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Rosatom: sanctions will not harm Finnish nuclear project
The construction of the Finnish-Russian nuclear reactor in western Finland will not be harmed as a result of international sanctions instituted over the Ukraine crisis, as stated on Tuesday by a Rosatom manager.
read more... 16/04/2014
EDF UK: returns on nuclear agreement likely to be much higher than usual
The EDF’s first nuclear reactor in Britain might generate for the French utility and the investors two-decade profits, supported by government, expected to be much higher than returns from other projects, as stated in a report.
read more... 18/03/2014
Japan: nuclear - main baseload power source
Japan’s government stated in a final report on Tuesday that nuclear reactors which meet the safety standards fixed by the nuclear regulatory entity should consider resuming their operations.
read more... 26/02/2014
India to build the world’s most powerful solar plant
India intends to build the world’s biggest solar power plant which is expected to be able to generate something like 6.4 billion kilowatt-hours per year. Once the project will obtain the go ahead, the solar array would cover an area larger than Manhattan and could be capable of producing 4,000 megawatts of electricity, which corresponds to that of four full-size nuclear reactors.
read more... 11/02/2014
Belgium to extend life of Tihange 1 nuclear reactor
Belgium has seven nuclear reactors generating about half of its electricity. Electricity production in Belgium was about 78.6 billion kWh (TWh) in 2012, of this 40.3 TWh was from nuclear. Most Belgian electricity is produced by Electrabel, a subsidiary of GDF Suez, which also controls all the nuclear plants. Electrabel owns 50% of Tihange 1 and 89.8% of Tihange 2 and 3.
read more... 14/01/2014