South Africa signals state-run nuclear energy supply
South Africa’s public enterprise minister confirms more nuclear power stations for the country, all state-run.
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Western firms rush to assist in Fukushima recovery effort
As crisis continues, foreign firms offer support, expertise.
Italy puts a one-year delay on new nuclear build programme
Japanese nuclear incident set to delay Italian new nuclear build by at least a year.
UK: Chancellor unveils carbon price floor, commits extra £2bn to Green Investment Bank
UK to have price floor of GBP16/t by 2013, rising to GBP30/t by 2020. Levy on North Sea oil and gas production increased.
Fukushima update: power lines installed, but workers evacuated due to steam release
Smoke from no.3 reactor forces second evacuation in three days, reactors no.5 and no.6 cooled to safe levels.
Fukushima Daiichi: radiation levels force temporary evacuation of staff; utility fears that no.4 reactor could go critical
Radiation levels prevent use of military helicopters to cool reactors from the air. French authorities ask nationals to leave Tokyo.
Fukushima 1: third explosion takes place, officials fear damage to suppression pool
50 workers left to battle possible partial meltdowns at three reactors. Fire at fuel storage pool successfully put out.
Second explosion occurs at Japanese nuclear power plant, sister facility experiencing difficulties
Cooling and power failures complicating efforts to bring reactors under control. Use of seawater means three reactors will never return to service. Four reactors at Fukushima 2 power plant also experiencing high pressures.
Vermont Yankee NPP gets 20-year license extension
Fate of 605MW nuclear power plant still hangs into the balance due to opposition from Vermont state senate.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s ABWR renewal application formally accepted by the NRC
GEH Seeking to Extend its ABWR Design Certification to 2027.
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