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Chemical reaction sparks alert at French nuclear plant via Chicago Tribune

Posted on 2012/09/05 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) – A chemical reaction at the Fessenheim nuclear power plant in eastern France injured several people and triggered a brief fire alert on Wednesday, local government and fire service officials said. The incident, sparked by a chemical … Continue reading →

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French Power Gap May Accelerate on Nuclear Shutdowns, Grid Says via Bloomberg

Posted on 2012/09/05 by yukimiyamotodepaul

France may be hit by a shortage of generating capacity a year earlier than forecast because of the planned closing of outdated fossil-fuel plants and two nuclear reactors, grid operator Reseau de Transport d’Electricite said.Power supply will be assured until … Continue reading →

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Nuclear fears over French Polynesia atoll collapse via ABC Radio Australia

Posted on 2012/08/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A leaked report has raised new fears that Murorua Atoll, the site of French nuclear testing in the Pacific, is in danger of collapsing. Murorua e Tatou says the issue was detailed in a leaked report from the Ministry of … Continue reading →

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Emirates Nuclear Energy awards six service contracts for UAE plants via Future Power Technology

Posted on 2012/08/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has awarded nuclear-service contracts valued at $3bn to six foreign companies. Under the ENEC fuel supply programme, US-based ConverDyn will provide conversion services; Canada’s Uranium One will provide natural uranium; and URENCO, headquartered in the … Continue reading →

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A Versailles, les militants attendent en vain le convoi nucléaire via coursematin.com

Posted on 2012/07/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Des militants anti-nucléaires ont attendu en vain mercredi matin en gare de Versailles le convoi de matières nucléaires italiens destinées à l’usine de traitement de La Hague (Manche), dont ils ont perdu la trace après son passage dans l’Yonne. Selon … Continue reading →

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China in talks to build five new reactors in UK-paper via Reuters

Posted on 2012/07/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

… The French company EDF is also interested in building new reactors in Britain. CNNC would look to use an existing technology tie-up with US-based nuclear engineering group Westinghouse to potentially build three more reactors, the paper said. It would … Continue reading →

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Areva Looks to China as France Rethinks Nuclear Power via Bloomberg Businessweek

Posted on 2012/07/08 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

Areva SA (AREVA) Chief Executive Officer Luc Oursel is seeking fresh talks to sell nuclear reactors to China, halted in the wake of last year’s nuclear accident in Japan and amid questions about the new French government’s energy stance. The … Continue reading →

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Czech nuclear tender seen pivotal after Fukushima via Reuters

Posted on 2012/06/29 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

* Bids due for two reactors worth over $10 billion * U.S., Russian, French firms in the running * Economic crisis, cloudy energy sector outlook are obstacles * Deal likely to need government guarantees By Jan Lopatka PRAGUE, June 29 … Continue reading →

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Regulator imposes post-Fukushima measures on French nuclear operators via Platts

Posted on 2012/06/28 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

French nuclear safety authority ASN Thursday made public an initial set of requirements it has imposed on nuclear facility operators in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima reactor accident in Japan, saying a “massive” amount of work would be … Continue reading →

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Genba, Fabius agree to boost ties via Japan Times

Posted on 2012/05/22 by kojimaaiko

CHICAGO — Foreign Minister Koichiro Genba and his French counterpart, Laurent Fabius, agreed Sunday to strengthen nonnuclear energy cooperation. […] At the meeting, Genba proposed that bilateral cooperation on energy be expanded to green technology, and the two ministers agreed … Continue reading →

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