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Spanish government extends life of nuclear power plantMadrid (AFP) July 21, 2010 Spain's industry ministry has renewed an operating permit for the Vandellos II nuclear power plant located in northeastern Spain, sources close to the ministry said Wednesday. The current operating licence for the nuclear power plant located at L'Hospitalet del Infant near Tarragona expires at the end of the month. The plant, which belongs to Spanish utility Endesa, began operating in August 1987. Spain has eight nuclear reactors at six power plants which generate about a fifth of its electr ... read more |
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Pullman WA (SPX) Jul 07, 2010The world's biggest Roman candle has got nothing on this. Using super-high pressures similar to those found deep in the Earth or on a giant planet, Washington State University researchers have created a compact, never-before-seen material capable of storing vast amounts of energy. "If you think about it, it is the most condensed form of energy storage outside of nuclear energy," says Choon ... more  
Paris (AFP) July 6, 2010The head of French nuclear group Areva "Atomic Anne" Lauvergeon, a top woman in global business, is to stay in her post, a source close to the matter said, countering rumours she was to be pushed out. France is expected to announce soon big decisions on the structure and strategy of its world-leading nuclear power industry. And the decision now to retain Lauvergeon at least until next Ju ... more
Aix-En-Provence, France (AFP) July 2, 2010French nuclear group Areva, which already building two third-generation European Pressurized Reactors (EPR) in China, is negotiating further reactors with Beijing, the company's CEO said Friday. "The EPR has been the biggest contract with China in euros. We are negotiating with the Chinese for further EPRs," chief executive Anna Lauvergeon said on the margins of a conference in Aix-en-Proven ... more |
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First Concrete Pour For Haiyang Unit 2 Completed In Record TimePittsburgh PA (SPX) Jul 06, 2010 Westinghouse Electric Company, its consortium team member The Shaw Group Inc., China's State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC), and Shandong Nuclear Power Company Ltd are pleased to announce the successful completion of the first pour of basemat structural concrete for the nuclear island of Unit 2 at the Haiyang site in China. The placement of the basemat concrete was completed in a record time of 40 hours and 39 minutes for an AP1000 nuclear plant in China, versus an originally estimat ... read more |
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