Safety dangers in Taiwan nuclear power plant
The nuclear plant, in Kungliao, Taipei County, on the country’s north coast, has a decades-long history of problems.
Taipower faces fine over fourth nuclear plant: AEC – Taiwan News Online, 23 Aug 2010, Taiwan Power Corporation was facing a fine over its fourth nuclear plant even before it had started official operations, the Atomic Energy Council said yesterday. Continue reading
Russia’s collapsing nuclear industry saved by selling nuclear plant to Iran
The launch is something of a turning point for the Russian nuclear industry, which was near collapse before getting the Iranian contract for Bushehr.
Bushehr Launch Boosts Rosatom, The Moscow Times, 23 August 2010, By Olga Razumovskaya Russia and Iran on Saturday jointly launched the Bushehr atomic power plant, the first in the Middle East, bringing the Islamic republic into the ranks of the world’s 29 nuclear power generating nations. Both sides hailed the startup as a landmark……… Continue reading
German Govt offered billions to keep aging nuclear reactors going
German utilities offer billions in nuclear deal, Business Week, By VERENA SCHMITT-ROSCHMANN, 16 Aug 2010, Germany’s utilities are offering to pay the government billions to let them keep their nuclear power plants running longer instead of shutting them down as mandated under current law, energy giant RWE AG said Monday.The companies also want the government to back off a proposed tax on nuclear fuel as part of the deal………German utilities offer billions in nuclear deal – BusinessWeek
U.S. taxpayers fork out for commercial nuclear radioactivity cleanup
The department rejected a previous request for a loan guarantee in 2009.
Separately, Duke Energy Corp. and Areva SA in mid-2009 announced tentative plans for a 1,650-megawatt nuclear power plant on the Piketon campus. That project remains unscheduled pending site review and exploration of potential federal government financial assistance.
Piketon plant to get $2.1 billion for cleanup work – Business First of Columbus, August 18, 2010, Environmental cleanup of a former uranium processing plant in south-central Ohio will get a boost under a $2.1 billion, 10-year contract the U.S. Department of Energy awarded on Aug. 16. Continue reading
Russia supplying fuel for Iran’s nuclear reactor
Iran’s Nuclear Power Plant to be Fueled, Fox News, August 13, 2010 – by: Amy Kellogg Moscow has announced that it will start loading fuel into Iran’s first nuclear power plant on August 21st……according to Mark Fitzpatrick, it can’t even manufacture the fuel for Bushehr. Continue reading
Nuclear plant taken offline at Quad Cities
Exelon takes Unit 2 of Quad Cities nuclear power plant offline in Illinois | Canadian Business Online, 19 Aug 2010, CORDOVA, Ill. (AP) – Exelon Corp. took Unit 2 of its Quad Cities nuclear generating station offline when one of two reactor recirculation water pumps tripped.According to Exelon, the pumps balance water flow through the reactor. In a statement, the electric utility said technical experts are looking into why the equipment did not function properly….
How much tritium was in Braidwood nuclear plant steam release?
NRC sends special inspection team to Braidwood | Chicago Breaking Business, By Julie Wernau | 19 Aug 2010, .The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Wednesday that a special inspection team has been sent to the Braidwood Nuclear Power Plant Continue reading
Financial problems stall new nuclear projects in Brazil
“These nuclear projects take a long time to get off the drawing board and generate a lot of controversy, so they’ll likely be last in line to receive financing,”
Brazil’s Plans For Nuclear Energy May Face Financing Problem, WSJ.com By Paulo Winterstein, Dow Jones Newswires; AUGUST 16, 2010SAO PAULO, Brazil –Brazil’s plan to build at least five nuclear power plants over the next two decades may run into a financing problem as federal budget constraints limit spending by government-controlled utility Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (ELET6.BR, EBR). Continue reading
Pont Lepreau nuclear plant – yet another setback
N.B. nuclear plant another year behind schedule, August 6, 2010 CBC News Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. has informed the New Brunswick government and NB Power that the $1.4-billion refurbishment of the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station is another year behind schedule…….
Election hot potato
The new delay comes just as the campaign for the Sept. 27 provincial election starts up. The Liberals were quick to point out that the contract with AECL for the refurbishment of Point Lepreau was signed by the Progressive Conservative government of Bernard Lord in 2005. CBC News – New Brunswick – N.B. nuclear plant another year behind schedule
Wildfire danger to Russia’s top secret nuclear facility
Russian Wildfire Threatens Nuclear Facility, Voice of America, James Brooke | Moscow, 5 Aug 2010, As record hot temperatures reaching 35 degrees Celsius continue to bake Russia, wildfires threaten the nation’s nuclear-weapons laboratory and other military facilities. A thick haze of wood smoke blankets Moscow……
Eight firefighting planes and 20 trucks are helping to keep flames out of Sarov, the location of the country’s top-secret nuclear research facility and a city closed to foreigners……..
Russian Wildfire Threatens Nuclear Facility | Europe | English
Time for a positive step with Iran nuclear deal?
The perhaps best indicator would be Iran’s willingness to allow full, open, and unrestricted IAEA inspections of its confirmed and suspected nuclear facilities. That would be the first step toward what could be a watershed deal in engaging Iran with the outside world and scaling back the nuclear program threatening Middle Eastern and global security.
Why Iran Might Finally Be Ready for a Nuclear Deal – International – The Atlantic, Max Fisher, 28 July, 2010, It’s difficult to know how seriously to take Iran’s offer to halt its program of enriching medical-grade uranium in exchange for a nuclear fuel swap. Continue reading
Fire at UK nuclear weapons factory
Residents evacuated after fire at UK’s main nuclear weapons factory, Telegraph UK, 4 Aug 2010, Residents located near Britain’s main nuclear weapons factory were forced to evacuate after a fire broke out in one of the plant’s buildings. By Andrew Hough An investigation has been launched into what sparked the blaze at the Atomic Weapons Establishment in Aldermaston, Berks, which maintains the warheads for the UK’s Trident nuclear deterrent…….
Both Thames Valley Police and the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service declined to comment.In December ministers sold off the Government’s last remaining one-third ownership to a Californian engineering company.
Residents evacuated after fire breaks out at UK’s nuclear weapons factory – Telegraph
Dim future for nuclear energy in South Africa
with the global economic slowdown, things have not improved much. Investments are not forthcoming from international lending banks.
South Africa still in pursuit of its nuclear future | The Energy Collective July 27, 2010 Pebble Bed project is shut down. Future reactor investments up in the air.This is not a good time to be looking to invest in nuclear energy in South Africa. Continue reading
Safety problems add to costs, overruns, in AREVA’s new nuclear plants
Areva, the state-controlled French nuclear engineering company, is already battling construction delays and cost overruns at both Flamanville and Olkiluoto, in Finland, where it is building the first of its EPR plants.
Safety Fears Raised at French Reactor, NYTimes.com, By PATRICIA BRETT July 26, 2010, PARIS — Anti-nuclear activists are seeking to halt construction of France’s latest-generation nuclear power plant at Flamanville, on the Normandy coast, arguing that changes introduced to solve problems with the reactor’s fuel pellet cladding have invalidated the plant’s original building permit. Continue reading
American nuclear companies nervously awaiting Indian Parliament over Civil Liability Bill
The bill triggered a storm when it was first presented to lawmakers in May, with the opposition arguing it will shield American technology suppliers from compensation claims.
GE, Westinghouse Await Nuclear Bill as Singh Set to Face Stormy Parliament, Bloomberg, By Bibhudatta Pradhan – Jul 26, 2010, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh faces an opposition buoyed by support for a recent nationwide strike when parliament meets today, promising a rough ride for legislation such as a bill to enable the entry of U.S. nuclear power companies……….. Continue reading
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