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In turnaround, Sweden agrees to continue nuclear power
2016-06-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Channel News Asia: Sweden's left-wing government struck a deal with the opposition Friday (Jun 10) to continue nuclear power for the foreseeable future, backtracking on its pledge to phase out atomic energy. The government coalition, made up of the Social Democrats and the Greens, had agreed in October 2014 to freeze nuclear energy development, while the opposition has been in favour of building new reactors. The deal is aimed at securing long-term energy supplies to households and industry, the government said....
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Grohnde: the worlds most productive nuclear power plant
2016-06-09 01:00:00| Power Technology
Grohnde nuclear power station in Lower Saxony, Germany, is the most productive power plants of its size anywhere in the world since it came online in the mid-1980s.
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The Canadian start-ups pushing for a nuclear revival
2016-06-08 13:19:00| Power Technology
In Canada, nuclear power accounts for around 15% of supply in an energy mix dominated by hydropower. No new nuclear plants have been built in 20 years, yet a broad range of small companies are beginning work on the next generation of nuclear technolo
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Modelling the future: how to build safer nuclear reactors
2016-06-06 12:00:00| Power Technology
Research institutes across the world have started to explore new materials for nuclear fuel, which could reduce the amount of accidents that can occur in current light water reactors (LWRs). With safety the number one concern, new fuels and cladding
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Crib notes: Obama, Modi primed for climate and nuclear talks
2016-06-06 01:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Narendra Modi lands in the US this week for a 7 June meeting with US president Barack Obama, likely the final bilateral between the pair before Obama leaves office. The bromance between the pair has been remarkable, say observers. Security, defence, trade along with energy and climate change are set to dominate talks between the worlds second and fourth largest greenhouse gas emitters. India wants to join the Nuclear Suppliers Club, which determines rules for how nuclear technologies are...
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