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September 13, 2013

Westinghouse, Toshiba And Exelon To Team Up For Saudi Nuclear Project
Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Sep 13, 2013
Westinghouse Electric Company, Toshiba Corporation and Exelon Nuclear Partners (ENP), have announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to create a joint proposal for the construction of nuclear power plants for King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (K.A.CARE), the government body established to develop alternative energy sources in Saudi Arabia. Toshiba and Westinghouse will provide world-leading nuclear expertise related to their advanced reactors. ENP will pr ... read more

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Westinghouse Contracted to Segment Spain's Jose Cabrera Nuclear Reactor Vessel Westinghouse Electric Company has been awarded a contract by ENRESA (Empresa Nacional de Residuos Radiactivos), the Spanish agency responsible for radioactive waste management and nuclear plant deco ... more		'Lighten up' French mag tells Japan in Fukushima row A French satirical weekly Thursday shrugged off Japanese outrage over cartoons mocking the decision to award the 2020 Olympics to Tokyo despite the Fukushima nuclear crisis. ... more		Taiwan nuclear power plant progresses amid resistance Taiwan's controversial fourth nuclear power plant could be ready for loading of fuel rods as early as this month, the government says. ... more
				Europe must save gas plants for energy security: GDF Suez chief Europe must save its gas-fired electricity plants by paying for them to remain available for peak demand or face a threat to its energy security, warned Wednesday the head of GDF Suez, the top non-nuclear power producer in the world. ... more		Charges dropped against Japan's ex-PM, TEPCO over Fukushima Japanese prosecutors on Monday decided not to charge former prime minister Naoto Kan and TEPCO bosses over the initial stages of the nuclear disaster at Fukushima. ... more

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S. Korea ex-vice minister charged in nuclear graft probe A former deputy minister has been charged with taking bribes as part of a corruption probe into South Korea's nuclear industry which has already indicted nearly 100 people, prosecutors said Tuesday. ... more		Fukushima far from solved, say Abe's Games critics Japan's efforts to clean up its nuclear disaster face intense global scrutiny ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, observers say, but despite government promises that Fukushima is "under control" the crisis will not be over by 2020. ... more		NASA ISRO radar satellite beams first Earth images from space Morocco High Atlas whistle language strives for survival Toxic homes a lasting legacy of Los Angeles fires		Merkel faces election scrap over German energy shift German Chancellor Angela Merkel stunned the world in 2011 by deciding to scrap nuclear power for renewables, but as election day approaches, a fight has broken out over how to pay for the clean energy drive. ... more
				AREVA completes first major component decontamination in France AREVA has successfully decontaminated the major components of the Chooz A nuclear power plant located in Northern France. The first project of its kind performed by AREVA in France, the decontaminat ... more		Five questions to ask when reassessing a nuclear power plant's operating margins When an incident, an inspection or an audit triggers a finding or corrective action at a nuclear facility, that doesn't always spell trouble. The reality is-with the right approach- assessing the si ... more

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London Olympics-style authority touted to build British nuke plants Britain could end delays in building nuclear power plants if it had an Olympics-style government authority to oversee the process, the 2012 London Games' chief says. ... more		Fukushima tank leak may have mixed with groundwater: TEPCO Highly radioactive water leaking from a storage tank at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant may have seeped into groundwater flowing towards the Pacific Ocean, the plant's operator said Thursday. ... more		SpaceX, ULA launch rockets from Cape Canaveral Space: Framatome and ENEA sign MoU to explore advanced technological solutions for designing lunar nuclear fission reactors Wind driven rovers show promise for low cost Mars missions		Finnish group, Rosatom reach agreement on new nuclear power plant A consortium seeking to build a nuclear power plant in northern Finland said this week it has reached a deal to partner with Russian nuclear company Rosatom. ... more
				Russia, Britain agree nuclear power reactors deal Russian state nuclear company Rosatom, Rolls-Royce and Finnish utility Fortum agreed on Thursday to consider building nuclear power plants in Britain. ... more		Olympics: Tokyo 2020 is a bid in the shadow of Fukushima The battered nuclear plant at Fukushima, where radioactive water is leaking into the ocean, hangs over Tokyo's bid for the 2020 Olympic Games. ... more

Sharing the risks/costs of biomass crops

Professor and student develop device to detect biodiesel contamination

European Parliament backs switch in biofuels

Trina Solar to supply 345 MW to Copper Mountain Solar 3

DEK Solar and Yingli Group Announce State Key Lab Collaboration

Locus Energy Launches Two New Cellular Meters/Data-Loggers for Solar Monitoring Applications

Moventas significantly expands wind footprint

Windswept German island gives power to the people

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Time for Investors to Hunker Down

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Berlin Senate opposes municipalization of city power grid

	Fukushima water release unavoidable: Japan nuke watchdog Japan's nuclear watchdog chief said Monday that contaminated water from the ruined Fukushima nuclear plant must be released into the ocean eventually, warning the plant remains fragile with many risks. ... more		Sun, sand, surf and radiation in shadow of Fukushima With its towering waves, golden sand and stunning scenery, Toyoma beach in Iwaki is an almost perfect spot for surfing - if only it wasn't just down the coast from Japan's leaking Fukushima nuclear power plant. ... more		Japan unveils ice wall plan for Fukushima water leaks Tokyo on Tuesday unveiled a half-billion dollar plan to stem radioactive water leaks at Fukushima, creating a wall of ice underneath the stricken plant, as the government elbowed the operator aside. ... more		U.S. nuclear reactors remain vulnerable to attack, theft, sabotage U.S. commercial and research nuclear facilities are vulnerable to theft of bomb-grade nuclear materials, sabotage or major attack, a study found. ... more

Japan should stop 'confusing messages' on Fukushima: IAEA		More U.S. nuclear power plant closures to come?		Troubled US nuclear plant to shut down over costs		Fukushima water handling 'like whack-a-mole': minister		Viewing Fukushima in the cold light of Chernobyl
Radiation hotspots found at Fukushima tanks: TEPCO		Japan's Abe to visit Middle East in nuclear push		Japan nuclear watchdog inspects Fukushima water leak		Fukushima workers checking 300 tanks for more leaks		Jordan to build nuclear research reactor

Another S. Korea nuclear reactor shuts down

Japan upgrades Fukushima leak to highest level in two years

TEPCO reports worst radioactive leak from tank at Japan's Fukushima

Radioactive water leak from Fukushima considered 'level 1' incident

Japan's grids can support solar boom?

Latest incident at French nuclear plant renews calls for its closure

BWRPLUS Formed to Leverage Synergy between Westinghouse and Toshiba

Japan to go nuclear-free during safety checks

Toxicologist says NAS panel 'misled the world' when adopting radiation exposure guidelines

SMRs Won't Revive Failed 'Nuclear Renaissance'

Fukushima operator pumps out toxic groundwater

Smoke causes incident at closed French nuclear plant

Nagasaki marks 68th anniversary of US atomic bombing

Japan to step in for Fukushima cleanup?

Legacy of 1986 Chernobyl disaster seen in impact on region's forests

New Technique Allows Closer Study of How Radiation Damages Materials

Areva says Niger uranium mine operational after attack

Japan says battle to stop nuclear plant leaks 'urgent'

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Japan's TEPCO discloses extent of nuclear plant leak

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