Tag Archives: China

China to build 40 nuclear power plants over the next five years via Independent

Posted on 2016/01/05 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The Chinese state is playing a key role in the UK’s nuclear power ambitions, too The People’s Republic of China is set to build around 40 domestic nuclear power plants over the next five years, the country’s Government has said. … Continue reading →

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China’s nuclear vision collides with villagers’ fears via TODAY

Posted on 2015/11/24 by norma field

HUBIN VILLAGE (China) — This placid, leafy hamlet tucked beside a dam in the countryside hardly seems like the next testing ground over China’s efforts to cut smog and greenhouse gases. But here among cornfields and crumbling stone homes skirted … Continue reading →

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Argentina, China nuclear plant agreements bear “historic importance” via New China

Posted on 2015/11/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) — Agreements between Argentina and China on the construction of two nuclear power stations in the South American country have “historic importance,” according to Argentinean government on Sunday. Argentina’s Ministry of Federal Planning announced in … Continue reading →

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UK’s nuclear deal with China is a boon for bankers – and no one else via Ecologist

Posted on 2015/11/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The UK’s nuclear deal with China makes no sense, writes Jeffrey Henderson – unless you factor in the simultaneous agreement to forge lucrative links between UK and Chinese financial markets. Lucrative, that is, for the City institutions whose interests the … Continue reading →

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‘Nuclear suppliers may admit India’ via The Hindu

Posted on 2015/10/31 by norma field

The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) will begin consultations on India’s membership to the elite group of nuclear export next month, says NSG Chairperson Rafael Grossi. […] India’s push for the NSG membership in the next year is likely to be … Continue reading →

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Fukuzilla? China’s nuclear boom threatens global catastrophe　via The Ecologist

Posted on 2015/10/28 by norma field

By Oliver Tickell China’s plans for 400 nuclear reactors threaten global catastrophe, writes Oliver Tickell. In the normal way of things we could expect major accidents every few years, but with 300 reactors along China’s seismically active coast, a major … Continue reading →

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China syndrome: meltdown time for pro-nuclear ‘greens’ via The Ecologist

Posted on 2015/10/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The love affair of the ‘pro-nuclear greens’ with a failed technology has paved the way to the UK’s destruction of its renewable energy industry, writes Jonathon Porritt, and to the imminent deal with Chinese parastatal corporations to build a new … Continue reading →

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The 20 Percenters: Nuclear Energy Faces Reality – and Its Likely Decline via US News

Posted on 2015/09/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Once the promise of clean, near limitless energy, nuclear is now in its waning years. LOS ALAMOS, N.M. – On construction sites in Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee, workers are building what may become the final five major nuclear power plants … Continue reading →

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UK guarantees £2bn nuclear plant deal as China investment announced via BBC News

Posted on 2015/09/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Chancellor George Osborne has announced that the UK will guarantee a £2bn deal under which China will invest in the Hinkley Point nuclear power station. Mr Osborne, who is in China, said the deal would pave the way for a … Continue reading →

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David Cameron gives go ahead to build Chinese nuclear reactor in ESSEX via The Express

Posted on 2015/09/06 by norma field

DAVID Cameron is poised to sign a landmark deal next month to allow China to build a prototype nuclear reactor in Bradwell, Essex – which would become the first Chinese-operated facility in the West. The deal, part of a wide-ranging … Continue reading →

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