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China approves nuclear power development after four year gap
2015-03-11 01:00:00| Power Technology
China's National Development and Reform Commission has approved construction of the second phase of the Hongyanhe nuclear power station, which will include setting up of two million-kilowatt generators at the facility located in the north-eastern par
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Meltdown can US nuclear compete with shale gas and subsidised renewables?
2015-03-10 01:00:00| Power Technology
The US nuclear industry is struggling to survive in tough US electricity markets flooded with cheap natural gas and subsidised renewables. Industry insiders say action must be taken now to reverse this decline or the country will face dire consequenc
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Sorry State: U.S.'s Nuclear Reactor Fleet Dwindles
2015-03-08 12:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: The U.S.'s nuclear reactor fleet dipped below 100 for the first time in decades, when, at the tail end of 2014, Vermont Yankee shuttered its operations. The 604-megawatt power plant's termination did not come as a surprise: it had logged a slew of safety issues in recent years, including burst pipes, leaks and misplaced fuel rods. Nevertheless, it provided up to 4 percent of New England's power and one third of Vermont's. Its owner, Entergy, just did not have enough money to make the necessary upgrades,...
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Nuclear waste, arsenic at SC coal plant raise concern
2015-03-07 19:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
State: Just a few hundred yards from Lake Robinson lies an old waste pond that, until this year, was among the least of Duke Energys worries in the Carolinas. The pond had virtually dried up and, as coal ash basins go, didnt appear to present the same threat to groundwater, rivers or lakes that other ash basins do, environmentalists say. But documents that have surfaced recently show the unlined 55-acre basin has leaked arsenic and it has the unusual legacy of being a dump site for low-level nuclear...
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Valcor Nuclear Exhibits at Power-Gen International
2015-03-06 11:31:07| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
The Nuclear division of Valcor Engineering had an exciting time at Power Generation Week, which was held from December 9-11, 2014 in Orlando. This conference covered every aspect of the power generation industry, including Power-Gen International, Nuclear Power International, Renewable Energy World Conference Expo...
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