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Spain’s oldest nuclear power plant officially closed
Spain’s oldest nuclear power plant Santa Maria de Garoña, in the north-central province of Burgos, has been officially shut down on 6 July after 42 years in operation.
read more... 11/07/2013
Japan to restart its nuclear reactors
Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) announced it wanted to restart reactors at the world's largest atomic power station. Japanese nuclear operators applied to restart reactors under new regulations drawn up following the Fukushima disaster.
read more... 08/07/2013
Nuclear Power in France
France has decided to launch a great nuclear program in 1973, when the quadrupling of the price of oil by OPEC nations was a shock for France because at that time, most of its electricity came from oil burning plants, this was the Middle East event that they refer to as the "oil shock."
read more... 04/07/2013
UK unveils GBP 10 billion of financial guarantees for Hinkley Point nuclear reactor
The UK government has announced its initiative to encourage investment in nuclear power by offering 10 billion pounds (GBP) (15.2 billion US dollars, 11.6 billion euros) of financial guarantees to French generator EDF for the construction of a new nuclear plant at Hinkley Point.
read more... 02/07/2013
UK menaced by blackouts of power within 2 years
According to the energy watchdog Ofgem the risk of power blackouts in UK has doubled in the last year, as the country is facing an energy crunch which will cause an increase of the energy bills. The supply crisis is the result of Britain forcing old coal and oil plants to shut down supporting projects of new green wind farms and nuclear plants.
read more... 01/07/2013