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Funding and planning problems hit Italy’s nuclear industry

Italy may have big nuclear ambitions, but funding and plannning problems have not been resolved  Utilty Week by: Simon Jones | 02 October 2009 Enel has set up a joint venture with EDF to deliver the first four of at least ten nuclear reactors in Italy, as promised by president Berlusconi. But where to site the reactors – and how to pay for them – has yet to be established.. Continue reading →

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Secrecy is a worry, with Nuclear Power Operations

Nuclear industry group works behind the scenes AUGUSTA CHRONICLE>COM By Walter C. Jones | Morris News Service October 12, 2009 ATLANTA — Construction of two reactors at Plant Vogtle in Burke County will be overseen not only by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission but also by a little-known organization that has become a powerful influence in the nuclear power industry. Continue reading →

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Financial risk in Entergy’s nuclear plan

Greenpeace says beware of Enexus The Brattleboro Reformer By BOB AUDETTE 13 Oct 09 BRATTLEBORO — Despite the Department of Public Service’s assertion that recent concessions made by Entergy will benefit Vermont ratepayers, the company’s plan to spin off Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant into a new subsidiary is bad news for the Green Mountain State. Continue reading →

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China’s nuclear waste problem

BBC World have your say   Donald 12 Oct 09 I am worried about China and nuclear power. Continue reading →

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France to promote Bulgaria’s nuclear power

Sarkozy Offers Help for Bulgaria’s Nuclear Plant Belene Energy Novinite.com Sofia News Agency  October 12, 2009

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has vowed cooperation for the construction of Bulgaria’s planned second nuclear power plant on the Danube, which has hit funding problems. Continue reading →

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