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Daily: European spot power boosts on weak nuclear availability in France
Brent crude oil traded higher on Monday as supply disruptions in Europe offset previous’ week losses, while cautious investors were eager for the results of U.S. Federal Reserve meeting. Supply disruptions in Libya, Iraq and elsewhere have withdrawn over 500,000 barrels per day from the market.
read more... 30/07/2013
Fessenheim- France’s oldest nuclear power plant to close by 2016
French Environment Minister Philippe Martin, in an interview with Le Journal de Dimanche, has announced that the country's oldest nuclear plant of Fessenheim, northeastern France, is expected to be closed by the end of 2016, as promised also by the French president Francois Hollande during the electoral campaign.
read more... 24/07/2013
European Commission to enact potential nuclear power subsidies
The European Commission is set to enact new draft guidelines for subsidies to nuclear power projects.
read more... 23/07/2013
The future of nuclear in UK
Currently the UK has 16 reactors generating on average about 19% of its electricity and all but one of these will be retired by 2023.The country has a number of reactors which are currently reaching the end of their working life, and it is now unclear how they will be replaced.
read more... 22/07/2013
China boosts nuclear capacity
China's installed nuclear power capacity in 2015 will reach 42 GW, accounting for 10% of the world's total, according to the official Xinhua news agency.
read more... 17/07/2013