Nuclear power news updates

Germany Abandons Nuclear Power and Lives to Talk About It Bloomberg To fully understand the Energiewende, and to anticipate its future twists and turns, it's essential to understand the role Chernobyl played in shaping the German public's view of nuclear power. Take Marianne Störmer, for example, my seatmate on a trip ...

South Korea's commitment to nuclear non-proliferation The Hill (blog) Section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act requires U.S.-origin nuclear material and technology meet stringent nonproliferation criteria when transferred to a recipient country for nuclear energy uses. With new U.S. appointments and confirmation hearings ...

Nuclear power for peaceful purposes — Is it safe? Oman Daily Observer At a time when some countries were trying hard to acquire nuclear power, the Japan nuclear disaster occurred, dampening the ambitions of many of them. Some countries retreated from their efforts while some others insisted on getting it by entering into ...

Al Gore: nuclear power will play 'limited role' in future energy mix The Guardian Nuclear power will only play a limited role in the world's energy future because of its "absurdly high" cost, Al Gore said on Thursday. Despite several countries, including the US, UK and China, pushing forward with plans for new nuclear reactors, the ... S

Troubled Neb. nuke plant inches closer to restart Businessweek (AP) — The troubled Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant is inching closer toward generating power for the first time since April 2011, but federal regulators say the utility still has significant work to do before the plant can restart. The Nuclear ...

John Hayes: 'windfarms will not replace gas or nuclear' The Guardian Windfarms are "extremely inefficient and costly" and will not be able to replace gas or nuclear power generation, according to a letter sent by the Conservative energy minister, John Hayes, which reveals the extent of his antipathy to the technology ...

Two Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project activists held Times of India TIRUNELVELI: Two more people protesting against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) have been booked under Goondas Act in Tirunelveli district. The police had already detained two people from Kudankulam under Goondas Act a week ago ...

AEHI CEO Don Gillispie Resigns Amid Health Concerns, Replaced by Nuclear ... Stockhouse Honeysett is a 30-year veteran of the nuclear industry and began working for AEHI in October 2011. He spent most of his career with Florida Power and Light working in operations at the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant in Jensen Beach, Florida. As a senior ...

Public set to vote on phasing out nuclear power swissinfo.ch The Green Party has collected 109,000 signatures in support of a people's initiative that would require caps on the lifetimes of existing nuclear power plants in Switzerland and a ban on the construction of new ones. The initiative was needed to ensure ...

Nuclear energy development in Kenya faces many challenges Business Daily While nuclear industry is generally safe, there are unique challenges facing each country with nuclear power plants or those intending to install them. Kenya being at the start of her nuclear programme will be no exception. There are a number of ...