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United Kingdom: EDF to cut jobs to control cost of nuclear project
2013-04-23 15:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: EDF energy is cutting scores of jobs to control costs at the site of its proposed new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point in Somerset. The company is in the middle of difficult negotiations with ministers over the level of public subsidy the new reactors will receive over the next 40 years but insisted the project is not being mothballed and that it is not "holding a gun to the government's head". The company has already spent 800m on developing the 14bn project and lost its junior partner...
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Feds Investigate Shooting At Tennessee Nuclear Plant
2013-04-23 05:58:21| Energy - Topix.net
An East Tennessee nuclear power plant has added security patrols after a weekend incident in which an officer exchanged gunfire with a man who then fled on a boat.
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UK to sell nuclear fuel firm stake
2013-04-22 13:32:56| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The UK government is preparing to sell its one-third stake in Urenco, the world's second-largest provider of nuclear fuel.
Japan: Fukushima nuclear cooling system offline for third time in five weeks
2013-04-22 09:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant halted cooling of a spent fuel pool at the site on Monday to remove two dead rats, the third time cooling equipment has gone offline in five weeks because of rodents. Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) said it halted cooling of the No. 2 unit pool, which stores spent uranium fuel rods at the Fukushima Daiichi site, for a few hours to remove the rats and install a net to stop further such intrusions. Last month, Tepco lost power to cool fuel...
United Kingdom: Hartlepool nuclear power plant fire triggers emergency response
2013-04-21 10:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A fire at a nuclear power plant triggered a major response by emergency services after smoke was seen billowing into the air. Police and fire crews were called to Hartlepool power station at about 6.30pm on Saturday after a blaze broke out while a turbine was being reactivated. The fire caused smoke to billow from the plant but Cleveland police said it was drifting away from nearby homes. Firefighters extinguished the blaze but remained on site as a precaution. No one was injured. A statement...
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