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Estimates to ensure nuclear plant safety soar past 2 trillion yen at 11 utilities　via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2015/07/10 by norma field

Japan’s 11 utilities plan to spend at least 2.4 trillion yen ($19.69 billion) to improve the safety of their nuclear plants, 1.5 times higher than an estimate made 18 months ago, an Asahi Shimbun survey showed. Some of the companies … Continue reading →

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The myth of expensive offshore wind: it’s already cheaper than gas-fired and nuclear via Energy Post

Posted on 2015/04/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Analysing public data on offshore wind in Denmark, energy consultant Mike Parr concludes that existing offshore wind is already cheaper than gas-fired power plants. Future offshore wind farms will be cheaper still – and up to 60% less expensive than … Continue reading →

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Power Plants Seek to Extend Life of Nuclear Reactors for Decades via The New York Times

Posted on 2014/10/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The prospects for building new nuclear reactors may be sharply limited, but the owners of seven old ones, in Pennsylvania, Virginia and South Carolina, are preparing to ask for permission to run them until they are 80 years old. Nuclear … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Power Costs Billions More Than Promised via Epoch Times

Posted on 2014/10/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Since the mid-1990s nuclear power has been staging a comeback. The Fukushima reactor disaster in 2011 may have given a moment of pause, but today 14 countries are building new reactors. The United States generates most of the world’s nuclear … Continue reading →

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CO2-Free Study Finds Wind/Solar Power Cheaper Than Nuclear Or CCS via Planetsave

Posted on 2014/04/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Agora Energiewende today released the results of a cost analysis of four different CO2-free power scenarios in Europe. Says Patrick Graichen, executive director of Agora: “Wind and solar systems will dominate the power system in increasingly more countries. The battle … Continue reading →

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“Le nucléaire coûte plus cher que les renouvelables” via Sos Planete

Posted on 2014/01/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Le nucléaire coûte plus cher que les renouvelables sur la durée de vie, a affirmé mardi matin le ministre wallon de l’Energie, Jean-Marc Nollet (Ecolo), au micro de Matin Première (RTBF). Evoquant le coût de la construction de nouvelles centrales … Continue reading →

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Senator withdraws his bill to promote nuclear power via IndyStar

Posted on 2014/01/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Nuclear power plants won’t be coming to Indiana anytime soon, after all. A key state senator has pulled his bill that would have provided financial incentives to utilities to build nuclear plants. Sen. James Merritt, R-Indianapolis, confirmed Tuesday that he … Continue reading →

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The uranium processing fiasco via the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2014/01/11 by norma field

Peter Stockton, Lydia Dennett The Energy Department and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) are up to their old tricks again, convincing Congress and taxpayers alike to spend billions of dollars on yet another poorly designed and mismanaged construction project. … Continue reading →

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Why vote for nuclear disarmament?　via The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2013/12/19 by norma field

By Kennette Benedict Most efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons happen at the highest levels of government and international organizations. But while heads of state appear to have the power to reduce nuclear arsenals, they need help. … Continue reading →

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Group: Shutting down Richland nuke plant would save money via Tri-City Herald

Posted on 2013/12/12 by norma field

SEATTLE — Physicians for Social Responsibility plans to release a new report Wednesday showing that shutting down the commercial nuclear power plant near Richland could save utility customers $1.7 billion over 17 years, the group announced. However, Energy Northwest and … Continue reading →

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