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South Korea to expand nuclear energy Seoul (UPI) Jul 7, 2009 ![]() First Floating Nuclear Power Plant Construction ![]() On May 18, 2009 the first floating nuclear power plant was set up in St. Petersburg (Russia). The contract, signed by OPK and "Concern Energoatom" PLC on February 27, 2009, anticipated the construction, launching, rebuilding and testing of the power plant. The exploitation of the head floating power-generating unit, with KLT-40C type reactor, is the final step of this project. According to ... more
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Heavy rain, snow disrupts transport in Spain Washington slaps fee on plastic shopping bags Vietnam says parched Red River at record low Philippine volcano darkens New Year for 50,000 villagers Shocked residents survey Australia wildfire wreckage Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Residents flee terrifying Australian wildfires Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax Thrill-seeking tourists flock to Philippine volcano ![]()
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Incident fuels German nuclear debate![]() An incident at an error-prone German nuclear reactor has refueled the debate over the country's future energy mix. On Monday, Greenpeace activists amassed before the Kruemmel nuclear power plant near Hamburg to protest yet another incident at the Vattenfall Europe-run facility. It shut down automatically on Saturday after a transformer short-circuited. Kruemmel was reopened only ... more Swedish nuclear plant under observation after incidents ![]() Sweden's nuclear safety authority has put the country's biggest nuclear power plant under observation after a series of incidents that could endanger security, it said on Wednesday. The Ringhals plant in southwestern Sweden has four reactors and produces about 20 percent of all electricity used in Sweden. "The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) has observed a series of shortcomings ... more Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Energy Facility Gets Final Approval ![]() The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) has issued a key approval for a proposed new nuclear energy facility at Calvert Cliffs in southern Maryland, a project that would provide 1,600 megawatts of new, emissions-free electricity, stimulate the region's economy and shape a more secure energy future for the state. The PSC issued the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) ... more Traffic lights in German city go out after nuclear plant incident ![]() Hundreds of traffic lights in the German city of Hamburg stopped working Saturday after a power cut caused by an incident at a nuclear power station, an energy company said. Around 1,500 of the 1,800 traffic signals in Germany's second biggest city suddenly blacked out and lights at shopping centres also failed. An incident at a transformer of the Kruemmel power station triggered the ... more |
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Poor planning held up Finnish nuclear reactor: officials![]() Poor planning has led to rising costs and huge delays for a nuclear reactor going up in Finland, the country's biggest-ever construction project, officials said. The plant on the island of Olkiluoto in western Finland, to be run by Finnish nuclear power company TVO, was meant to start production this summer. But it is now not expected to open for another three years and Finnish ... more South Korea updates defense plan ![]() South Korea announced an update of its national defense plan, including an increased potential to hit North Korea's military assets. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak announced the refinements to the National Defense Reform 2020 plan that Seoul established in 2005. Since then, however, North Korea has become a nuclear power, and diplomatic moves, many initiated by Lee, have be ... more EU ministers make nuclear safety rules binding ![]() EU environment ministers on Thursday agreed to make international safety rules on nuclear power stations legally binding, a move which Brussels hailed as a model for the rest of the world. While the EU becomes the "first major regional nuclear actor" to make the rules binding, a European Commission spokesman said that safety standards in Europe were already high. The decision makes ... more Medvedev seals Russian nuclear, gas pacts with Nigeria ![]() Russia on Wednesday pledged to boost cooperation on oil, gas and nuclear energy with Nigeria as its leader said Moscow was ready to invest billions in a race with Chinese and Western rivals. The two countries on Wednesday signed a raft of agreements -- key among which were those on energy -- during a historic visit to Africa's most populous nation by the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. ... more |
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