Tag Archives: Toshiba

Toshiba developing small N-reactor / Reactor to be used to mine oil sands in Canada via The Yomiuri Shimbun

Posted on 2013/01/17 by norma field

Toshiba Corp. has been developing a small nuclear reactor for mining oil sands at the request of a firm engaged in such mining projects in Alberta Province, Canada, and aims to begin operating the reactor by 2020, it has been … Continue reading →

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Toshiba developing small N-reactor / Reactor to be used to mine oil sands in Canada; initial operation by 2020 eyed via Daily Yomiuri Online

Posted on 2013/01/16 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Toshiba Corp. has been developing a small nuclear reactor for mining oil sands at the request of a firm engaged in such mining projects in Alberta Province, Canada, and aims to begin operating the reactor by 2020, it has been … Continue reading →

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Japan Struggling to Store Nuclear Water via Inter Press Service

Posted on 2012/10/25 by norma field

DOHA, Oct 25 2012 (IPS) – Japan’s crippled nuclear power plant is struggling to find space to store tens of thousands of tonnes of highly contaminated water used to cool the broken reactors, the manager of the water treatment team … Continue reading →

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British nuclear plans suffer blow as Chinese investors pull out via the guardian

Posted on 2012/10/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Two new nuclear projects in UK the suffer as firms in running to buy a stake pull out The government’s nuclear energy plans were in trouble as Chinese investors withdrew interest in two projects and local councils postponed a decision … Continue reading →

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Bulgaria picks Westinghouse to study new nuclear unit via Reuters

Posted on 2012/08/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Aug 27 (Reuters) – Bulgaria has relaunched its nuclear power programme, hiring Westinghouse to prepare a proposal for a third reactor at its Kozloduy site, having shelved plans to build a new plant at Belene in March after failing to … Continue reading →

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Fukushima nuclear disaster: who profits and who pays? via Greenpeace

Posted on 2012/05/16 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Last week, the inevitable finally happened. The company responsible for the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, has been nationalised. Japan’s trade and industry minister Yukio Edano announced a de facto state take-over of the company with … Continue reading →

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Vietnam’s Nuclear Dreams Blossom Despite Doubts via The New York Times

Posted on 2012/03/07 by norma field

HANOI, Vietnam — Inside an unheated classroom at the Institute for Nuclear Science and Technology here about 20 young government technicians from Vietnam’s incipient nuclear power industry kept on their winter jackets on the first morning of a 10-day workshop … Continue reading →

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New Toshiba reactor model gets U.S. nod via The Japan Times Online

Posted on 2011/12/25 by norma field

NRC’s approval paves way for building first nuke plants in 30 years Bloomberg, AP WASHINGTON — The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved Toshiba Corp.’s AP1000 reactor design, paving the way for the first new reactor construction license to be … Continue reading →

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