Vattenfall axes 2,500 jobs amid low electricity prices
The Swedish energy group Vattenfall said Wednesday that it would axe 2,500 jobs, including 1,500 in Germany, by the end of next year owing to excess supply in Europe's electricity market. ... more
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Nuclear power capacity grew again in 2012: IAEA
The world's nuclear power generation capacity grew again in 2012 after a drop in 2011 in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, according to a draft new UN atomic agency report seen by AFP Tuesday. ... more
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Albania's waste-choked rivers worsen deadly floods
Is China a threat to Greenland as Trump argues?
Disaster losses drop in 2025, picture still 'alarming': Munich Re
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Japan denies nuclear reactor restart claims
Japan's nuclear watchdog Tuesday denied claims the country is planning to restart six reactors, just days before the second anniversary of the quake-tsunami disaster and nuclear crisis at Fukushima. ... more
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Areva says Japan to relaunch six reactors in 2013
The head of French nuclear group Areva, a major supplier to Japan, said Monday six reactors would reopen in the country before the end of the year and that most of the country's nuclear plants would eventually be put back on line. ... more
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US may face inevitable nuclear power exit
In a 2012 report, the Obama administration announced that it was "jumpstarting" the nuclear industry. Because of the industry's long history of permitting problems, cost overruns, and construction d ... more
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