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Alleged nuclear shenanigans hit Lithuania's graft rank: watchdog Vilnius (AFP) Sept 23, 2008 
Alleged misdealings over a nuclear power plant project dented Lithuania's standing on a global corruption list, watchdog Transparency International said Tuesday, but the prime minister rejected the claim. Rytis Juozapavcius, head of the organisation's Lithuanian chapter, spotlighted the Lithuanian Electricity Organisation (LEO LT), which is piloting a four-nation plan to built a new nuclear ... read more
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Detroit Edison Submits Application For New Nuclear Plant
Detroit MI (SPX) Sep 24, 2008Detroit Edison officials have submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission a Combined License Application for a possible new nuclear power plant at the site of the company's existing nuclear plant near Newport, Mich. "It is satisfying to reach this significant milestone, which is necessary if we are to maintain the option of building a nuclear power plant to help Michigan meet both ... more Nuclear Energy Insights From Policy Expert Marilyn Brown 
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 24, 2008There are concrete signs of a renewed interest in nuclear power spurred by a coalescence of motivating trends. Nuclear power can help meet the rapid growth of demand for electricity, avoid rate increases caused by escalating fossil fuel prices, reduce dependence on imported oil by supporting plug-in electric cars and avoid greenhouse gas emissions. Since the rapid build-up of nuclear power ... more Lithuania eyes Areva, Candu, GE, Westinghouse for nuclear plant 
Vilnius (AFP) Sept 22, 2008Lithuania is eyeing four firms, France's Areva, Canada's Candu as well as the US-based General Electric and Westinghouse, as candidates to build a nuclear power plant by 2016, the Lithuanian Electricity Organisation (LEO) said Monday. "They all are working with us. Which one is chosen will depend on the quality of the proposal -- the best price and conditions," Saulius Specius, a LEO LT ... more 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 |
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Bratislava (AFP) Sept 10, 2008Slovakia is seeking "friendly and mutually favourable" economic cooperation with Russia, notably in nuclear energy, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said Wednesday after meeting with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin. "It's mostly cooperation in the field of energy, especially regarding construction of the third and fourth stations of the Mochovce nuclear power plant," in the west ... more Outside View: Russia changes nuke plant 
Moscow (UPI) Sep 9, 2008 The birthplace of the first-ever floating nuclear power plant will be the Baltic Sea instead of the White Sea. The formal keel-laying ceremony took place in April 2007 at the Sevmash shipyard of the Russian State Center for Nuclear Shipbuilding in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk region. After about a year and a half, the state-owned corporation Rosatom revoked the general contract, handing it ... more Canadian think tank publishes nuclear guide 
Ottawa (AFP) Sept 8, 2008A group of Canadian academics Monday published a comprehensive guide to the who, what, where and how of nuclear energy. The document, entitled "A Guide to Global Nuclear Governance" details treaties, conventions, initiatives and networks that deal with nuclear non-proliferation, safety and security. It highlights multilateral and bilateral agreements, International Atomic Energy Agency ... more Armenia shuts down nuclear power station for renovation 
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 |
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Druskininkai, Lithuania (AFP) Sept 2, 2008Belarus plans to build a new nuclear power plant by 2015 that could possibly export energy to neighbour Lithuanuia, Belarus Prime Minister Sergei Sidorsky said Tuesday in Lithuania. "We are going to build the first block by 2015. We spoke with Lithuanian energy specialists about the possibility of supplying part of the electricity produced in this power plant to Lithuania," said Sidorsky ... more Australia reconsiders nuclear deal with Russia 
Canberra (AFP) Sept 1, 2008Australia is reconsidering a pact to sell uranium to Russia following its military push into Georgia, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith warned on Monday. He spoke as the head of a parliamentary committee examining the deal that would allow sales of uranium for use in Russia's civil nuclear power industry, expanding on the terms of a 1990 agreement, raised fears the yellowcake could be diverted ... more Bulgaria to launch construction of new nuclear plant on Sept 3 
Sofia (AFP) Sept 1, 2008Bulgaria will begin construction on Wednesday on its new 4.0-billion-euro (5.8-billion-dollar) nuclear power plant near the northern town of Belene, the government announced Monday. "We will launch the Belene project on September 3 at noon," Economy and Energy Minister Petar Dimitrov said in Sofia, calling the future facility "one of the most important projects in the whole European Union." ... more Mitsubishi Heavy to boost reactor production: report 
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
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