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Nuclear power: limits of compromise
2013-09-16 00:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Honest and informed people disagree passionately about nuclear power. Supporters maintain that nuclear power offers affordable low-carbon electricity and is thus a vital tool in attempts to curb climate change. Opponents say the technology is inherently too dangerous and that the financial and environmental costs of waste are almost infinite. Climate change has forced many who were against nuclear power to reconsider their position in the argument. A disaster like the Fukushima meltdown, which took...
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United Kingdom: Lib Dems' green boast under threat as party votes for nuclear
2013-09-15 21:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Liberal Democrats have embraced nuclear power for the first time in their 25-year history on the grounds that it will help Britain tackle climate change. In a historic reversal of policy, hundreds of members on Sunday voted in favour of accepting a "limited" role for atomic power plants in a safe and affordable way. Grassroots Liberal Democrats appeared to be in a pragmatic mood as they also backed the leadership over the controversial issues of tuition fees and fracking on the second day...
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Brazil cools on nuclear power plans; favors wind
2013-09-15 13:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Brazil will probably scale down its plans for new nuclear plants due to safety concerns following the 2011 radiation leak in Japan and pick up some of the slack with a "revolution" in wind power, the head of the government's energy planning agency said. Mauricio Tolmasquim, chief of the Energy Research Company, told Reuters it was "unlikely" the government would stick to its plans to build four new nuclear plants by 2030 to meet rising demand for electricity. He declined to specify how many...
Japan halts last nuclear reactor
2013-09-15 10:55:16| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Japan faces its longest period without nuclear power for four decades, as it shuts down its last reactor amid public concerns after Fukushima.
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Japan to switch off nuclear power may be some time before it's on again
2013-09-15 01:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Japan is set to be nuclear power-free, for just the third time in more than four decades, and with no firm date for re-starting an energy source that has provided about 30 percent of electricity to the world's third-largest economy. Kansai Electric Power Co's 1,180 MW Ohi No.4 reactor is scheduled to be disconnected from the power grid late on Sunday and then shut for planned maintenance. It is the only one of Japan's 50 reactors in operation after the nuclear industry came to a virtual halt following...
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