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 Paris (AFP) Nov 19, 2009 
France has for decades been fiercely proud of its world-beating nuclear industry but is now having to import electricity from its neighbours and could face blackouts this winter. News of the imports prompted the environmental group Greenpeace to say Wednesday that this was further proof that France's policy of producing three quarters of its electricity from nuclear power was a big mistake. ... read more
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 19, 2009Smoke rose Thursday from the world's largest nuclear power plant in Japan, which was shut down by an earthquake two years ago, but the operator said no-one was injured and there was no radiation leak. The smoke was caused by friction from the brake of a crane in a reactor's turbine room, operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) said in a statement. "We reported immediately to the fire ... more
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Paris (AFP) Nov 17, 2009French nuclear giant Areva said Tuesday it had signed a 15-year contract with Czech electricity group CEZ to provide uranium enrichment services for the Temelin nuclear power plant. The value of the contract was not disclosed. "This agreement will contribute to securing CEZ's long-term nuclear fuel supply and will also reinforce Areva's position on the European enrichment services market ... more
Warsaw (AFP) Nov 18, 2009French energy giant EDF and its Polish counterpart PGE have signed a cooperation deal, PGE said on Wednesday as Poland launches a nuclear power drive. In a statement, PGE said it had inked the accord with EDF on Tuesday. The two groups have pledged to undertake feasibility studies for the construction in Poland of a new-generation EPR reactor, a system being developed by French nuclear ... more 
Washington (AFP) Nov 17, 2009The United States should consider following France's lead and ramping up use of nuclear power in an effort to contain global warming, a senior US senator helping craft climate change legislation said Tuesday. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who is working with Democrat John Kerry on the bill, highlighted how France now derives 80 percent of its energy from nuclear power and is presently ... more |
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Moscow, Russia (XNA) Nov 16, 2009President Dmitry Medvedev says Russia will prioritize the development of nuclear energy, especially the use of nuclear technology in spacecraft. Medvedev made the announcement Thursday during his annual address to the Federal Assembly. This was not the first time that Russia has suggested the development of nuclear-powered spacecraft. Anatoly Perminov, the head of Federal Space ... more
Washington (AFP) Nov 15, 2009With 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 ... 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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