Nuclear operators must act now on safety: EU

Nuclear operators must act now on safety: EUhttp://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/04/us-eu-nuclear-idUSBRE8930WO20121004

EU report says that almost all of its nuclear plants need improvements; would ... Edmonton Journal - ‎ BRUSSELS - EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said Thursday the cost of necessary improvements at the 145 nuclear reactors in the European Union could be as high as €25 billion ($32 billion) over the coming years. A European Union report ...http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/all/report+says+that+almost+nuclear+plant+need+improvements/7342538/story.html EU in favour of tougher nuclear insurance Financial Times - ‎ By Joshua Chaffin in Brussels. Europe's energy commissioner voiced support for tougher insurance requirements for nuclear operators as he announced that “stress tests” had revealed nearly all of the EU's 132 reactors could benefit from safety upgrades. http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/eb74d6ec-0e3a-11e2-b87e-00144feabdc0.html#axzz28IsxCUxG EU Report Says Nuke Plants Need Upgrades Wall Street Journal - ‎ By ALESSANDRO TORELLO. BRUSSELS—European Union countries may have to invest up to €25 billion ($32.3 billion) to increase the safety of their nuclear power plants, even though none of them needs to be shut down, the EU energy chief said ...http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444223104578036321143604096.html  Europe Urges Swift Safety Improvements at Nuclear Power Plants Businessweek - ‎ The European Union's regulatory arm called on governments to swiftly enact safety improvements identified during checks of the bloc's nuclear reactors that may cost utilities as much as 25 billion euros ($32.5 billion). “Member states and we should, together ...http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-10-04/europe-urges-swift-safety-improvements-at-nuclear-power-plants Warnings over EU nuclear safety BBC News - The Energy Commission, Günther Oettinger, has revealed that "nearly all" of the EU's 145 nuclear reactors need improvements to help them withstand natural disasters. He said that the results of tests carried out in the wake of the Fukushima disaster showed ...http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/europe/newsid_9757000/9757177.stm