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DTE Energy restarts Fermi 2 nuclear power plant
2013-09-24 19:01:22| Energy - Topix.net
DTE Energy Co. has restarted its Fermi 2 nuclear power plant after reinstalling a reactor cooling water pump that had failed and limited power output.
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First US nuclear power closures 15 yrs signal wider industry problems
2013-09-24 18:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A string of plant closures, project cancellations and other setbacks has raised new doubts about the future of nuclear power in the United States, but there's disagreement about whether the retrenchment will be limited and temporary or the beginning of a broad and permanent decline. Renewed safety concerns and reinvigorated local opposition have played a role in the industry's recent troubles. But the most potent foe--and the primary force behind the spate of closures and abandoned projects--is...
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Nuclear power: limits of compromise
2013-09-16 00:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Honest and informed people disagree passionately about nuclear power. Supporters maintain that nuclear power offers affordable low-carbon electricity and is thus a vital tool in attempts to curb climate change. Opponents say the technology is inherently too dangerous and that the financial and environmental costs of waste are almost infinite. Climate change has forced many who were against nuclear power to reconsider their position in the argument. A disaster like the Fukushima meltdown, which took...
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Brazil cools on nuclear power plans; favors wind
2013-09-15 13:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Brazil will probably scale down its plans for new nuclear plants due to safety concerns following the 2011 radiation leak in Japan and pick up some of the slack with a "revolution" in wind power, the head of the government's energy planning agency said. Mauricio Tolmasquim, chief of the Energy Research Company, told Reuters it was "unlikely" the government would stick to its plans to build four new nuclear plants by 2030 to meet rising demand for electricity. He declined to specify how many...
Japan to switch off nuclear power may be some time before it's on again
2013-09-15 01:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Japan is set to be nuclear power-free, for just the third time in more than four decades, and with no firm date for re-starting an energy source that has provided about 30 percent of electricity to the world's third-largest economy. Kansai Electric Power Co's 1,180 MW Ohi No.4 reactor is scheduled to be disconnected from the power grid late on Sunday and then shut for planned maintenance. It is the only one of Japan's 50 reactors in operation after the nuclear industry came to a virtual halt following...
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