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Earthquakes May Endanger New York More Than Thought
Palisades NY (SPX) Aug 25, 2008A study by a group of prominent seismologists suggests that a pattern of subtle but active faults makes the risk of earthquakes to the New York City area substantially greater than formerly believed. Among other things, they say that the controversial Indian Point nuclear power plants, 24 miles north of the city, sit astride the previously unidentified intersection of two active seismic zones. ... more Spanish nuclear plant closed after fire in electrical generator 
Madrid (AFP) Aug 24, 2008A Spanish nuclear power plant shut down after an electrical generator fire Sunday, safety officials said, the latest incident at a reactor that has already been hit with record fines for its safety record. The incident came just weeks after the government vowed to take action against another nuclear station over a radioactive leak last year. In Sunday's leak environmental group Greenpeac ... more Nuke plant increases NYC earthquake risk 
New York (UPI) Aug 23, 2008 Seismologists said nuclear power plants located 24 miles north of New York increase the risk of serious damage from earthquakes. Columbia University researchers said the Indian Point nuclear power plants sit astride the previously unidentified intersection of two active seismic zones, making the risk of earthquake substantially greater than formerly believed. The findings, publis ... more India nuclear deal could trigger arms race: US lawmakers 
Washington (AFP) Aug 20, 2008A nuclear energy deal between the United States and India could fuel an arms race with Pakistan unless it is amended to ensure New Delhi is banned from producing new weapons-grade material and from conducting nuclear test explosions, two US lawmakers said Wednesday. The two lawmakers called on the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group to insist on amending the agreement when it meets to consider ... more Bloomberg proposes windmills for New York City 
New York (AFP) Aug 20, 2008Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed a renewable energy program for New York city that would include placing windmills on city bridges, solar panels on skyscrapers, and the use of tidal, geothermal and nuclear energy. Bloomberg unveiled the outlines of his plan late Tuesday at a major clean energy summit in Las Vegas organized by the University of Nevada. "Just five years ago last week ... more |
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Tokyo (AFP) Aug 19, 2008Japan on Tuesday signalled it would approve a nuclear energy deal between India and the United States, raising the chances that the controversial pact will come into force. The 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group, which controls the global flow of civilian atomic exports, is expected to meet Thursday in Vienna on the nuclear deal. Objections by any nation would scuttle the pact. Japan, the ... more Malaysia looking at nuclear energy use: minister 
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Aug 19, 2008Malaysia's cabinet will deliberate next month on whether to adopt nuclear energy to combat high global oil prices, a minister said Tuesday. Last month, state utility Tenaga said it could construct the country's first 1,000 MW nuclear power plant at a cost of 3.1 billion dollars after being asked by the government to look at the option. "After it is tabled to the cabinet, an announcement ... more India eyes US, Russian, French firms for nuclear plants: report 
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 18, 2008India's atomic energy body has short-listed US, Russian and French firms for nuclear power projects once the country gets the green light to enter global atomic commerce, a report said Monday. The Hindu newspaper said the Nuclear Power Corporation of India has selected US giant Westinghouse Electric, US-Japanese alliance GE-Hitachi, Russia's Rosatom and France's Areva for potential orders as ... more Japan pressured to oppose US-India nuclear deal 
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 15, 2008Anti-nuclear campaigners launched a campaign Friday to press nuclear energy suppliers to stop an accord between India and the United States, saying it would shatter anti-proliferation efforts. A loose coalition including activists and scholars focused efforts on Japan, which has been non-committal on the deal that would give India access to nuclear technology without signing the Non-Proliferation ... more Hyperion Power Generation Sells First Transportable Nuclear Power Reactor 
Los Alamos NM (SPX) Aug 14, 2008Hyperion Power Generation's CEO, John R. 'Grizz" Deal has announced that the company has received its first Letter of Intent to purchase the Hyperion Power Module (HPM), a small, compact, transportable, nuclear power reactor. The intention to purchase up to six units for various projects, at approximately $25 million each, was placed by TES Group, an investment company focusing on the ene ... more |
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Moscow (AFP) July 31, 2008Libya is negotiating with Moscow to buy Russian weapons and for the construction of a nuclear power station, the countries' prime ministers said on Thursday. "The Libyan leadership confirmed its interest in acquiring high-quality products from the Russian defence industry," Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was quoted as saying by Interfax and ITAR-TASS after a meeting with Libyan Prime ... more EDF board backs acquisition of British Energy: source 
Paris (AFP) July 31, 2008State electricity company Electricite de France could make an official announcement Friday of a bid to acquire nuclear power operator British Energy after the French group's directors backed the move. EDF, the world's largest nuclear power suppliers and already Europe's number one electricity producer, has invited journalists and analysts to a press conference Friday morning after the ... more EDF, Centrica to buy British Energy: reports
London (AFP) July 24, 2008French energy giant EDF and Centrica will buy British Energy for about 12 billion pounds (15.2 billion euros, 23.9 billion dollars) and could announce the deal early next week, reports said Thursday. In reaction, nuclear power operator British Energy confirmed it was in "advanced" talks with one unnamed party. Both Centrica and EDF declined to comment. The Times newspaper and the BBC ... more Australia looks positively at US-Indian nuclear deal 
Perth, Australia (AFP) July 24, 2008Australia is looking positively at a US-Indian civilian nuclear energy deal despite its policy of refusing to export uranium to India, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said Thursday. Smith told reporters travelling with him to Perth from Singapore that Australia would now have to make a decision on whether to support it, possibly by mid-August, now that the deal has survived in the Indian ... more Hitachi, GE to develop smaller nuclear reactors 
Tokyo (AFP) July 23, 2008Japan's Hitachi and US giant General Electric will team up to sell midsize nuclear reactors to meet growing demand for power facilities in Southeast Asia, a Hitachi spokesman said Wednesday. The move comes as soaring crude oil prices and worries about global warming spur interest in nuclear power. The move is aimed at tapping into the markets in countries such as Vietnam, Indonesia, and ... more
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