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Bulgaria asks EU to double compensation for reactors' closure
Sofia (AFP) April 20, 2008Bulgaria has asked the European Commission to double compensation funds for its closure of four reactors at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant, Economy and Energy Minister Petar Dimitrov said Sunday. "Bulgaria is negotiating to double the compensation it receives from the EU for Kozloduy," Dimitrov was quoted as saying by national radio. Brussels asked Sofia to close down four reactors a ... more Olmert says Iran will never be a nuclear power 
Jerusalem (AFP) April 17, 2008Iran will never become a nuclear power, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was quoted on Thursday as saying, as Iran's president was proclaiming his country the "most powerful nation" on earth. "I can say... that, to my knowledge, and on the basis of what I know and read, I believe the efforts of the international community will succeed, and that Iran will not become a nuclear power," he ... more Romania to keep majority stake in nuclear reactors: minister 
Bucharest (AFP) April 17, 2008Romania aims to hold on to the controlling stake in a partnership to build two more reactors at its Cernovada nuclear power plant, Economy Minister Varujan Vosganian said Thursday. "We have two billion euros (3.2 billion dollars) at our disposal from privatisations and we already have experience from building the first two reactors," Vosganian said. The minister said the government would ... more Crunch Time For Natural Gas 
Chicago IL (SPX) Apr 18, 2008As coal, oil and nuclear power are steadily being undermined by environmental and siting concerns, energy purchasers for industrials, power generators and local distribution companies, increasingly dependent on natural gas as a basic fuel, will be at GasMart 2008 in Chicago May 20-22 to hear from gas industry leaders on resource availability, deliverability and cost. The pressure is on the ... more Nuclear power has important role in reducing CO2: Brussels 
Brussels (AFP) April 15, 2008EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs on Tuesday stressed the "important role" played by nuclear power in providing Europe's energy needs and helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions. "Nuclear energy makes an important contribution to our fight against climate change and our security of energy supply," Piebalgs told a conference of the European Nuclear Assembly in Brussels. However he ... more |
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Moscow, April 9, 2008 Global utility giant Westinghouse Electric Co. and Ukraine's power utility Energoatom have signed a deal to supply Ukraine's nuclear power plants with fuel from 2011-2015. Under the contract, concluded on March 31, 630 fuel assemblies will be loaded inside three local reactors. "This contract represents a major commitment from both Westinghouse and Ukraine in ensuring that alternative ... more 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 |
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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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