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India closing in on Westinghouse deal to build 6 nuclear reactors
2015-12-23 21:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: India expects to seal a contract with Westinghouse Electric Co LLC to build six nuclear reactors in the first half of next year, a senior government official said, in a sign its $150 billion dollar nuclear power programme is getting off the ground. The proposed power plant in Gujarat will accelerate India's plans to build roughly 60 reactors, which would make it the world's second-biggest nuclear energy market after China. India wants to dramatically increase its nuclear capacity to 63,000...
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Most polluted US nuclear weapons building site plans influx of tourists
2015-12-20 20:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Thousands of people are expected next year to tour the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, home of the worlds first full-sized nuclear reactor and the most polluted US nuclear weapons production site. Hanford, near Richland, about 200 miles east of Seattle in south-central Washington state, is the newest national park. Visitors will not, however, be allowed anywhere near the countrys largest collection of toxic radioactive waste. Everything is clean and perfectly safe, said Colleen French,...
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United Kingdom: Government U-turn on renewables shows gas, oil and nuclear are still favourites
2015-12-20 09:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The entire global energy system is undergoing a clean revolution. The old certainties of centralised power and fossil fuels are falling apart before our eyes. In Paris last week world leaders set legally binding targets to decarbonise their economies in order to keep temperature rises at a maximum of 2C. The future is almost here. Its a future that is necessary and one that presents the economic opportunity of the century. Bloomberg NEFs New Energy Outlook for 2015 estimates that renewables alone...
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California lieutenant governor orders environmental review of nuclear plant
2015-12-19 02:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: California's lieutenant governor on Friday directed the State Lands Commission to draw up a plan for a thorough environmental review of PG&E's Diablo Canyon power plant, the state's last operational nuclear power plant. PG&E's leases with the state for two structures associated with the 2,240-MW power plant, which is located on the coastline in San Luis Obispo County, are set to expire in 2018 and 2019, respectively. PG&E is looking to extend those leases through 2025. The lieutenant governor,...
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NSL Analytical Services, Inc. Has Attained Nuclear Quality Assurance (NQA-1) Compliance as Verified by an Independent Audit
2015-12-18 11:31:11| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Cleveland, Ohio NSL Analytical Services, Inc. a recognized leader in analytical and metallurgical testing announced today that it has attained Nuclear Quality Assurance (NQA-1) compliance as verified by an independent audit. Global Quality Assurance (GQA) affirmed through a recent assessment that NSL has...
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