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Nuclear Power, Part 2: Nukenomics

2013-06-14 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld

There's no denying that safety and effectiveness are both critical concerns when it comes to nuclear power, and that's just as true for investors in the technology as it is for those who rely on the energy it generates. Still to be determined is whether small modular reactor designs are feasible as a free-market business proposition without current levels of government-backed investment.

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Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, Tamil Nadu

2013-06-11 01:00:00| Power Technology

The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) is under construction 650km south of Chennai, in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, India.

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Areva signs nuclear power agreements in Japan

2013-06-10 10:00:00| Power Technology

French nuclear firm Areva has signed a series of strategic agreements with two Japanese firms for the continuation and development of the Franco-Japanese partnership in civil nuclear power.

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Nuclear Power, Part 1: A Smaller, Safer Future

2013-06-07 19:09:23| TechNewsWorld

Keeping the lights on in the global industrial world -- never an easy task -- never seems to get any easier. Nuclear energy, which provides nearly 20 percent of our nation's electricity, is at a crossroads. Can nuclear reactors -- the torrid, pulsating, heat-generating hearts of nuclear power plants -- ever be safe enough? Thanks to several new technologies, the outlook is promising.

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