EDF Energy will shut down temporarily four nuclear reactors at two large power plants in the north of England after a technical issue was found in boiler units.
read more... 12/08/2014
Brent crude slipped on Monday despite many geopolitical risks including U.S. air strike in Iraq, while U.S. crude increased on expectations of a draw in U.S. inventories. Brent crude dropped 34 cents to settle at $104.68 a barrel, while WTI crude rose 43 cents to close at $98.08 a barrel.
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Bulgaria, one of the five European States that is totally reliant on Russian nuclear fuel, inked a shareholder agreement with Westinghouse Electric Company, an American nuclear engineering company for the construction of a new atomic reactor estimated to cost $5 billion.
read more... 04/08/2014
The EDF version of so-called EPR nuclear reactors may be the first connected to the grid, overthrowing others also manufactured by Areva in Finland and China, according Henri Proglio, chief executive of state-controlled French utility EDF.
read more... 01/08/2014
Canada's Candu Energy declared on Friday it will assist China Nuclear Power Engineering Company (CNPEC) in the construction of two nuclear reactors in European Union state Romania if and when the Chinese company comes to a decision to invest there.
read more... 28/07/2014