Nuclear Power
Seaweed forces EDF to halt Scottish nuclear reactors
LONDON - EDF Energy said on Friday it had halted both reactors at its 1,280 megawatt (MW) Torness nuclear plant near Edinburgh after a rising tide of seaweed threatened to clog its cooling system.
Rosatom offers emerging nations nuclear package: paper
PARIS - Russia's state-owned nuclear company Rosatom is offering a special package deal to build and operate nuclear power stations abroad in a bid to win business from developing countries, a company official was quoted on Monday as saying.
Rosatom offers emerging nations nuclear package - paper
PARIS - Russia's state-owned nuclear company Rosatom is offering a special package deal to build and operate nuclear power stations abroad in a bid to win business from developing countries, a company official was quoted on Monday as saying.
UK expects first new nuclear plant online in 2020
LONDON - The Energy ministry's latest data points to Britain's first new nuclear power plant starting operations in 2020, offering some clarity over the possible startup date for the delayed plant.
NRC raising oversight of Pennsylvania Three Mile Island reactor
- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said on Tuesday it will increase oversight of Exelon Corp's 805-megawatt Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania, to ensure that safety equipment is protected from flooding.
Slow is scary if France quits nuclear : state institute
TOURNEMIRE, France - A long slow retreat from nuclear power in France or indecision over policy could be very risky as skilled staff retire and young people reject careers with an uncertain future, the state-funded atomic safety research institute said.
UK takes ownership of stored plutonium, may fuel new reactors
LONDON - Britain said it would take ownership of 2,950 kg of waste plutonium that it has been storing on behalf of European utilities and may reprocess it into fuel for a planned new generation of nuclear plants.
Egypt says Russia to help revive nuclear programme
CAIRO - Russia will help Egypt develop its nuclear power programme, Trade and Industry Minister Hatem Saleh said on Monday, signalling that the Islamist-led state will press ahead with its quest for atomic energy.
Fuel-rod cooling halted by rats at crippled Japan nuclear plant
TOKYO - Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant halted cooling of a spent fuel pool at the site on Monday to remove two dead rats, the third time cooling equipment has gone offline in five weeks because of rodents.
Fuel-rod cooling halted by rats at crippled Japan nuclear plant
TOKYO - Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant halted cooling of a spent fuel pool at the site on Monday to remove two dead rats, the third time cooling equipment has gone offline in five weeks because of rodents.
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