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China warned over ‘insane’ plans for new nuclear power plants via The Guardian

Posted on 2015/07/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

He Zuoxiu, a leading Chinese scientist, says the country is not investing enough in safety controls after lifting of post-Fukushima disaster reactor ban China’s plans for a rapid expansion of nuclear power plants are “insane” because the country is not … Continue reading →

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China warned over ‘insane’ plans for new nuclear power plants via The Guardian

Posted on 2015/05/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

He Zuoxiu, a leading Chinese scientist, says the country is not investing enough in safety controls after lifting of post-Fukushima disaster reactor ban China’s plans for a rapid expansion of nuclear power plants are “insane” because the country is not … Continue reading →

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Like shale oil, solar power is shaking up global energy vie Reuters

Posted on 2015/04/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] Solar power is set to become profitable in Japan as early as this quarter, according to the Japan Renewable Energy Foundation (JREF), freeing it from the need for government subsidies and making it the last of the G7 economies … Continue reading →

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Syria agrees to return highly enriched uranium to China via AL-Monitor

Posted on 2015/04/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Syria is willing to give up a small amount of highly enriched uranium (HEU) and to convert a nuclear research reactor near Damascus that uses this dangerous material to one that is fueled by low enriched uranium (LEU), nuclear experts … Continue reading →

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China to build world’s first fourth-generation nuclear power plant via Cross China

Posted on 2015/04/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

BEIJING, April 20 (Xinhua) — The building of the world’s first commercial fourth-generation nuclear power plant may start in east China’s Jiangxi Province in 2017, if a plan to the effect is approved by the government, sources said. The power … Continue reading →

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China’s nuclear radiation level normal: official via Shanghai Daily

Posted on 2015/04/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

BEIJING, April 17 (Xinhua) — Following the announcement that construction approval had been given to two new reactors, a nuclear safety official said Friday radiation from existing nuclear facilities is at a “normal level”. “All China’s nuclear reactors under construction … Continue reading →

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China to Merge Power Firms as Nuclear Ambition Grows via Wall Street Journal

Posted on 2015/02/04 by norma field

By BRIAN SPEGELE Feb. 3, 2015 11:51 p.m. ET 0 COMMENTS BEIJING—China’s government will merge a leading nuclear-technology company with one of the nation’s biggest power producers, as the government looks to consolidate its burgeoning nuclear sector. China Power Investment … Continue reading →

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Obama’s N-mission to India via Dawn.com

Posted on 2015/01/31 by yukimiyamotodepaul

LAST Monday, Pakistanis watched glumly as President Barack Obama, the chief guest at India’s annual Republic Day celebrations, took in a grand display of Indian military hardware, ornate floats, and marching bands. Subsequently, many commentaries have concentrated on the so-called … Continue reading →

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President Obama, Cut Dirty Nuclear Power From Your Climate-Change Talks via The New Republic

Posted on 2015/01/26 by norma field

President Barack Obama is getting serious about climate change, a challenge that “poses a greater threat to future generations” than any other, he said in last week’s State of the Union. In July, his administration announced an EPA regulation to … Continue reading →

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中国が、２６基の原発を新たに建設 via Iran Japanese Radio

Posted on 2015/01/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

中国政府が、「新たに２６基の原子力発電所を建設することで、原発の建設を再開する」としました。 中国の英字新聞チャイナ・デイリーによりますと、中国国家核安全局の責任者は１７日土曜、「２０１１年の福島第１原発事故を受け、中国は原発の安全基準を確認するため、現在原発の建設作業を中断させている」と述べています。 この責任者は、「中国は現在、一部の原発の稼動を再開させる用意があり、これに関する自国の活動を力強く推進しようとしている」と語りました。 また、中国国家核安全局の副長官もチャイナデイリーに掲載されたコメントの中で、「中国の原発の現状は、過去３０年間で最も安全な水準にある」としています。 同副長官はまた、「中国には、現在２２基の原発が存在する」とし、「中国は、２６基の原発を建設中である」と述べました。 全文は中国が、２６基の原発を新たに建設  関連記事： Nuclear power safer than ever via China Daily China has 22 nuclear power generating units in operation and another 26 units are under construction, the most in the world. China’s nuclear history has … Continue reading →

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