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Analysis: Companies race for nuclear plant
The United States may soon see a resurgence in nuclear power--if the government approves any of the applications for new power plants currently piling up in record numbers. As of this month, nine different businesses have requested permission to build a total of 15 nuclear reactors from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which oversees U.S. nuclear power plant operation and licensing. ... more Westinghouse strikes deal to build US nuclear power plants 
Washington (AFP) April 8, 2008Westinghouse Electric, a unit of the Japanese Toshiba Corp., said Tuesday it had struck a deal with Georgia Power to build two nuclear power plants in the southern United States, the first such projects in 30 years. The announcement that two Westinghouse AP1000 power plants would be built at a site near Augusta, Georgia which already had two existing nuclear reactors, came days after the 29t ... more Analysis: Nuke waste import plan spurs ire 
A commercial application to import low-level nuclear waste from Italy has sparked fears of more shipments from decommissioned nuclear power plants in Europe, but a bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives March 13 would ban imports of foreign radioactive waste. EnergySolutions, which processes and disposes of about 90 percent of U.S. low-level radioactive waste, submitted a ... more EDF might make takeover bid for British Energy: report 
Paris (AFP) April 4, 2008French state-owned electricity and nuclear power group EDF might bid to takeover British Energy, valued at 8.8 billion euros, the La Tribune economy newspaper reported here on Friday. The British energy sector has long been privatised, and the British treasury now holds only 35.2 percent of British Energy. The company is the biggest British power generator, providing nearly 19 percent of ... more Toshiba in talks on lucrative US nuclear plant deals 
Tokyo (AFP) April 3, 2008Japan's Toshiba Corp. said Thursday it is in talks with US firms on securing nuclear power plant contracts, as a report said it was set to clinch the 13.7-billion-dollar deals. "It is true that our subsidiary Westinghouse is holding negotiations with the aim to get final contracts but no decision has been made at the moment," Toshiba said in a statement. The comment followed a report by ... more |
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Tokyo (AFP) March 26, 2008Japan's Toshiba Corp. announced a deal Wednesday aimed at expanding its share of US nuclear power plant construction with a 300 million dollar investment in a venture with US giant NRG Energy Inc. Toshiba will become the prime contractor for all future projects by the company, Nuclear Innovation North America, which will promote the deployment of advanced boiling water reactor power plants ... more France And UK To Forge Deals On Nuclear And Defence Issues 
London, UK (SPX) Mar 26, 2008The leaders of France and Britain are to hold a joint meeting later this week expected to result in an agreement to promote nuclear power as well as further co-operation on defence, immigration and money markets. UK daily the Guardian reported last week that Paris and London are ready to sign a deal on constructing a new generation of power plants, a move that is expected to be signed off by ... more US, Bahrain sign deal on nuclear energy cooperation: US 
Washington (AFP) March 24, 2008The United States and Bahrain signed a deal Monday on peaceful nuclear energy cooperation, holding it up as a model for the Middle East that contrasts with Iran's disputed atomic program. The memorandum of understanding on nuclear energy cooperation was signed by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Bahraini counterpart Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa during a ceremony at ... more Turkey invites bids to build first nuclear power plant 
Ankara (AFP) March 24, 2008Turkey's energy minister on Monday invited bids for the construction of country's first nuclear power plant, which is to be built on the Mediterranean coast despite strong opposition from environmentalists. "I have officially launched the tender process today. This is the start of a very important and positive process for our country's future,", the Anatolia news agency quoted Energy Minister ... more China eyes nuclear energy after snow: report 
Beijing (AFP) March 24, 2008China has become more ambitious about adopting nuclear energy after heavy snowstorms early this year showed the dangers of reliance on coal, state media said Monday. The government now wants nuclear energy to account for at least five percent of total power supply by 2020, the China Daily reported, citing Zhang Guobao, head of the new national energy bureau. "All sides have reached the ... more |
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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 US firm, CEO admit weapon, nuclear-linked export violations 
Washington (AFP) March 13, 2008A US company and the Indian head of an international firm have admitted to violating laws on export of weapons technology and nuclear power testing equipment to India, the US Justice Department said Thursday. Decade-long US sanctions over illegal Indian nuclear tests prohibit US-based companies from exporting certain goods and services to India. Parthasarathy Sudarshan, the Indian CEO of ... more
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