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Electricite de France gets $9 billion Hong Kong bid for UK networks, but profits dive

Topix - Nuclear Energy News - 13 min 32 sec ago

Electricite de France announced a plunge in profits Friday but was boosted by a surprisingly high euro6.9 billion bid by East Asia's richest businessman for the utility's British electricity grid.

Nuclear Woes Hurt Bottom Line at EDF - New York Times

Nuke News - 2 hours 14 min ago

Nuclear Woes Hurt Bottom Line at EDF
New York Times
Anti-nuclear activists are seeking to halt construction, arguing that design changes have invalidated the plant's original permit. ...

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The watermelon party - Sydney Morning Herald

Nuke News - 3 hours 8 min ago

The watermelon party
Sydney Morning Herald
Doubtless many of those attracted to the new movement were refugees from the anti-nuclear and anti-Vietnam protest groups. This in part explains not only ...

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India, Russia to iron out nuclear issues Monday

Topix - Nuclear Energy News - 4 hours 23 min ago

India and Russia will try to iron out differences over liability issues in their civil nuclear cooperation when Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao holds talks with senior Russian officials in Moscow Monday.

Power struggle - NW Evening Mail

Nuke News - 4 hours 51 min ago

Power struggle
NW Evening Mail
Anti-nuclear energy minister Chris Huhne came under renewed pressure to justify why no public subsidy would be given to build new nuclear power stations. ...

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Balanced view on nuclear cost, benefits needed - StarPhoenix

Nuke News - 7 hours 49 min ago

Balanced view on nuclear cost, benefits needed
StarPhoenix
Leading British environmentalist and former anti-nuclear activist Mark Lynas caused quite a stir two years ago when he argued large-scale nuclear power was ...

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Balanced view on nuclear cost, benefits needed - StarPhoenix

Nuke News - 8 hours 24 min ago

Balanced view on nuclear cost, benefits needed
StarPhoenix
Leading British environmentalist and former anti-nuclear activist Mark Lynas caused quite a stir two years ago when he argued large-scale nuclear power was ...

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Topix - Nuclear Energy News - 8 hours 33 min ago

Kathy Naylor of Pawnee ISD gained first-hand experience from experts in the mining and nuclear energy fields at the third annual Texas Mining and Reclamation Association uranium mining teacher workshop held July 19 through 23 in Corpus Christi.

IAEA to examine platform for Armenian nuclear power unit

Topix - Nuclear Energy News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 21:24

"Experts say Armenia's uranium reserves could amount to between 30,000 and 60,000 metric tons". 20:52 Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency and other organizations will visit Armenia from August 2-6 to examine a platform for the construction of a nuclear power unit, anArmenian State Nuclear Regulatory Committee chairman said.

New nuclear energy blocks will be built in Armenia

Topix - Nuclear Energy News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 17:14

The European Commission will provide funding for the second part of the 2009 nuclear security plan of actions costing a total of 11,000,000 euros.

SRS accident may lead to changes

Topix - Nuclear Energy News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 12:54

A June 14 accident in which a Savannah River Site worker was contaminated with plutonium could yield new training programs and waste handling procedures, according to a report on the accident made public this week.

China shows strong resolve to develop clean energy: ITER

Topix - Nuclear Energy News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 08:49

China had shown its commitment to developing clean energy through its strong support for an international alternative energy program, the head of the program's China office said Wednesday.

Recent developments in the US power sector - Industrial Fuels and Power (blog)

Nuke News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 08:38

Industrial Fuels and Power (blog)
Recent developments in the US power sector
Industrial Fuels and Power (blog)
However, there remains the threat of time consuming legal action from the anti-nuclear lobby, which could result in significant delays. ...

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'Countdown to Zero' a gripping doomsday wakeup call - CTV.ca

Nuke News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 05:24

Boston Globe
'Countdown to Zero' a gripping doomsday wakeup call
CTV.ca
"He wasn't drunk," said Joseph Cirincione of the Ploughshares Fund, San Francisco's anti-nuclear, biological or chemical weapons foundation. ...
The Forgotten Threat: 'Countdown to Zero' on Nuclear WeaponsMiddle East Online

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Slight rate increases for 2 Entergy units

Topix - Nuclear Energy News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 04:40

Customers of two Louisiana power utilities owned by Entergy Corp. will pay a bit more, starting next month, to close gaps in federally required funds to eventually dismantle two nuclear generating plants.

The Forgotten Threat: 'Countdown to Zero' on Nuclear Weapons - Middle East Online

Nuke News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 03:02

The Forgotten Threat: 'Countdown to Zero' on Nuclear Weapons
Middle East Online
Antinuclear veterans will be pleased to hear Shultz, the guiding spirit of this group, speak of the "horror" and "inhumanity" of the weapons. ...

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Plan to ship radioactive generators on Great Lakes faces backlash

Topix - Nuclear Energy News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 00:25

Bruce Power, the country's only private nuclear station operator. Photograph by: Screen grab, Handout A global outcry is growing over a proposal to ship 16 aging radioactive steam generators across Ontario's Great Lakes, a plan critics say risks turning the iconic waterways into a permanent corridor for the transportation of nuclear waste.

The Bloomfield Public Square: Dialogue for the 21st Century - NorthJersey.com

Nuke News - Wed, 07/28/2010 - 22:26

The Bloomfield Public Square: Dialogue for the 21st Century
NorthJersey.com
Those of us who were active in the anti-nuclear movement 20 to 25 years ago understood the overkill principle. Then after the shocking Three Mile Island ...

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Westinghouse to dismantle Spanish reactor

Topix - Nuclear Energy News - Wed, 07/28/2010 - 20:16

Westinghouse Electric Co. said Wednesday that it was awarded a contract to dismantle a nuclear reactor in Spain.

UK offers nuclear know-how to India - Scotsman

Nuke News - Wed, 07/28/2010 - 16:01

UK offers nuclear know-how to India
Scotsman
The announcement was greeted with dismay by anti-nuclear groups, who claimed that it undermined the NPT, which first came into force in 1970, and has since ...

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