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French anti-nuclear movement allies with austerity drive via Deutsche Welle

Posted on 2012/01/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A team of energy experts, engineers and architects wants to free the French of their nuclear dependence by 2050. In an election year, the appeal to energy austerity is attracting attention from left to right. It’s all in the name. … Continue reading →

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EDF Pegs Nuclear Upgrade Cost at $13 Billion via The Wall Street Journal

Posted on 2012/01/03 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

PARIS—France’s nuclear-safety watchdog ordered immediate upgrades to nuclear reactors to guard against natural disasters, which Électricité de France SA said could require €10 billion, or roughly $13 billion, in additional costs. In a review following last year’s Fukushima nuclear accident … Continue reading →

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Iran proposes new round of nuclear talks with 6 world powers as sanctions hit hard via The Washington Post

Posted on 2011/12/31 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran said Saturday it has proposed a new round of talks on its nuclear program with six world powers that have been trying for years to persuade Tehran to freeze aspects of its atomic work that could … Continue reading →

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U.S. Must Mirror France – Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, Fission via International Business Times

Posted on 2011/12/26 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

Readers of this space know that it’s frequently addressed the United States’ multi-faceted energy problem — multi-faceted in that it involves both supply and demand issues. The U.S.’s two biggest energy form problems? We use: 1) too much oil and … Continue reading →

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France still plans to build 60th nuclear reactor via Reuters

Posted on 2011/11/28 by snasser

PARIS, Nov 25 (Reuters) – France will go ahead with a controversial project to build a 60th next-generation nuclear reactor, President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Friday, as he stepped into a heated pre-election debate over France’s dependence on atomic power. … Continue reading →

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A New Urgency to the Problem of Storing Nuclear Waste via The New York Times

Posted on 2011/11/27 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

AUSTIN, TEXAS — The nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan, earlier this year caused many countries to rethink their appetite for nuclear power. It is also, in subtler ways, altering the fraught discussion of what to do with nuclear plants’ wastes. … Continue reading →

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French president clings to nuclear energy despite post-Fukushima fears, waste protests via The Washington Post

Posted on 2011/11/25 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

PIERRELATTE, France — French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday it would be madness to reduce his country’s huge reliance on nuclear power, despite worldwide wariness after Japan’s Fukushima disaster and protests this week over the dangers of waste. As countries … Continue reading →

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French anti-nuclear protesters clash with police via CBC News

Posted on 2011/11/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Riot police have used tear gas on hundreds of nuclear protesters in northern France trying to head off the departure of a train carrying recycled uranium to Germany. Some 300 protesters clashed with police on Wednesday in fields in the … Continue reading →

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French Opposition Parties Reach Election Alliance via Wall Street Journal

Posted on 2011/11/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By GéRALDINE AMIEL And MAX COLCHESTER PARIS—France’s opposition Green and Socialist parties sealed an electoral alliance over the weekend, saying they would reduce the country’s longstanding reliance on nuclear energy if they have an opportunity to form a coalition government … Continue reading →

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La question nucléaire sur le point de faire échouer l’accord PS-Verts via Le Monde

Posted on 2011/11/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Le caviardage, sur ordre de François Hollande, de l’accord de mandature signé mardi 15 novembre après-midi par Europe-Ecologie-Les Verts (EE-LV) et le Parti socialiste a eu au moins un mérite : mettre pour une fois l’ensemble des écologistes dans le … Continue reading →

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