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EDF gets green light for the construction of Hinkley Point C nuclear reactor
The French energy major EDF got green light from UK’s energy secretary on Tuesday to build the nation’s first new nuclear power station at in Somerset in almost 20 years.
read more... 21/03/2013
China to increase nuclear power capacity by 20% in 2013
China revealed on March 12 its plans to increase installed nuclear power capacity by 20 percent in 2013, declaring the country is developing nuclear power in a safe and efficient way, a senior energy executive has said.
read more... 14/03/2013
EDF and UK to sign a 35-year nuclear deal
UK is planning to close a 35-year deal with French major energy group EDF which will allow the French energy utility to start building the country’s new generation of nuclear power plants.
read more... 12/03/2013
IAEA: World nuclear power capacity increases in 2012 after Fukushima meltdown
World nuclear power generation recorded a slight increase in 2012, after a decline in the previous year aftermath the Fukushima catastrophe in Japan, according to a new report released by UN atomic agency (IAEA).
read more... 07/03/2013
Northeast China gets its first nuclear power station since Fukushima disaster
The first nuclear power plant and the largest energy project in Northeast China since the accident at Japan's Fukushima Dai-Ichi plant in 2011 started operation on 17 February.
read more... 20/02/2013