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UK nuclear power plants vulnerable to drone attacks, claims nuclear expert
2014-12-22 01:00:00| Power Technology
Nuclear power plants in the UK are vulnerable to drone attacks and the potential security threat is a major concern, according to a report by British nuclear expert John Large.
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Japan: Fukushima and institutional invisibility of nuclear disaster
2014-12-20 19:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ecologist: The nuclear industry and its supporters have contrived a variety of narratives to justify and explain away nuclear catastrophes, writes John Downer. None of them actually hold water, yet they serve their purpose - to command political and media heights, and reassure public sentiment on 'safety'. But if it's so safe, why the low limits on nuclear liabilities? In a truly competitive marketplace, unfettered by subsidies, no one would have built a nuclear reactor in the past, no one would build one...
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Renewables Outpace Nuclear All Over the World
2014-12-18 19:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: As flagship nuclear projects run into long delays and huge cost overruns, solar and wind power are falling in price. Renewables already supply twice as much power as nuclear. Its just too bad the nuclear-fixated UK government hasnt noticed. Renewables are winning out just about everywhere. They now supply over 19 percent of global primary energy and 22 percent of global electricity. Nuclear is at 11 percent and falling. With many of the UKs old nuclear power plants off-line due to faults and...
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Nuclear regulator clears way for Takahama nuclear power plant restart in Japan
2014-12-18 01:00:00| Power Technology
Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) has approved a key draft report for two more reactors at Kansai Electric Power's Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture.
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JinkoSolar Supplies China General Nuclear Power Group with 80 MW of Solar Modules for a PV Plant in Henan Province
2014-12-17 11:31:37| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
SHANGHAI JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. ("JinkoSolar" or the "Company") (NYSE: JKS), a global leader in the PV industry, today announced that it has supplied 80 MW of solar PV modules to China General Nuclear Power Group ("CGN"), for a solar PV project in Neihuang County, Henan Province. Located in Mashang and...
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