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Major Energy and Environmental News and Commentary affecting the Nuclear Industry.

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Nuclear power turns to developing world as west recoils from Fukushima


Nuclear power turns to developing world as west recoils from Fukushima
The Guardian
But the intense power of uranium, the raw material of nuclear fuel, was demonstrated to the world by the Fukushima disaster last year. Its price on global markets has collapsed, from a record $136 a pound in 2007 to just $44 last week – a slump so ...http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/oct/28/nuclear-power-developing-world-west-recoils-fukushima?newsfeed=true

Moratorium no more for nuclear power

China Daily - ‎Oct 26, 2012‎
Despite safety concerns, China has made the right decision to re-start construction of nuclear reactors. Boosting the nation's energy supply remains pivotal for sustaining long-term economic developments in the country. Moratorium no more for nuclear power ...

Find energy to attend this debate

Leighton Buzzard Today - ‎9 hours ago‎
Several years ago I had the privilege of visiting Nagasaki, Japan, where the second (and hopefully the last) nuclear bomb was dropped in anger at the end of the SecondWorld War. The visit left a lasting impression on me of the destructive power of such ...

China Cautious About Building New Nuclear Plants – Analysis

Eurasia Review -
By Richard Johnson. More than eighteen months after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011 in Japan, China continues to exercise caution in returning to building new nuclear power plants. After an executive meeting, the State Council or China's ...

Technical support for US nuclear project

Nzweek -
?by Wei Tian. BEIJING, Oct. 28 (Xinhuanet) — China is to provide technical support for the first time in the building of a third-generation nuclear power plant in the United States. State Nuclear Power Technology Corp Ltd said on Friday that it had signed a ...

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