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Paris wants EDF and Areva to join forcesParis (UPI) Jul 28, 2010 The French government has called for closer cooperation between utility EDF and reactor maker Areva to help the country regain its leadership in the nuclear power sector. Such closer cooperation would increase France's chances to win reactor contracts abroad, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said Wednesday. "There must be a strategic partnership between Areva and EDF each time that it's necessary for exports," Lagarde told French radio station RTL. "Our two big nuclear champion ... read more |
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Berlin (UPI) Jul 13, 2010 The German government is considering auctioning off allowances to extend the lifespan of the country's nuclear reactors. Germany's Financial Times Deutschland newspaper Tuesday reported that Berlin is mulling such a plan, which observers say is aimed at filling the state coffers with much-needed cash. It would enable the country's utilities to bid at auctions for licenses to keep ... more 
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 13, 2010As the Eastern United States suffered through record-breaking triple-digit temperatures threatening brownouts and blackouts, the nation's nuclear power plants posted an average operating capacity of 97 percent July 4-7. Eighty-five reactors across the country ran at 100 percent operating capacity during the entire week. One hundred two of the nation's 104 nuclear power plants were operatio ... more 
Manila (AFP) July 12, 2010The Philippines may turn to nuclear energy to solve power shortages in the impoverished nation, President Benigno Aquino said Monday. "We are studying the possibility of using nuclear energy as a source of power," Aquino, who took office on June 30, told reporters. "I'm awaiting the department of energy secretary's recommendations." He said the technology could come from South Korea, wit ... more |
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Canadian medical reactor gets nod to restartOttawa (AFP) July 7, 2010 Canada's nuclear safety commission authorized Wednesday the restarting of a reactor that produced one-third of the world's supply of medical isotopes before it closed for repairs last year. The half-century old National Research Universal reactor in Chalk River, Ontario, 185 kilometers (115 miles) northwest of Ottawa, could be restarted at the end of the month. It was shut down in May 2009 after a leak of radioactive water inside the reactor. Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) had initia ... read more |
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