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France and China consolidate nuclear energy relationship

Tue, 03 Feb 2015 16:54:00 GMT

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France and China’s nuclear industries are to collaborate more closely under the terms of a set of new agreements. Companies from the two countries will share expertise and engineering support following a three-day visit to the Asian nation by French prime minister Manuel Valls in January.

Dungeness B to run for extra decade

Wed, 21 Jan 2015 18:25:00 GMT

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The UK’s Dungeness B nuclear plant will continue to generate electricity until 2028. EDF Energy, which has recently invested £150 million investment in the two-unit advanced gas-cooled reactor (AGR), announced a ten-year extension to its lifespan as part of a wider strategy to keep its eight-strong British fleet running at least until 2023.

Dome installed at unit 2 of Novovoronezh II

Wed, 19 Nov 2014 13:57:00 GMT

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Russian state-owned company Atomenergoproekt has announced the installation of the reactor containment building dome at unit 2 of the Novovoronezh II nuclear power plant.

Hongyanhe unit 3 reactor achieves criticality

Fri, 31 Oct 2014 14:33:00 GMT

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The unit 3 reactor at the Hongyanhe nuclear power plant in China’s Liaoning province is closer to commissioning after achieving a sustained chain reaction.

Time to act

Thu, 09 Oct 2014 23:00:00 GMT

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Next year’s climate summit in Paris is arguably the world’s last chance to keep global warming below the crucial 2°C level, but are the planet’s biggest polluters ready to start making serious changes? Jack Wittels looks into the political and economic issues governing climate policy in the US and China.

UK invests in robotic development centre

Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:08:00 GMT

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The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has announced that a purpose-built facility for developing robotic technology for use in extreme conditions will open at the Culham Science Centre in 2016.

India must go nuclear to meet energy demand

Wed, 06 Aug 2014 10:19:00 GMT

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India must embrace nuclear and renewable energy in order to connect 300 million people at an acceptable carbon cost, says the International Energy Agency (IEA).
According to one scenario envisaged by the autonomous intergovernmental organisation, a combination of a range of renewables (40%) and nuclear (15%) could power the subcontinent while slashing its dependence on coal to a level where global average temperature increases could be limited to 2ºC by 2050.

US fears losing out in Ex-Im Bank shakeup

Fri, 01 Aug 2014 13:53:00 GMT

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American nuclear power companies’ ability to compete internationally will be harmed if financing from the Export-Import Bank ceases, say industry leaders. The charter of the US’s official export credit agency expires on 30 September and Congress may decide against renewing it.

UK, Germany and Poland must clean up act on CO₂

Wed, 23 Jul 2014 10:09:00 GMT

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Germany, the UK and Poland have topped the “dirty 30”, a list of the 30 most CO₂-polluting thermal power plants in the EU, released in a report written by environmental campaigners including the Climate Action Network and the Health and Environment Alliance.

Poland’s Belchatów plant ranked first, with three other Polish plants making the top 30. However the UK and Germany dominated overall with nine plants each making the top 30; five German plants were in the top ten, and four in the top five.

Kalinin 1 nuclear power plant granted ten-year life extension

Fri, 04 Jul 2014 14:23:00 GMT

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Russian regulator Rostechnadzor has granted Rosenergoatom a ten-year service life extension for the Kalinin 1 nuclear power unit until 2025.