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Germany aims for stronger grip on switchover from nuclear to renewable energy - Washington Post
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![]() Deutsche Welle | Germany aims for stronger grip on switchover from nuclear to renewable energy Washington Post BERLIN — The German government will more closely oversee the country's move from nuclear power to renewable energy, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday — a mammoth 10-year project for Europe's biggest economy that has been going slowly so far. Merkel seeks deal on post-nuclear energy strategy Germany beefs up monitoring of nuclear shutdown |
Published on Thursday 24th of May 2012 07:11:43 AM
Japan's hotter weather to boost power demand - Reuters
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![]() AsiaOne | Japan's hotter weather to boost power demand Reuters | TOKYO (Reuters) - Western Japan will see normal to hotter weather from June to August, the country's weather forecaster said on Thursday, boosting demand for power at a time when the area's users are being urged to cut consumption as nuclear power ... Reducing emissions hard even with nuclear power: Japan Nuclear power: No consensus in Asia or the West Emissions to drop 2 to 19% by 2020 |
Published on Thursday 24th of May 2012 07:11:43 AM
Focus Grows on Nuclear Plant - Wall Street Journal
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![]() Kbps | Focus Grows on Nuclear Plant Wall Street Journal By KEITH JOHNSON AP The Fort Calhoun, Neb., nuclear-power plant was surrounded by floodwaters last June. A fire at the plant helped center attention on the industry. At 9:27 am on June 7, 2011, operators of the Fort Calhoun nuclear-power plant near ... Top nuclear regulator sees need to review agency rules after trouble at San ... Head of NRC touring Palisades Nuclear Power Plant Outgoing NRC Chair Says Agency May Need To Rethink Its Safety Regulations |
Published on Thursday 24th of May 2012 07:11:43 AM
Energy reforms could leave hard-up consumers with higher electricity bills - Power Engineering Magazine
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![]() Mother Nature Network | Energy reforms could leave hard-up consumers with higher electricity bills Power Engineering Magazine They include the introduction of long-term contracts that pay a steady rate of return for energy over the lifetime of new low-carbon generators. The move is aimed at overcoming the high cost of building nuclear power plants or offshore wind farms. UK proposes energy market overhaul to boost demand for nuclear power Britain Charts Way to Wider Nuclear Investment Britain Says It Will Add Reactors for Energy |
Published on Thursday 24th of May 2012 07:11:43 AM
Richland nuclear plant license renewed - TheNewsTribune.com
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![]() Mid Columbia Tri City Herald | Richland nuclear plant license renewed TheNewsTribune.com By Annette Cary, Tri-City Herald The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has extended the operating license of the nuclear power plant near Richland for 20 years. The news had been expected after the NRC informally told Energy Northwest last week that the ... License for nuclear power plant at Hanford extended to 2043 Columbia nuclear plant receives new 20-year license US NRC renews license for Energy Northwest's Columbia nuclear unit |
Published on Thursday 24th of May 2012 07:11:43 AM
Fukushima gets mixed radiation report from WHO - The Guardian
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![]() The Guardian | Fukushima gets mixed radiation report from WHO The Guardian Radiation exposure caused by last year's accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was below levels thought to increase the risk of cancer in almost all parts of Japan, according to a World Health Organisation report. No visible effects detected on workers in Japan nuclear plant, UN assessment finds Fukushima's Estimated Radiation Leak Doubles Versus Government Radiation from Fukushima nuclear disaster below cancer-causing level |
Published on Thursday 24th of May 2012 07:11:43 AM
Experts: Nuclear Power Industry Woes Spreading Across Nation From Florida To Iowa - MarketWatch (press release)
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Experts: Nuclear Power Industry Woes Spreading Across Nation From Florida To Iowa MarketWatch (press release) Though its trials and travails at the national level get all the attention, the nuclear power industry is finding fewer and fewer friends in statehouses across the nation. In the Southeast, traditionally the stronghold of new nuclear power projects, ... |
Published on Thursday 24th of May 2012 07:11:43 AM
Catastrophic nuclear reactor meltdowns like Chernobyl or Fukushima could ... - Daily Mail
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![]() Daily Mail | Catastrophic nuclear reactor meltdowns like Chernobyl or Fukushima could ... Daily Mail By Jamie Mcginnes Devastating nuclear reactor meltdowns like those at Chernobyl and Fukushima could happen every decade, according to a disturbing new study. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz, Germany, fear similar ... Severe Nuclear Reactor Accidents Likely Every 10 to 20 Years - New Max Planck ... Fukushima like accidents to recur Nuclear accidents likely 'every ten to twenty years' |
Published on Thursday 24th of May 2012 07:11:43 AM
14 Pilgrim protesters arrested trying to hand-deliver letter - Boston.com
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![]() Wicked Local | 14 Pilgrim protesters arrested trying to hand-deliver letter Boston.com Fourteen activists are due back in court July 11 to face trespassing charges in connection with a demonstration they held at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth on May 20. Members of a group called Cape Downwinders were scheduled to picket ... Pilgrim nuclear plant shut down, contract negotiations continue Pilgrim nuclear plant shut down Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant Shut Down |
Published on Thursday 24th of May 2012 07:11:43 AM
New Survey Finds Strong Support For Nuclear Energy Among Pennsylvanians - MarketWatch (press release)
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New Survey Finds Strong Support For Nuclear Energy Among Pennsylvanians MarketWatch (press release) HARRISBURG, Pa., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Pennsylvania Energy Alliance today released the results of a new statewide survey that shows a strong majority of Pennsylvanians continue to support the use of nuclear energy. |
Published on Thursday 24th of May 2012 07:11:43 AM












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