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Alarm Spreads Over Meltdown at French Nuclear Plant via sputniknews

Posted on 2015/06/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The French nuclear safety watchdog says it has found “multiple failure modes” that carry “grave consequences” on crucial safety relief valves on the Flamanville nuclear plant in northern France, which could lead to meltdown. The new-build facility, that has been … Continue reading →

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SA wants six new nuclear power plants via Business Report

Posted on 2015/05/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Cape Town – South Africa will start the process to procure a nuclear fleet to generate 9 600 MW of power this year, the energy minister said on Tuesday, as Africa’s most advanced economy battles an energy crunch. To meet … Continue reading →

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French Nuclear Model Falters via The New York Times

Posted on 2015/05/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

PARIS — For decades, France has been a living laboratory for atomic energy, getting nearly three-quarters of its electricity from nuclear power — a higher proportion by far than in any other country. And France’s nuclear companies have long been … Continue reading →

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Opposition Mounts as Taiwan Plans to Ship Nuclear Waste Offshore via Voice of America

Posted on 2015/05/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TAIPEI— Taiwanese officials want to ship the island’s nuclear waste offshore as spent fuel accumulates at two older power plants, but the plan faces opposition from activists and the legislature, putting it on hold. The two oldest of Taiwan’s three … Continue reading →

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Land acquisition woes may stall nuclear power blitz via The Economic Times

Posted on 2015/05/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

NEW DELHI: Seeking to move aggressively on a low-carbon growth path, India has set a target to nearly double its nuclear power capacity in next four years and increase it by almost eleven times by 2031-32 provided it doesn’t face … Continue reading →

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COLUMN-Russia building nuclear reactors – and influence – around the globe via Reuters

Posted on 2015/05/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

(Hannah Thoburn is a Eurasia analyst at the Foreign Policy Initiative. She tweets on Russia and Ukraine at @HannahThoburn.The opinions expressed here are her own.) By Hannah Thoburn (Reuters) – Russia has been notoriously brazen in using state-owned companies as … Continue reading →

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Austria, backed by 159 nations, calls for ban on nuclear weapons via Reuters

Posted on 2015/04/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

(Reuters) – Austria on Tuesday called for banning nuclear weapons because of their catastrophic humanitarian effects, an initiative it said now has the backing of 159 countries. Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz was speaking at the five-year review conference of … Continue reading →

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UK nuclear strategy faces meltdown as faults are found in identical French project via The Independent

Posted on 2015/04/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A “very serious” fault has been discovered in a French nuclear power station which is at the heart of David Cameron’s strategy to “keep the lights on” in Britain in the next decade. The future of two nuclear reactors planned … Continue reading →

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Unfinished Nuclear Plants Raise Safety Doubts via Climate News Network

Posted on 2015/04/13 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A new generation of giant reactors, meant to provide fresh hope for nuclear power in Europe, has been found to have a serious safety problem. LONDON, 13 April, 2015 − The future of the world’s biggest nuclear reactor, under construction … Continue reading →

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Turkey Wows Plans For Its Second Nuclear Power Plant via Bianet

Posted on 2015/04/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Turkey’s Parliament ratified an international treaty to establish a nuclear power plant in the northern province of Sinop. Turkey’s Parliament ratified an international treaty to establish a nuclear power plant in the northern province of Sinop. While this became Turkey’s … Continue reading →

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