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 Washington (AFP) Nov 15, 2009 
With crucial global climate talks less than a month away, US senators appear to be betting on nuclear energy as the key to finally passing sweeping domestic climate change legislation. After shrugging off a boycott by Republicans who opposed the measure and mostly shunned the debate, Democrats pushed the legislation through the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, with only one ... read more
London (UPI) Nov 13, 2009 London has laid out the British energy future by identifying 10 sites for new nuclear power plants. In a bid to boost energy security and drive down carbon dioxide emissions, the British government wants to have 10 nuclear power plants online by 2018. Energy and Climate Secretary Ed Miliband said earlier this week that nuclear power is a "proven, reliable source of low-carbon energy." ... more
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Chicago IL (SPX) Nov 12, 2009A recent construction industry conference cited nuclear power, green technology, and skilled worker recruitment and training as top energy priorities for the United States and Canada. Solutions for these concerns were also presented as part of the event. The United Association (UA) of Plumbers, Fitters, Welders and HVAC Techs held the Tripartite Conference, entitled "Building Stronger ... more  
Berlin (UPI) Nov 11, 2009 Dena, the German Energy Agency, has warned that key investments in the electricity sector are being scrapped because of the country's nuclear revival. The decision by the new German government to extend the lifetime of Germany's nuclear power plants beyond the planned phase-out by 2021 is destabilizing the electricity sector, Stephan Kohler, the head of Dena, has warned. ... more 
Ankara (AFP) Nov 10, 2009A Turkish court has blocked a 2008 tender won by a Russian company to build the country's first nuclear power plant, a civil society group that challenged the tender in court said on Tuesday. A consortium led by Atomstroyexport, Russia's state nuclear giant, was the only bidder in the tender to build and operate the plant but the government was yet to decide whether to award the project. ... more |
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Paris (AFP) Nov 4, 2009Safety fears and threats of winter power cuts have taken some of the shine off France's world-beating nuclear industry, the country's main source of power and a key plank in its foreign trade strategy. France generates more than three-quarters of its electricity through nuclear power, more than any other country by proportion, and President Nicolas Sarkozy has made exporting French know-how ... more 
Washington (AFP) Oct 30, 2009The US state of Maryland on Friday approved a plan for France' EDF Group to take a stake in Constellation Energy Group, clearing the final hurdle for a new nuclear power plant in the state. US regulators earlier this month had green-lighted the joint venture plan for the French state-controlled company to acquire nearly half of Constellation's nuclear assets. The companies say the nuclea ... more 
Paris (AFP) Oct 30, 2009The French government is raising doubts about the purchase of half of US nuclear energy company Constellation by state-controlled French operator EDF, the Financial Times reported on Friday. Citing government officials, the newspaper said that the government was keen for EDF to invest more in Europe as regulatory difficulties in the United States delay the 4.5-billion-dollar (3.0-billion-eur ... more |
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