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Malaysia to resort to nuclear energy by 2023: minister
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Sept 20, 2008Malaysia will turn to nuclear energy to generate electricity by 2023 as supplies of fossil fuel eventually run out, a minister said according to Saturday news reports. Energy, Water and Communications Minister Shaziman Mansor said the use of nuclear energy was also an alternative to counter high global oil prices, the Star newspaper reported. "I will be briefing the cabinet in a fortnight ... more India, France close to nuclear cooperation pact: official 
New Delhi (AFP) Sept 19, 2008India and France are close to an signing a nuclear energy pact similar to a deal New Delhi has already struck with Washington, India's top diplomat said Friday. The accord is expected to be signed during Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to France on September 30, Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon said. "We are working on signing the agreement," Menon told reporters. ... more Luminant To Submit Application To Expand Nuclear Power Plant 
Dallas TX (SPX) Sep 22, 2008Luminant will submit an application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the potential expansion of its Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant near Glen Rose, Texas. "This application is an initial, but significant, step toward expanding the use of safe, dependable, clean nuclear power," said Luminant Chief Executive Officer David Campbell. "While we are just at the beginning of a ... more Energy group EON signs deal to connect with British power grid 
London (AFP) Sept 11, 2008German energy group EON, which wants to build nuclear power stations in Britain, on Thursday signed an agreement enabling it to connect with the British national power network, an EON spokesman said. The deal, signed with the British group National Grid, calls for the eventual connection of a new nuclear reactor that could be built next to a reactor already in service in Oldbury, near ... more Russia To Build Baltic Nuclear Power Plant 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Sep 11, 2008Sergei Kiriyenko, head of the Federal Agency for Nuclear Power (Rosatom), has signed the order on the construction of a nuclear power plant in the Kaliningrad Region, Russia's exclave on the Baltic Sea. Preliminary work for the project is to start in 2009. Russia decided to build a nuclear power plant in its westernmost region to ensure its own energy security, but the new power plant will ... more |
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Yerevan (AFP) Sept 8, 2008Armenia has shut down its Metzamor nuclear power station for 85-day renovation works and refueling, the station's chief engineer told AFP Monday. "The station was shut down on September 5 at midnight and will be launched again on November 29. There will be repairs, refueling, and some measures aimed at boosting security," Movses Vardanyan said. "Meanwhile, there will be no restrictions ... more Analysis: Germany's nuclear waste scandal 
Berlin (UPI) Sep 8, 2008 Germany is engulfed in a discussion over how to best handle nuclear waste, after it surfaced that several leaks threaten security at a dumping site in Lower Saxony state. German Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel did not beat around the bush. The dumping site in the Asse mountain range in northern Germany is "the most problematic nuclear facility in all of Europe," he said last week, a ... more Progress Energy Florida Estimates Fuel, Nuclear And Environmental Costs For 2009 
St. Petersburg FL (SPX) Sep 05, 2008Rising fuel prices, environmental improvements and planning for additional carbon-free nuclear power to meet future growth will increase the cost of electricity next year, Progress Energy Florida has announced. If state regulators approve the company's 2009 fuel-cost projections, clean-air expenses, nuclear pre-construction costs and other factors, the residential monthly bill for 1,000 ... more New controversy in India over US nuclear deal 
New Delhi, India (AFP) Sept 4, 2008India's government was Wednesday hit by a fresh storm over its nuclear energy deal with the United States following reports of new US stipulations. The agreement, which is entering the final stages of approval, offers India access to Western technology and cheap atomic energy on the condition that it allows UN nuclear inspections of some of its nuclear facilities. But Indian media ... more Bulgaria launches construction of new nuclear plant 
Belene, Bulgaria (AFP) Sept 3, 2008Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev launched building work on Wednesday at the site for the country's new 4.0-billion-euro (5.8-billion-dollar) nuclear power station near the northern town of Belene. Construction of the plant's two reactors, being undertaken by Russian atomic energy specialist Atomstroiexport, will not begin until next year, but Stanishev oversaw the first holes being ... more |
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Tokyo (AFP) Aug 30, 2008Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. will boost its production of core nuclear power equipment by investing 15 billion yen (138 million dollars) in its key plant, a newspaper reported on Saturday. The nation's largest heavy machinery manufacturer plans to double production capacity at its nuclear power equipment plant in Akashi, western Japan, the Nikkei business daily said. ... more Hong Kong and China sign nuclear, gas energy deals 
Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 28, 2008Hong Kong and China signed nuclear and gas energy deals on Thursday which the southern city hopes will reduce both pollution and the need for a controversial liquefied gas terminal. The deals aim to provide Hong Kong with a consistent supply of both natural gas and nuclear energy for the next two decades, as it tries to reduce its dependency on coal-fired power, chief executive Donald Tsang ... more South Korea to build 10 more nuclear plants by 2030 
Seoul (AFP) Aug 27, 2008South Korea said Wednesday it will build 10 more nuclear power plants by 2030 and increase its renewable energy resources as part of a 100-billion-dollar plan to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels. South Korea, a highly industrialised nation with few natural energy sources, already uses nuclear plants to generate nearly a third of its power needs but hopes to increase that to nearly 60 ... more Toshiba, Doosan in talks on nuclear power tie-up 
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 26, 2008Japan's Toshiba Corp. said Tuesday it was discussing a business tie-up with South Korea's Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction Co. in nuclear power plants. "We have agreed with Doosan to begin talks on how we can form wide-ranging relations to cooperate in the nuclear power business, including PWRs (pressurised water reactors)," said Ken Shinjo, a Toshiba spokesman. Toshiba, which ... more 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
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