Power for U.S. From Russia’s Old Nuclear Weapons
New York Times - Tue Nov 10, 3:06 am ETFuel from dismantled nuclear bombs, including Russian ones, generates about 10 percent of America’s electricity.
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Britain unveils ambitious plan to expand nuclear-energy capacity
Washington Post - Tue Nov 10, 12:00 am ETLONDON -- The British government unveiled plans Monday to launch one of the world's most ambitious expansions of nuclear-power capacity, calling for the construction of 10 plants to help meet surging energy demands in the era of global warming.
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Electricity for Americans From Russia’s Old Nuclear Weapons
New York Times - Mon Nov 9, 5:21 pm ETOld bomb material generates about 10 percent of America’s electricity, more than hydro, solar, biomass, wind and geothermal combined.
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U.A.E. Atomic Program May Propel Region Into Nuclear Arms Race
Bloomberg - Tue Nov 10, 3:11 am ETNov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The United Arab Emirates, which plans to award the Persian Gulf’s first nuclear power contracts this year, may start a regional arms race as its neighbors seek similar technology, according to a Chatham House report.
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Toshiba, GE bid for French nuclear unit: Areva
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 2:58 pm ETJapanese high tech giant Toshiba and US conglomerate General Electric are bidding for a unit of Areva, the French nuclear power firm, Areva said Monday of a deal that according to press reports could be worth up to nearly 7.5 billion dollars.
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The government announces new nuclear sites, plans shake-up
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 1:30 pm ETThe government named 10 sites where new nuclear power stations could be built Monday, while unveiling changes to planning rules aimed at speeding up approval for energy projects.
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Britain to build 10 new nuclear plants
Detroit News - Tue Nov 10, 1:10 am ETLondon -- The British government on Monday unveiled plans to launch one of the world's most ambitious expansions of nuclear power capacity, calling for the construction of 10 new plants in the coming years to help meet energy demands in the era of global warming.
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NRC cites Entergy for inspection violation
The Barre Montpelier Times Argus - 2 hours 58 minutes agoBRATTLEBORO – Entergy Nuclear's problem-plagued cooling towers have again been cited by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, this time for a low-level safety violation of the towers' inspection program. ...
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U.K. Says 10 of 11 Proposed Nuclear Sites ‘Suitable’ (Update2)
Bloomberg - Mon Nov 9, 2:20 pm ETNov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The British government said 10 of 11 industry-proposed sites for new nuclear power plants are suitable for fast-track approval as the country seeks to cut carbon-dioxide emissions.
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New British nuclear power plants planned
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Nov 9, 12:26 pm ETBritain's energy secretary says a new generation of British nuclear power stations could be producing electricity by 2018.
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E.ON and RWE Create New Nuclear Company, an Industrial Info News Alert
Marketwire - 2 hours 11 minutes agoGALWAY, IRELAND--(Marketwire - November 10, 2009) - Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- A new player in the British nuclear market has been formally launched by the United Kingdom subsidiaries of German energy giants RWE AG (OTC:RWEOY) (Essen, Germany) and E.ON AG (OTC:EONGY) (Dusseldorf, Germany). Horizon Nuclear Power (Gloucester, England), created by RWE npower and ...
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Different disposal plan may be needed
The Augusta Chronicle - Tue Nov 10, 12:00 am ETIf the nation's primary option for permanent disposal of nuclear waste doesn't materialize, communities across South Carolina and Georgia must mobilize to determine a path for its nuclear waste, according to an economic development group hoping to stir more interest in the topic.
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Cook nuclear plant achieves a first in the country
FOX 28 South Bend - Mon Nov 9, 11:24 pm ETBridgman's Cook Nuclear Plant becomes the first nuclear plant in the country to have two fully-integrated control room simulators.
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Miliband to Set Out Plans for New Nuclear Generators in U.K.
Bloomberg - Mon Nov 9, 7:25 am ETNov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Energy Secretary Ed Miliband will today set out plans for new nuclear power plants, alongside an overhaul of planning rules to allow them to be built more quickly.
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Nuke plant license renewed
Ellwood City Ledger - Mon Nov 9, 10:01 pm ETSHIPPINGPORT - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced Thursday that it has approved 20-year license extensions for the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station's two reactors at Shippingport.
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