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China's Nuclear Waste Snafu
2016-08-10 18:03:00| Transmission & Distribution World
Fuel Reprocessing Proposal Opposed Chinese protest nuclear waste project read more
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Belarus under fire for 'dangerous errors' at nuclear plant
2016-08-09 10:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Thirty years after worlds worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl, Belarus, which saw a quarter of its territory contaminated in the disaster, is building its first energy plant powered by the atom. However a series of mishaps at the site in Astravets are raising concerns over safety, particularly in Lithuania whose capital, Vilnius, lies less than 31 miles (50km) from the site. In July it was reported by local news that a nuclear reactor shell had been dropped while being moved. Local resident...
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The environmental and economic impacts of closing a nuclear plant
2016-08-08 10:00:00| Power Technology
A new study has investigated the economic and environmental costs of closing nuclear generating capacity, using the closure of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) California as its case study. Co-author of the report Lucas Davies, an associ
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Chinese firm with military ties invited to bid for role in UK's nuclear future
2016-08-07 16:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A controversial Chinese company has been selected to bid for millions of pounds of public money in a UK government competition to develop mini nuclear power stations. The China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) features twice in a government list of 33 projects and companies deemed eligible to compete for a share in up to 250m to develop so-called small modular reactors (SMR). The involvement of a different Chinese company in the high-profile Hinkley Point C project in Somerset was widely...
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Nuclear safety fears grow as France snubs UK watchdog
2016-08-06 21:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Britains nuclear watchdog was made to wait more than a fortnight for key files from energy giant EDF confirming that components recently revealed to be suspect had not been used in one of Britains largest nuclear power stations. Emails released under the Freedom of Information Act show that in early May, Frances EDF Group initially rebuffed requests from the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) to hand over files about a foundry in France that made specialist parts for EDFs reactors. The request...
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