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Russia signs civilian nuclear power pact with Bangladesh
Dhaka (AFP) May 13, 2009Bangladesh and Russia signed a deal Wednesday which could lead to construction of the first civilian nuclear power plant in the electricity-starved South Asian nation, an official said. The two sides signed a memorandum of understanding on peaceful use of nuclear energy, which officials said was the first step toward construction of a plant. "We've had approaches from other countries. We ... more EDF, Centrica sign deal to 'relaunch' nuclear power in Britain 
Paris (AFP) May 11, 2009France's state-owned EDF and Britain's Centrica announced on Monday a long-awaited joint venture aimed at relaunching nuclear energy in Britain. EDF, the world's biggest nuclear energy producer, also said it would buy 51 percent of the Belgian electricity company SPE from Centrica for 1.3 billion euros (1.8 billion dollars), the companies said in a joint statement. The deal with Centrica ... more Japan nuke plant restarts two years after quake: operator 
Tokyo (AFP) May 9, 2009The world's largest nuclear power plant resumed part of its operations on Saturday, two years after it was shut down following a strong earthquake off the Japanese coast, the operator said. One of seven reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant, located 300 kilometres (185 miles) northwest of Tokyo, started test operations, said operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO). The company earli ... more Russia to sign nuclear pact with Japan: reports 
Tokyo (AFP) May 10, 2009Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has told Japanese media his country expects to sign a nuclear power pact with Japan during his visit here this week, reports said Sunday. In an interview with Japanese media in Moscow, Putin said he would also present a list of economic cooperation projects during his three-day visit beginning on Monday. Various government-level agreements will be ... more Toshiba To Establish Nuclear Engineering Center In North Carolina 
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 08, 2009Toshiba has announced that Toshiba America Nuclear Energy Corporation, a U.S.-based Toshiba Group company, will establish an engineering center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The center will open this August, and will provide solid foundations for Toshiba Group's expansion of its nuclear power businesses and support for utility customers in the U.S. market. Major utilities in the Unit ... more |
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Almaty (AFP) April 29, 2009Kazakhstan on Wednesday signed a deal that would see it build nuclear power plants for China, as well as provide its energy-hungry neighbour with more than 24,000 tonnes of uranium. The deal between state nuclear agency Kazatomprom and the China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group (CGNPG) calls for the creation of a joint venture to build power plants for energy-hungry China, the Kazakh firm said ... more French nuclear plant evacuated after bomb scare 
Chinon, France (AFP) April 30, 2009A French nuclear power plant was evacuated Thursday after a bomb alert sparked by an anonymous telephone call, regional officials said. Police inspected all high-security parts of the plant in cental-western Chinon but found nothing unusual, the local prefecture said. A full search of the site was still ongoing late Thursday morning. All but the most essential staff, or 198 people, were ... more Nuclear power making comeback, top energy officials say 
Beijing (AFP) April 19, 2009Growing energy demands and concerns about oil supplies and greenhouse gas emissions means nuclear power is making a comeback, top international specialists declared here Sunday. "Nuclear is really back on the agenda. There is a need for more energy," said Thierry Dujardin, a deputy director of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's nuclear energy arm. However, speaki ... more World's largest nuke plant to restart in quake-hit Japan town 
Kashiwazaki, Japan (AFP) April 17, 2009A strong earthquake shut down the world's largest nuclear power plant here almost two years ago. The clock is now ticking for it to restart -- but fears about a nearby seafloor faultline and a string of fires inside the dormant facility have deepened distrust in local communities. National, regional and local authorities have in recent weeks approved the resumption of the 8,200-megawatt ... more Over 50 nations want to build nuclear plants: report
Vienna (AFP) April 16, 2009More than 50 nations are in talks with the UN atomic watchdog to build nuclear power plants, a twofold increase over the last four years, a top agency official said in an interview released Thursday. "The IAEA is talking with 50-60 countries about the construction of nuclear power plants," Hans-Holger Rogner, head of planning and economic studies at the International Atomic Energy Agency, sa ... more |
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Tokyo (AFP) April 9, 2009The world's largest nuclear power plant in Japan is set to resume operations soon, two years after a strong earthquake caused a radioactive leak there, an official said Thursday. Despite some local opposition, Tokyo has given the go-ahead for a test run of a reactor at the plant -- seen as a de facto resumption of the facility. The agreement of local communities is the last hurdle to a resta ... more Greenpeace Co-Founder Spruiks Benefits Of New Nuclear Power 
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 04, 2009As Wisconsin state lawmakers consider repealing the moratorium on nuclear energy, Dr. Patrick Moore, a Greenpeace co-founder and current Co-Chair of the Clean and Safe Energy Coalition (CASEnergy), addressed a joint committee in the Wisconsin State Legislature. Dr. Moore testified before the Wisconsin Senate Commerce, Utilities, Energy, and Rail Committee and the House Energy and Utilities ... more Turbine fault closes Russian nuclear power station: report 
Moscow (AFP) April 3, 2009Russian officials shut down the nuclear power station at Kalinin, in the northwest Tver region of Russia, because of a faulty turbine, the Interfax agency reported Friday, citing officials at the station. The number two block was shut down on Thursday because of a problem with the turbine, said the station's director Leonid Martynovchenko, the agency reported. It would back up and connec ... more Slovenia restarts nuclear plant after maintenance 
Ljubljana (AFP) May 4, 2009Slovenia on Monday restarted its sole nuclear power plant after month-long regular maintenance work, nearly a year after an incident there triggered a Europe-wide alert, management said. Plant equipment is in a good state and no particular problem was detected as 56 of the 121 nuclear fuel rods were replaced. Maintenance work will again be carried out late next year. The Krsko plant ... more Slovenia shuts down nuclear plant for maintenance
Ljubljana (AFP) April 1, 2009Slovenia shut down Wednesday its sole nuclear power plant for 30 days of regular maintenance work, nearly a year after an incident there triggered a Europe-wide alert, authorities said. The Krsko plant was shut down for five days last June when a loss was detected in the reactor's cooling system, which led to the first Europe-wide radiation alert since the system was put in place in the afte ... more
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