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United Kingdom: Nuclear power station at Hinkley gets go-ahead as coalition signs off EDF deal
2013-10-20 23:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Britain is to embark on building the first nuclear power station for two decades on Monday as the coalition hands a multibillion subsidy to France's EDF with help from a state-owned Chinese firm. The two planned pressurised water reactors at Hinkley Point C, Somerset, are the first to start construction in Europe since Japan's Fukushima disaster and the first in the UK since the Sizewell B power station came online in 1995. The new reactors, which will cost 14bn, are due to start operating...
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Nuclear power plant set for go-ahead
2013-10-20 19:42:20| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The government is expected to give the go-ahead on Monday for a consortium including Chinese investors to build the UK's first nuclear plant in a generation.
United Kingdom: Nuclear power plant set for go-ahead
2013-10-20 19:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The government is set to give the go-ahead for the UK's first new nuclear plant in a generation on Monday. French-owned EDF Energy will lead a consortium that includes Chinese investors to build the Hinkley Point C power station in Somerset. Ministers and EDF have been in talks for more than a year. But it is understood that the two sides have agreed the all-important "strike price" - the guaranteed rate to be paid for electricity produced at the site. Chancellor George Osborne removed...
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Irish greens fight UK nuclear plan in court
2013-10-19 22:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: One of Ireland's leading environmental groups is taking legal action against the British government, claiming that it has failed to consult the Irish people on its next generation of nuclear power stations, which it says could have a big impact on Irish citizens' lives if there are leaks or accidents. The government has given approval for the 14bn Hinkley Point C plant, to be built by the French energy company EDF, which operates eight of Britain's existing nuclear power stations. The new...
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Xcel Energy defends Monticello nuclear upgrade
2013-10-19 08:59:44| Energy - Topix.net
The Minneapolis-based utility completed the $665 million project in July, and acknowledged that replacing pumps, filters and other equipment cost more than double the original $320 million estimate.
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