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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
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