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UK: EDF Energy brings 1200 MW of nuclear capacity back to the grid
UK-based EDF Energy announced that it has resumed output from two nuclear power plants, bringing the capacity of 1200 MW back to the grid.
read more... 11/04/2012
E.ON and RWE give up their plans to develop UK nuclear plants
German utilities giants E.ON and RWE have decided to suspend their plans to build new nuclear plants in the UK.
read more... 30/03/2012
DECC: UK carbon emissions rose 3.1 % in 2010
According to the latest statistics released by the Department for Energy and Climate Change, UK greenhouse gas emissions rose by 3.1% in 2010, the rise being attributed to increased home heating during a cold winter, meaning a greater use of fossil fuels and shutdowns at nuclear power plants after technical problems.
read more... 10/02/2012
France to spend $13 billion to boost nuclear safety
While some European countries as Germany or Switzerland have decided to phase out nuclear power following the Fukushima accident, the French Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN) concluded that there is “no objective reason” to shut down nuclear power plants in France.
read more... 09/01/2012
Spain aging nuclear plant may stay open
According to a newspaper report released on Monday, Spain’s incoming centre-right government may allow Garona, an aging nuclear power plant, to remain operational beyond the 2013 deadline set by its predecessors, the Socialist Party. It means Spain will be out of step with countries like Germany, which already closed several nuclear plants following Fukushima’s nuclear disaster.
read more... 05/01/2012