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B&W to support US Navy's nuclear reactor programmes
2015-02-13 01:00:00| Naval Technology
Babcock & Wilcox's (B&W) Nuclear Operations Group (NOG) has been awarded $535.1m in contracts to support the US Navy's nuclear reactor programmes.
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EDF: Nuclear plant decision is near
2015-02-12 11:37:30| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
French energy group EDF will this year make an investment decision on a 16bn project to build two nuclear energy reactors in Hinkley Point, Somerset.
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Nuclear Taboo Under Review in Uranium-Rich Australia
2015-02-11 19:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: While Australia is home to the worlds largest uranium reserves, it has never had a nuclear power plant. Now, amid growing concerns over climate change, the government is weighing whether to reverse its long-held ban. The state of South Australia, where BHP Billiton Ltd. operates the Olympic Dam mine, is setting up a royal commission to evaluate nuclear powers impact on both the regions economy and its carbon emissions. At the same time, the federal government is set to release within months...
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Tokyo Electric Power to use robots to assess damage in Fukushima nuclear plant
2015-02-10 01:00:00| Power Technology
Tokyo Electric Power is soon to use a remote controlled robot for testing the damaged reactor cores at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Japan.
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South Australia calls royal commission on nuclear power
2015-02-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: The South Australian government has called the nation's first ever royal commission on nuclear fuel, raising the prospect of generating nuclear power in Australia and enriching uranium for export. Calling for a "mature" debate about the uses of uranium and nuclear energy, South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill announced on Sunday that the high-level probe would look at "mining, enrichment, energy and storage phases" of the nuclear fuel cycle. The move is significant, as it could open the door...
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