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Ship carrying nuclear reactor parts, activists docks in Finland Helsinki (AFP) Nov 18, 2009 
A ship carrying steam turbines for a new Finnish nuclear reactor docked Wednesday in the Western Finnish city of Rauma with eight Greenpeace activists on board, Finnish police said. The activists boarded the ship earlier this week to protest the third-generation nuclear reactor currently being built at Olkiluoto, in southwest Finland, by the French company Areva. "The activists have left ... read moreIran rejects sending uranium abroad but considers fuel swap 
Tehran (AFP) Nov 18, 2009Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Wednesday Tehran had ruled out sending any low-enriched uranium abroad but would consider a simultaneous fuel swap inside the country, a report said. Mottaki according to the ISNA news agency also said the Islamic republic is ready for another round of talks with world powers over securing fuel for its Tehran research reactor. The first ... more
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Poland's PGE, France's EDF ink nuclear deal
Warsaw (AFP) Nov 18, 2009French energy giant EDF and its Polish counterpart PGE have signed a cooperation deal, PGE said on Wednesday as Poland launches a nuclear power drive. In a statement, PGE said it had inked the accord with EDF on Tuesday. The two groups have pledged to undertake feasibility studies for the construction in Poland of a new-generation EPR reactor, a system being developed by French nuclear ... more US should follow France, boost nuclear power: senator 
Washington (AFP) Nov 17, 2009The United States should consider following France's lead and ramping up use of nuclear power in an effort to contain global warming, a senior US senator helping craft climate change legislation said Tuesday. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who is working with Democrat John Kerry on the bill, highlighted how France now derives 80 percent of its energy from nuclear power and is presently ... more Downside Of Alexander/Webb Nuclear Bailout Plan 
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 18, 2009If Congress and the states do not follow the lead of Wall Street in declining to underwrite financially "risky and uneconomic" new nuclear reactors, the resulting taxpayer-backed loan guarantees and other subsidies could pave the way for the same kind of industry-wide meltdown that happened in the 1970s and 1980s, according to a major new study by Dr. Mark Coope ... more Electricity-hungry Vietnam looks to join nuclear club
Hanoi (AFP) Nov 17, 2009Vietnam is expected to take a key step towards meeting its burgeoning appetite for electricity by paving the way for its first nuclear power plant, but debate is still raging over the controversial project. Parliament in the fast-growing communist state is set to vote at the end of November on the project -- which lawmakers have been mulling for more than a decade -- after legalising the ... more |
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Nuclear energy high on Senate's climate agenda
Washington (AFP) Nov 15, 2009 With crucial global climate talks less than a month away, US senators appear to be betting on nuclear energy as the key to finally passing sweeping domestic climate change legislation. After shrugging off a boycott by Republicans who opposed the measure and mostly shunned the debate, Democrats pushed the legislation through the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, with only one ... more Britain solidifies nuclear revival 
London (UPI) Nov 13, 2009 London has laid out the British energy future by identifying 10 sites for new nuclear power plants. In a bid to boost energy security and drive down carbon dioxide emissions, the British government wants to have 10 nuclear power plants online by 2018. Energy and Climate Secretary Ed Miliband said earlier this week that nuclear power is a "proven, reliable source of low-carbon energy." ... more Congress Should Follow Wall Street's Lead And Shun New Reactors 
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 12, 2009If Congress and the states do not follow the lead of Wall Street in declining to underwrite financially "risky and uneconomic" new nuclear reactors, the resulting taxpayer-backed loan guarantees and other subsidies could pave the way for the same kind of industry-wide meltdown that happened in the 1970s and 1980s, according to a major new study by Dr. Mark Cooper, a senior fellow for economic ... more Tripartite Conference Reveals Top Energy Priorities For US And Canada 
Chicago IL (SPX) Nov 12, 2009A recent construction industry conference cited nuclear power, green technology, and skilled worker recruitment and training as top energy priorities for the United States and Canada. Solutions for these concerns were also presented as part of the event. The United Association (UA) of Plumbers, Fitters, Welders and HVAC Techs held the Tripartite Conference, entitled "Building Stronger ... more |
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