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U.S. DOE to support small nuclear reactor designs
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has recently outlined its plans to support the design and licensing of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) and to promote their use for power generation. The Obama administration supports SMRs as a form of low carbon energy and for job creation.
read more... 24/01/2012
Slovak nuclear energy passes stress tests
The Slovak nuclear energy regulator announced recently that the country’s four nuclear reactors passed the stress tests with the results presented in a 178-page report. No deficiencies were identified which could query the further safe operation of the existing nuclear plants.
read more... 04/01/2012
TEPCO: Dismantling Fukushima will take about 40 years
Japan’s government announced today that it aims to decommission the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant in up to 40 years, adding that it will take up to 25 years to gather the nuclear fuel that was dispersed inside the reactors.
read more... 21/12/2011
Small reactors to play a key role in the USA future energy supply
According to new studies from the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC), the future of U.S. nuclear power generation could rely on small modular reactors rather than on giant facilities.
read more... 19/12/2011
Saudi Arabia to establish its 16 nuclear plants by 2030
Saudi Arabia kingdom announced that it will invest over $100 billion to restore its 16 nuclear power reactors in different parts of the country in the next coming years, Commerce and Industry Minister Abdullah Zainal Alireza told a Saudi-U.S. business forum in the U.S. city of Atlanta.
read more... 13/12/2011