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Restricting nuclear power has little effect on the cost of climate policiesPotsdam, Germany (SPX) Oct 05, 2012 "Questions have been raised if restricting nuclear energy - an option considered by some countries after the accident in Fukushima, Japan - combined with climate policies might get extremely expensive. Our study is a first assessment of the consequences of a broad range of combinations of climate and nuclear policies," lead author Nico Bauer says. Restrictions on nuclear power could be political decisions, but also regulations imposed by safety authorities. Power generation capacities would have t ... read more |
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 Vattenfall: patience needed for new Swedish nuclear reactor Power group Vattenfall believes it will take several years before a decision can be made to build another Swedish nuclear reactor, the head of its nuclear operations told a newspaper on Thursday. ... more | .. |
Nuclear safety upgrade needed 'nearly everywhere' in Europe Immediate safety upgrades costing billions of euros (dollars) are needed in nuclear power plants "nearly everywhere" in Europe, according to the results of EU "stress tests" released Thursday. ... more | .. |
South Korea shuts down two reactors South Korea on this week shut down two nuclear reactors due to malfunctions. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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Europe's nuclear plants need 25-bln-euro upgrade From missing seismic devices to insufficient emergency systems, Europe's nuclear power plants face hundreds of problems requiring billions in new investment, a European Union report said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
S. Korea shuts down two nuclear reactors South Korea shut down two 1,000-megawatt nuclear reactors at separate plants Tuesday, following apparently unrelated systems malfunctions that triggered calls for a safety review. ... more | .. |
EU vows 'no complacency' on nuclear plant defects The European Commission vowed Monday there would be "no complacency" when it comes to nuclear safety in Europe despite "hundreds of defects" revealed by stress tests especially in France. ... more | .. |
Japan resumes reactor work despite non-nuclear aims A Japanese power firm on Monday resumed construction of an atomic reactor stalled since the disaster at Fukushima, despite government plans to phase out nuclear power. ... more |
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Bulgaria seeks information on US nuclear plant investor Bulgaria said Friday it was seeking information from the United States Department of Energy on a US-based consortium, which said this week it wished to take over a shelved nuclear plant project. ... more | .. |
 New international partnership tailor-made for UK nuclear industry AREVA, a global leader in nuclear energy and Atkins, one of the world's leading engineering and design consultancies, have formed a joint venture to compete for projects in the UK nuclear fuel manag ... more | .. |
Bulgaria may be open to private nuclear plant project: PM Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said Thursday that Bulgaria could support a private proposal to revive dropped national plans for a new nuclear plant on the Danube. ... more | .. |
Alert stops nuclear reactor in Sweden A nuclear reactor in Sweden stopped automatically on Wednesday after an alert went off, but the cause had yet to be determined, its operator OKG said. ... more |
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India to press forward with nuclear power India is determined to increase its share of nuclear power, a government official said. ... more | .. |
 Fishermen protest against Indian nuclear plant Indian fishermen and anti-nuclear activists on Saturday mounted a sea protest against an atomic power plant following violent demonstrations earlier this month, police said. ... more | .. |
 23 nuclear power plants are in tsunami risk areas The tsunami in Japan in March 2011 unleashed a series of negligence related with the resulting nuclear disaster. A scientific study headed by Spanish researchers has for the first time identified th ... more | .. |
 Japan will go nuclear free, PM insists Japan will go nuclear free, the prime minister insisted Friday, rebutting criticism that his government was floundering and unable to come up with a coherent position on the issue. ... more |
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Northrop Grumman Hypersonic Navigation System Exceeds Rocket Test Milestones
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 Emirates, Saudis drive for nuclear power The United Arab Emirates, one of the top oil exporters, is leading the race to develop nuclear power in the Arab world and has awarded contracts worth $2 billion to provide, convert and enrich uranium. ... more | .. |
 Quebec shutters sole nuclear plant as Ontario eyes more Quebec Premier Pauline Marois announced Thursday that the province's only nuclear power plant would be closed, as activists went to court to try to prevent new reactors from being built in neighboring Ontario. ... more | .. |
Japanese power firm to suffer record loss Japan's Kansai Electric Power said Thursday that it would incur a record net loss of 125 billion yen ($1.6 billion) for a year half period due to the impact of the nation's nuclear crisis. ... more | .. |
  Solving bubble troubles: new surface can prevent liquid explosions or even frost Explosions caused by boiling liquid could be reduced by suppressing the liquid from bubbling, according to a new University of Melbourne study. The research, which is the first of its kind, has iden ... more |
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Japan gets new nuclear watchdog Japan on Wednesday launched a new independent nuclear regulatory body in response to claims that cosy relationships and an overly powerful industry were responsible for the disaster at Fukushima. ... more | .. |
 Japan to retreat from nuclear power Japan says it aims to have zero nuclear power by 2030. ... more | .. |
 Up and Running: Just Hours After Launch, RBSP Takes First Science Steps Washington DC (SPX) Sep 14, 2012 While the RBSP teams at NASA's Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station celebrated a job well done following the 4:05 a.m. EDT launch of the Radiat ... more | .. |
 Nuclear Proliferation Risks Of Laser Enrichment Require Fuller NRC Review The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is putting U.S. nuclear non-proliferation policy at risk if it decides not to require a formal nuclear proliferation assessment as part of the licensing ... more |
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 Nuclear energy: who's advancing and who's retreating After Germany and Switzerland, Japan on Friday became the third country to call time on nuclear energy, a decision motivated by last year's earthquake-induced Fukushima disaster. ... more | .. |
Japan says to phase out nuclear energy by 2040 Japan on Friday said it planned to phase out nuclear power over three decades in an apparent bow to public pressure after last year's Fukushima disaster, the worst atomic accident in a generation. ... more | .. |
Germany ready to help Japan on nuclear exit Germany stands ready to help Japan with the "demanding" goal of phasing out nuclear energy by drawing on its own nuclear exit progress, a government spokesman said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Canada wants Indian nuclear reactor sales Canada is seeking to enter India's lucrative nuclear energy market. ... more |
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 Thorium as uranium replacement studied The benefits of thorium as an alternative nuclear fuel representing a safer and more abundant alternative to uranium are "overstated," a British report says. ... more | .. |
 Signs of cracks found at second Belgian nuclear plant There are signs of cracks in a reactor vessel at a second nuclear plant in Belgium, with the problems similar to those identified at another site, power generator Electrabel said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Japan works on nuclear waste disposal The Science Council of Japan has expressed concerns about the country's nuclear waste disposal policies. ... more | .. |
India court rejects plea to block nuclear plant India's Supreme Court denied a request on Thursday to suspend the loading of uranium fuel rods at a contested nuclear plant in southern India, as local residents again gathered to protest. ... more |
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