plant after 2020 
Bucharest (AFP) March 17, 2008Romania plans to build a second nuclear power station to ensure its future energy independence, the head of Nuclearelectrica, Teodor Chirica, said Monday. "After 2020, we'll need a second nuclear power plant, with between two and four reactors," Chirica said at an energy strategy seminar here. Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said in October that Bucharest was planning a second nu ... more |
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Moscow (AFP) March 11, 2008Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday left open the possibility of a summit with Libya's Moamer Kadhafi amid Russian interest in the North African country's civil nuclear energy market. "We have a very active dialogue, and I don't exclude reciprocal visits at the highest level," Putin said during a meeting with parliament leaders at the Kremlin, according to the Interfax news agency. ... more Progress Energy Florida Takes Next Step To Secure Energy Future 
St. Petersburg FL (SPX) Mar 12, 2008Progress Energy Florida took a significant step toward securing Florida's energy future with carbon-free nuclear power. The company submitted a filing with the Florida Public Service Commission that outlines its need for additional electricity and proposes to meet that need with two nuclear units in Levy County. Nuclear power is one of three critical components of the company's balance ... more Bulgaria shortlists RWE, Electrabel for nuclear power plant 
Sofia (AFP) March 11, 2008Belgian utility Electrabel and German power giant RWE have been shortlisted to help finance and operate a new nuclear power plant in northern Bulgaria, the state-owned National Electricity Company said Tuesday. NEC said in a statement it had whittled down to just two an original shortlist of six companies interested in acquiring a minority stake in Belene Power Company, which will finance and ... more Nuclear Power Industry Facing Unsustainable Growth Demands 
Clarion PA (SPX) Mar 07, 2008Nuclear energy production must increase by more than 10 percent each year from 2010 to 2050 to meet all future energy demands and replace fossil fuels, but this is an unsustainable prospect. According to a report published in Inderscience's International Journal of Nuclear Governance, Economy and Ecology such a large growth rate will require a major improvement in nuclear power efficiency otherwise ... more Britain To Significantly Increase Reliance On Nuclear Power 
London (AFP) March 6, 2008Britain will "significantly" increase its reliance on nuclear energy in the next 20 years, the country's business secretary said in an interview published Thursday. Asked by the Financial Times whether the government wanted to increase the share of Britain's energy that came from nuclear power, John Hutton replied: "That's the ambition we should have ... I'd be very disappointed if it's not ... more |
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Miami (AFP) Feb 26, 2008Some four million people were without power across southern Florida on Tuesday after reactors went down at a nuclear power plant, US media and police said on Tuesday. Four million people had lost electricity across a wide area including Miami and traffic signals were malfunctioning, causing congestion on roads and forcing some shops to close. "We have a massive power outage in Miami, but ... more Coal-Fired Power Industry Now In Similiar Position To Nuclear Power In 1970s 
New York NY (SPX) Feb 27, 2008With rising construction costs, regulatory uncertainties, environmental concerns and other growing risks, the U.S. utilities with more than 100 proposed new coal-fired power plants now face comparable risks and uncertainties to those that derailed the U.S. nuclear power industry in the 1970s, according to a major new report prepared by Synapse Energy Economics, Inc., for the Interfaith Center on ... more Greenpeace says will challenge completion of Slovak nuclear plant 
Bratislava (AFP) Feb 23, 2007The Slovak branch of environmental organisation Greenpeace said on Tuesday it will launch a legal challenge against plans by Slovakia's biggest electricity producer to complete two blocs of a nuclear power plant. Greenpeace said it would challenge state institutions for not carrying out an environmental impact assessment of Slovenske Elektrarne's plans to complete two reactors at an existing ... more French nuclear group Areva beats profit forecasts 
Paris (AFP) Feb 26, 2008French nuclear giant Areva said Tuesday its 2007 net profit rose 14.5 percent as chairwoman Anne Lauvergeon again called on the state-owned company to be opened up to outside investors. Areva, the world's largest nuclear power company, said net profit last year came to 743 million euros (1.1 billion dollars), above analyst forecasts of 709.5 million euros, while operating profit jumped 84.5 ... more ASAT Weapons And Doctrine In The Early 21st Century Part Two 
Moscow (UPI) Feb 25, 2008 The Soviet Union once used sea reconnaissance and targeting satellites with nuclear power packs aboard. Upon completion of their duty, they would be elevated to a so-called burial orbit to circle the Earth for hundreds of years. But one of the satellites, while still active, got out of control, descended from orbit and, partly collapsed, fell in the north of Canada. Radioactive pollution ... more
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