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UK: new electricity market reforms will add £110 to electricity bills
According to the UK’s MPs, the Government new electricity market reform could increase the British householders’ bills by more than £ 110 over the decade and ward off the investors. For companies that intend to invest in building nuclear power plants and wind farms, these reforms aim to ensure high prices, which will also affect consumers.
read more... 23/07/2012
UAE to build the first nuclear power plants in the Persian Gulf region
The United Arab Emirates will be the icebreaker in constructing the first nuclear power plant in the Gulf Arab region, as the country is seeking an alternative energy resource to meet its boosting electricity demand that threatens to swallow all the precious oil and gas reserves.
read more... 19/07/2012
France: Nuclear waste to double by 2030
According to the country’s nuclear waste agency Andra, the stockpiles of nuclear waste in France are expected to double over the 18 years. Most of the waste will have low toxicity and a short life, while some of it will remain radioactive for more than two million years.
read more... 18/07/2012
UK: Ofgem to approve a £44bn National Grid deal
The British energy watchdog, Ofgem is expected to approve the National Grid‘s plans to invest as much as £44bn on improving the UK’s energy infrastructure.
read more... 17/07/2012
Belarus: AtomStroyExport to build country’s first nuclear power plant
Following an earlier launched tender by Belarus, the Russian Rosatom subsidiary, AtomStroyExport (ASE) was selected to start the construction of a two-unit nuclear power plant at Ostrovetsk in the Grodno region by the end of 2013. This will be the first nuclear power plant in Belarus.
read more... 16/07/2012