EDF has said it found indications of possible stress corrosion on the auxiliary circuits of four French nuclear power reactors totalling 4.8 GW in capacity, namely Chinon 3, Cattenom 3, Flamanville 2 and Golfech 1.
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A Rolls-Royce design for a small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) will likely receive UK regulatory approval by mid-2024 and be able to produce grid power by 2029, Paul Stein, chairman of Rolls-Royce Small Modular Reactors, told Reuters.
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Oil prices climbed on Monday amid an oil field shutdown in Libya, increasing concerns over tight global supply amid the Ukraine crisis. Hence, Brent crude rose by $1.46, or 1.3%, to settle at $113.16 a barrel. U.S WTI crude rose $1.26, or 1.2%, to settle at $108.21 a barrel.
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Germany has released nearly €3 billion to acquire floating liquefied natural gas import terminals, the finance ministry said Friday (15 April), as it seeks to move away from dependence on Russian gas.
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Germany’s RWE Renewables is set to invest up to EUR 1.5 billion (USD 1.62bn) gross in green power projects in Ireland by 2030, as part of a global EUR-50-billion investment plan.
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