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NEWS ABOUT: nuclear power plant

nuclear power plant stories: 19 news summaries
OPINION

Red Tape Chokes Path to Next-Gen Nukes

Government must get out of the way of cheap, clean energy sources

Jun 24, 09 9:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - A handful of startups are designing an exciting new generation of modular nuclear reactors that could solve our energy woes, writes legendary tech investor Bob Metcalfe in the Wall Street Journal. Small enough to fit on a kitchen table, they’re cheap and safe and use non-weapons-grade fuel. “... More »

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nuclear power • nuclear reactor • nuclear power plant • Nuclear Regulatory Commission • nuclear fission • Bob Metcalfe

 Oil-Rich Abu Dhabi 
 Plans Nuke Plants 

Emirates expected to sign nuclear co-operation deal with US today

Jan 15, 09 7:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Abu Dhabi is planning a shift away from fossil fuels despite being one of the world's major oil producers, BusinessWeek reports. The UAE territory, faced with surging demand for electricity and dwindling natural gas reserves, aims to build nuclear plants to supply a quarter of its power. A cooperation deal... More »

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nuclear power • Abu Dhabi • United Arab Emirates • oil production • nuclear power plant • UAE • nuclear energy

 Israel Fears Rocket Attack 
 on Nuke Plant 

Size, sophistication of Hamas rocket arsenal shocks Israeli security forces

Jan 2, 09 3:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Israeli officials, shaken by the size and sophistication of Hamas' rocket arsenal, fear the country's nuclear center at Dimona may be targeted, the Times of London reports. The group's new, more accurate, Grad missiles, smuggled in by land and sea, can penetrate significantly farther into Israel than the crude, home-made... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • rocket attacks • nuclear reactor • missile • Qassam • rocket • nuclear power plant • Dimona

Buffett Gains
Big Say on Nuclear Power

New deal gives longtime skeptic clout about industry's future

Sep 26, 08 12:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Warren Buffett’s $4.7 billion agreement to rescue Constellation Energy Group this week netted the billionaire investor more than just a utility. Buffett now will have a big say in the future of nuclear power in the US, the Wall Street Journal reports. He has long been skeptical of... More »

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nuclear power • Warren Buffett • Berkshire Hathaway • nuclear facilities • nuclear power plant • energy policy

US-India Civilian Nuclear Deal Delayed Again

Leftist coalition could sink government if
pact goes forward

Jun 25, 08 2:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - A landmark deal between the US and India to share civilian nuclear technology faces uncertain prospects today after the Indian government announced it had failed to persuade a dissenting political group to back the pact, the Wall Street Journal reports. The White House has been pressing India to ratify the... More »

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Congress • nuclear power • India • United States • nuclear power plant • George W. Bush • Manmohan Singh

Analysis

Lithuania's Negative Energy Bad for Europe

Foot-dragging on nuke plant could force ugly bargain with Russia

Jun 20, 08 5:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lithuanians "should be furious" with politicians who have backed the Baltic nation into a "potentially appalling" crisis of energy and policy, the Economist notes. As condition for its admission to the European Union, Lithuania promised to shutter its Ignalina nuclear power plant by 2009—and pols have made... More »

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Russia • nuclear power • European Union • missile bases • energy dependence • Economist • nuclear power plant • coal power • Lithuania

McCain Calls For 45 New
Nuke Plants by 2030

It's time for US to reinvest in nuclear energy, candidate argues

Jun 19, 08 5:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain continued his energy campaign theme last night by calling for 45 nuclear power plants to be built by 2030, Reuters reports. He said he would eventually like to see 100 new plants to combat global warming and make the US energy independent. The nation's 104 reactors provide about... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Harry Reid • nuclear reactor • Yucca Mountain • nuclear power plant • Nuclear Regulatory Commission • energy independence • 2030

UPDATED

7.2-Mag Quake Kills 6 in Northern Japan

Jun 14, 08 7:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - A 7.2-magnitude earthquake jolted northern Japan today, killing at least 6 people and injuring more than 140 others, the AP reports. Landslides trapped another 100 bathers at a hot springs resort, but no tsunami warning was issued. At a nuclear power plant, 5 gallons of radioactive water splashed from... More »

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tsunami • Japan • nuclear power plant • earthquake • disaster

 New Nuke Plants May
 Break the Bank 

Prohibitive costs could run as high as $12B each

May 12, 08 2:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nuclear power has come back into favor as a cleaner energy solution, but new plants aren’t going to be cheap, the Wall Street Journal reports. Despite efforts to streamline the process and cut costs, the next wave of reactors would cost $5-$12 billion each—prices that would likely translate... More »

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climate change • energy • nuclear power • nuclear power plant

NRC Warns of Shoddy Nuke Parts

Counterfeit parts flood US from China

Apr 11, 08 3:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - An influx of shoddy and counterfeit parts from China and elsewhere could pose safety hazards in US nuclear power plants, warn officials of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. A dramatic decline in the number of domestic suppliers is making reliable nuclear parts harder to find, reports the Wall Street Journal.... More »

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nuclear power • Consumer Product Safety Commission • nuclear power plant • Nuclear Regulatory Commission • Schneider Electric Co. • Duke Energy Corp. • Ladish Co. • American Nuclear Society • American Society of Mechanical Engineers • Nuclear Utilities Procurement Issues Committee • Constellation Energy Group • Dale Klein • Curtiss-Wright Corp • nuclear safety

 Carla Outshines Sarko in UK

Substance in French leader's talks with PM before Sarko blasts query about wife

Mar 27, 08 12:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy tackled Afghanistan, immigration, climate change, and global markets as the French president’s visit to Britain continued—but Carla Bruni still hogged the headlines. Sarkozy ripped a French reporter who suggested his wife had overshadowed his trip, the Times of London reports—saying, “this... More »

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Afghanistan • immigration • War on Terror • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • Gordon Brown • Queen Elizabeth II • Carla Bruni • nuclear power plant • Arsenal • port security

Vt. Gets Ready for Its Close-Up

Primary fever spreads to the great white north

Mar 3, 08 5:25 PM CST
(Newser) - In the unfamiliar position of conducting a primary election that actually counts for something, Vermont Democrats have been all ears as the candidates laid out their positions on hot issues in the chilly state. Barack Obama holds a wide lead over Hillary Clinton, but neither is taking the state for... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Vermont • nuclear power plant • border crossing

Power Returns to Millions in Fla.

Authorities rule out terrorism but disagree on cause

Feb 26, 08 4:40 PM CST
(Newser) - A blackout that cut off millions of Florida residents today is ending, authorities say, but they disagree on the cause. Florida Power & Light blames a substation west of Miami for sparking the outage, and a state emergency office says a station south of Miami suffered a mechanical failure that... More »

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Florida • Miami • power outage • nuclear power plant • blackout • traffic accident

N. Korea Opens Nuke Plant to Foreign Media

Controversial Yongbyon facility at core of disarmament talks

Feb 23, 08 7:52 AM CST
(Newser) - North Korea opened its controversial Yongbyon nuclear reactor to the foreign media yesterday, the first time the 5-megawatt plant at the core of North Korea’s nuclear weapons program and the target of international disarmament talks has been seen by journalists,  ABC News reports. The visit seemed to be... More »

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North Korea • nuclear power • Yongbyon • nuclear program • nuclear power plant

OPINION

For Nuke Cues, Look to France

US could benefit much from French approach to nuclear power, Times columnist writes

Jan 24, 08 12:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Her name is Anne Lauvergeon, but because she’s spearheaded France’s nuclear revolution, commentators call her “Atomic Anne.” And the US desperately needs someone like her, writes the New York Times’ Roger Cohen. Thanks to Lauvergeon’s advocacy, France has thrown aside nuclear jitters, and now gets... More »

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climate change • nuclear power • coal • France • Chernobyl • Anne Lauvergeon • nuclear power plant • Atomic Anne

Iran Plans 19 Nuke Plants

Rejects calls to drop uranium enrichment

Dec 24, 07 11:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Iran has dismissed calls to drop uranium enrichment and plans 19 new nuclear power plants, Reuters reports. "US officials have talked of negotiations" on the condition that Iran stop the enrichment, "but we do not accept any preconditions for talks," Iran's Foreign Minister said today. The UN... More »

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Iran • Russia • United Nations • nuclear power • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Condoleezza Rice • uranium • National Intelligence Estimate • UN sanctions • Manouchehr Mottaki • Bushehr reactor • nuclear power plant

New Nuke Power Plant Pitched

Reactors for Texas utility first proposed
in US in 3 decades

Sep 27, 07 3:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite warnings of another Three Mile Island or Chernobyl, New Jersey-based NRG Energy has set in motion a plan to build two more reactors at its South Texas nuclear power plant, an hour outside Houston. The application, filed Monday, was the first of its kind in over 30 years, and... More »

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climate change • energy • nuclear power • nuclear power plant

Quake Triggers Wave of Nuke Plant Fears

Japanese disaster boosts movement for tighter control of power sources

Jul 18, 07 5:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - New fears about the safety of nuclear power are rattling Japan after radioactive material leaked from a reactor damaged in this week's magnitude 6.8 earthquake. Plants must be built to withstand a 6.5, but stronger quakes are common on the Pacific Rim, and this year all 12 of... More »

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nuclear power • Japan • nuclear reactor • Pacific Rim • nuclear power plant • earthquake

Nuclear Plant Damaged in Quake

Possible spills follow radioactive water leak

Jul 17, 07 10:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Japanese officials acknowledged today that as many as 50 problems have been found at the Kashiwazaki nuclear power plant, which was damaged in yesterday's quake. Exhaust pipes were knocked out of place and barrels of nuclear waste were overturned, knocking the lids off some. Both areas are still being inspected... More »

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Kashiwazaki • nuclear power plant

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