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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
German renewable weighing on power prices despite closing nuclear power
Germany continues to export power, even though the country decided to close its seven nuclear reactors. Renewable energy is developing very fast, fact that drives electricity prices down.
read more... 12/10/2011
Anti-nuclear protest at Hinckley Point in UK
A set of blockades at Hinkley Point nuclear power station in UK took place on October 1st, as campaigners stepped up a protest against the replacement of two nuclear reactors.
read more... 04/10/2011
UK to close a nuclear plant in the light of Japanese disaster
The sole plant in the UK, known for processing plutonium into new fuel for nuclear reactors is to close as a result of the Japanese tsunami, threatening the loss of hundreds of jobs.
read more... 04/08/2011