Germany aims for stronger grip on switchover from nuclear to renewable energy - Washington Post


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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 Reuters
Germany beefs up monitoring of nuclear shutdown The Associated Press

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Japan's hotter weather to boost power demand - Reuters


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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 AsiaOne
Nuclear power: No consensus in Asia or the West Asian Correspondent
Emissions to drop 2 to 19% by 2020 The Japan Times
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Focus Grows on Nuclear Plant - Wall Street Journal


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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 ... Washington Post
Head of NRC touring Palisades Nuclear Power Plant HollandSentinel.com
Outgoing NRC Chair Says Agency May Need To Rethink Its Safety Regulations Kbps
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Energy reforms could leave hard-up consumers with higher electricity bills - Power Engineering Magazine


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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 Mother Nature Network
Britain Charts Way to Wider Nuclear Investment Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Britain Says It Will Add Reactors for Energy New York Times
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Richland nuclear plant license renewed - TheNewsTribune.com


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Richland nuclear plant license renewed
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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 OregonLive.com
Columbia nuclear plant receives new 20-year license The Seattle Times
US NRC renews license for Energy Northwest's Columbia nuclear unit Platts
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Fukushima gets mixed radiation report from WHO - The Guardian


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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 UN News Centre
Fukushima's Estimated Radiation Leak Doubles Versus Government BusinessWeek
Radiation from Fukushima nuclear disaster below cancer-causing level Globe and Mail
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Experts: Nuclear Power Industry Woes Spreading Across Nation From Florida To Iowa - MarketWatch (press release)

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, ...

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Catastrophic nuclear reactor meltdowns like Chernobyl or Fukushima could ... - Daily Mail


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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 ... Democratic Underground
Fukushima like accidents to recur New York Daily News
Nuclear accidents likely 'every ten to twenty years' TG Daily

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14 Pilgrim protesters arrested trying to hand-deliver letter - Boston.com


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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 Boston Herald
Pilgrim nuclear plant shut down Boston Globe
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New Survey Finds Strong Support For Nuclear Energy Among Pennsylvanians - MarketWatch (press release)

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.

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