Nuclear reactors are the heart of all nuclear power plants where the coolant transfers heat from the reactor core to steam turbines. There are many types of reactors in operation around the world including pressurized water reactors, boiling water reactors, pressurized heavy water reactors, gas cooled reactors, light water graphite reactors and fast neutron reactors. |
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. |
Brazil decides to opt out of nuclear until at least 2020
10/05/2012
Brazil has announced that no new nuclear power plants are to be built in the country for at least the next ten years. |
Japanese government in $12.5bn Tepco takeover
09/05/2012
Beleaguered Tokyo Electric Power Co, owner of the Fukushima power plant, will be taken over by the Japanese government after a ...
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French nuclear future uncertain under new president
09/05/2012
The election of François Hollande as president of France has led to uncertainty about the future of the nuclear power sector in...
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Consortium chosen to build Jordan's first nuclear power plant
02/05/2012
JAEC (Jordan Atomic Energy Commission) has completed its evaluation and made a decision on which company will build the first n...
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Inquiry assesses impact of Scottish independence on UK energy mix
30/04/2012
Scotland would refuse to pay for all the decommissioning costs of nuclear power plants on its soil if it were to win independen...
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Pakistan to construct four nuclear reactors
27/04/2012
Pakistan plans to construct four new nuclear power reactors over the course of the next five years. |
$79bn in line for power plant investment in Germany
23/04/2012
Approximately $79bn is set to be invested by utilities and investors to build and modernize power plants in Germany as the coun...
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Areva provide equipment for Chinese nuclear plant
17/04/2012
AREVA has announced the arrival in China, at the beginning of April, of the first two steam generators and the pressurizer for ...
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