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The six U.S. nuclear power plants most likely to shut down
2013-11-13 23:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: The nuclear power industry is melting down in America, and in the rest of the Western Hemisphere too. Nuclear plants still generate nearly 20 percent of electricity in the U.S. But a report by investment research firm Morningstar in its latest Utilities Observer publication warns about the sector`s risks. The report says "the nuclear renaissance is on hold indefinitely" in the West thanks to low electricity prices, largely driven by the natural-gas fracking boom but also by new renewable energy...
Today's Brent rises as talks on Iran's nuclear programme fail
2013-11-11 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Brent's value increased today, after talks between Iran and six world powers failed to seal a deal on Tehran's nuclear programme.
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Build Nuclear Is Dead: Morningstar
2013-11-10 17:36:01| Energy - Topix.net
Anti-nuclear protesters demonstrate in Spain. Morningstar cites political opposition as one of the reasons that "new-build nuclear in the West is dead."
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Japan's Offshore Wind Power Rises within Sight of Fukushima Nuclear Plant
2013-11-08 13:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: An experimental wind turbine floating about 20 kilometers off the coast of the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant marks Japan's first step toward building the world's largest offshore wind farm. But the island country still faces huge challenges as it aims to boost renewable power sources in the wake of its greatest nuclear disaster. The turbine is connected to the world's first floating wind farm substation in an ambitious bid to unlock offshore wind power in deep waters. Such technology...
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B&W Selected For Nuclear Inspection And Repair Services Contract
2013-11-08 05:40:45| metrologyworld News Articles
The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) announced recently that its subsidiary, Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Energy, Inc., will be providing inspection and repair services for a nuclear generating station in the United States that contains two B&W replacement recirculating steam generators
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