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Hitachi Keeps Faith in U.K. Nuclear Plan as Green Costs Drop via Bloomberg

Posted on 2016/09/16 by norma field

Hitachi Ltd.’s U.K. nuclear unit is sticking with its “aggressive” plan to build at least four reactors in the U.K. even as wind, solar and battery technology costs keep falling. Renewable energy still needs to be complemented by round-the-clock output … Continue reading →

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Pro-nuclear countries making slower progress on climate targets via Phys.org

Posted on 2016/08/23 by norma field

A strong national commitment to nuclear energy goes hand in hand with weak performance on climate change targets, researchers at the University of Sussex and the Vienna School of International Studies have found. A new study of European countries, published … Continue reading →

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Sun no longer shines on Japan’s solar boom as subsidies wane via The Japan Times

Posted on 2016/08/05 by norma field

JUL 14, 2016 Japan’s solar boom is beginning to falter. Until recently, the resource-poor nation has been one of the leading markets for photovoltaic (PV) units, helping to prop up an industry hurt by falling prices for the technology and … Continue reading →

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New York Times Shills For Moribund Nuclear Power, Disses Renewables Revolution　via Climate Progress

Posted on 2016/07/25 by norma field

By Joe Romm Why does The New York Times keep pushing nuclear power, whose prices keep rising even as demand has collapsed in every market economy? And why do they keep dissing renewables, whose prices have dropped precipitously while demand … Continue reading →

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Aussie desire for nuclear option may have sunk Japanese sub bid via The Japan Times

Posted on 2016/05/02 by norma field

Canberra chose a French design for its next-generation submarine fleet partly because it can easily be refitted for nuclear propulsion by the time the vessels enter service, an influential Australian business daily has reported. Japan proposed a diesel-powered design based … Continue reading →

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The nuclear industry is trying to hijack the Paris climate summit via Independent Australia

Posted on 2015/12/07 by norma field

By Noel Wauchope […] At the Paris Climate Summit (COP21), the global nuclear lobby is in overdrive. The centrepiece of today’s global nuclear lobbying is the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, led by Bill Gates, made public at the start of the … Continue reading →

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The Curious Politics of Global Warming and Nuclear Power via The Huffington Post

Posted on 2015/12/01 by norma field

In the lead-up to the 2016 election, the most formidable candidates vying to serve as our next president have largely avoided the topic of nuclear power. Indeed, they have encountered little pressure to address it even as the Paris climate … 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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Arnie Gundersen The Future of Energy: Is Nuclear the Solution?

Posted on 2015/05/18 by norma field
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Japan government draft: nuclear to be 20-22 percent of power mix by 2030 – media　via Reuters

Posted on 2015/04/24 by norma field

(Reuters) – Japan’s government has proposed making nuclear energy account for between 20 and 22 percent of the country’s electricity mix by 2030, with renewable energy to account for slightly more, media reported on Friday. The proposal on nuclear energy, … Continue reading →

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