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China to boost nuclear fuel reserves to feed new reactors
2016-03-11 07:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: China will expand its strategic uranium reserve as part of its "five-year plan" for 2016-2020, with the aim of ensuring it has enough fuel to supply a massive program of new nuclear reactors. Beijing, which began stockpiling uranium in 2007 and is estimated by the World Nuclear Association to have 74,000 tons of inventory - or about nine years of current demand - does not disclose details of its reserves. However, demand is expected to outstrip domestic supply in coming years and a move to...
Japan court orders KEPCO to shut two nuclear reactors in Takahama
2016-03-11 01:00:00| Power Technology
A court in Japan had ordered Kansai Electric Power Company (KEPCO) to suspend two of its nuclear reactors in Takahama, Western Japan, following complaints from local residents about plant safety.
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Japanese court orders closure of two nuclear reactors
2016-03-09 10:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: A Japanese court has ordered the closure of two nuclear reactors previously declared safe under strict post-Fukushima safety rules. The order, made just days before the fifth anniversary of the atomic disaster, would bring the number of operating reactors in Japan down to two. Dozens were shut in the wake of Fukushima, the worst nuclear accident in a generation. The ruling by the Otsu district court the first to force the shutdown of reactors switched on under stricter safety rules adopted...
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Japan court issues injunction to halt Takahama nuclear reactors
2016-03-09 08:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A Japanese court on Wednesday issued an injunction to halt operations at Kansai Electric Power's Takahama No.3 and No.4 nuclear reactors, the operator said, siding with local residents worried about the safety of the plant. The order, by the Otsu District Court, will take immediate effect and lead to the shutdown of Takahama No.3 reactor, which restarted in late January, Jiji news agency said. This is the first injunction issued in Japan to halt a nuclear plant that is under operations, said Jiji...
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France prepared to extend life of nuclear reactors: energy minister
2016-02-28 15:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The French government is willing to support a 10-year extension to the life of the country's nuclear reactors, operated by utility EDF, Energy Minister Segolene Royal told France 3 television on Sunday. Nuclear power provides about 75 percent of France's electricity, but the industry has come under the spotlight since the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan and France has pledged to reduce its reliance on nuclear to 50 percent by increasing renewable energy. Asked if she was ready to raise the...
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