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Controversial US NRC chairman stands down
21/05/2012
Chairman of the Nulcear Regulatory Commission in the US,Gregory B. Jaczko, has announced his resignation, after a stormy three ...
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EDF boss stresses UK nuclear commitment
21/05/2012
The boss of French nuclear giant EDF’s UK arm, Vincent de Rivaz, has said the UK is “demonstrating consistency and continuity” ...
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Lithuanian nuclear plant runs into further trouble
17/05/2012
There was further bad news for the 1300 MW Visaginas nuclear power plant in Lithuania, as the project is now predicted to cost ...
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Merkel dismisses environment minister
17/05/2012
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has dismissed her Environmental Minister, Norbert Röttgen. |
EU state aid threat to UK electricity reform
16/05/2012
UK Energy Minister Charles Hendry has conceded that part of the government’s Electricity Market Reform plans could fall foul of...
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Head of EDF says Hollande will not upset UK nuclear plans
16/05/2012
Vincent de Rivaz , the head of EDF Energy, has rejected predictions that France’s new president could force it to ditch its big...
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Japan backtracks and re-starts two nuclear reactors
15/05/2012
A Japanese town’s local assembly has voted in favour of enabling a nuclear power plant to re-open. |
E.ON to shut down unprofitable gas plants
15/05/2012
German utility E.ON AG plans to shut down three large gas-fired power plants in southern Germany, because the plants don't oper...
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Power CEO says European energy policy is self-destructive
14/05/2012
The new CEO of Franco-Belgian Solvay, has accused Germany, France and Belgium of acting in isolation on nuclear and gas policy ...
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Lithuania to build new nuclear power plant
10/05/2012
Lithuania's government have given its final approval to the development of a new nuclear power plant which could cost up to $9....
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