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United Kingdom: Friends of the Earth's shift on nuclear should be celebrated, not denied
2014-09-12 14:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Nuclear power in the UK has turned out much safer than environmentalists worried it would be. Friends of the Earth, which feared the threat of a catastrophic Chernobyl-style meltdown in the UK, is now less concerned. Fear of nuclear armageddon was a driving force for the green movement in the UK Greenpeace has its name for a reason. But Friends of the Earth have revealed that their old ideological opposition to nuclear has crumbled, to be replaced by a new pragmatic opposition based on cost...
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Westinghouse Signs Cooperation Agreements with China's State Nuclear Power Automation System ...
2014-09-11 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
LONDON – Westinghouse Electric Company LLC today announced it signed two instrumentation and control (IC) system cooperation agreements with China’s State Nuclear Power Automation System Engineering Company (SNPAS).<br /> <br /> Danny Roderick, president and CEO, Westinghouse Electric Company, and Wang Binghua, chairman, State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) witnessed the agreement signings that will enable Westinghouse to sustain its Automation and Field Services ...This story is related to the following:Green & CleanNuclear Instrumentation | Nuclear Controls
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Russia successfully tests Bulava missile aboard new nuclear submarine
2014-09-11 01:00:00| Naval Technology
Russia has successfully tested the new Bulava (SS-NX-32) intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from the White Sea aboard the yet to be commissioned new-generation nuclear-powered Borei-class submarine, Vladimir Monomakh, Russian Defence Ministry
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Discovered Microbes Could Help Dispose of Nuclear Waste
2014-09-10 22:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Researchers have recently stumbled upon tiny single-celled organisms living underground that could aid in the disposal of radioactive waste, potentially making "green" power plants that are more viable and less harmful to the environment. While nuclear power plants themselves have always been valued for their extreme efficiency and relatively "green" nature - with little need for fossil fuels or the release of greenhouse gases - the disposal of their dangerous waste has always been a daunting...
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United Kingdom: Friends of the Earth denies dropping nuclear power opposition
2014-09-10 15:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Friends of the Earth has denied dropping its opposition to nuclear power after the BBC reported that the green group had made a huge and controversial shift in its stance. A news bulletin on Radio 4s Today programme said that the group had revealed it was no longer opposed to nuclear power in principle, describing as a significant shift for the organisation, which has campaigned against nuclear power since it was founded in 1969. Roger Harrabin, the BBCs environment analyst, reported:...
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