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Regulators Probe Safety Problem at Kansas Nuclear Power Plant Owned by Westar, Great PlainsRegulators Probe Safety Problem at Kansas Nuclear Power Plant Owned by Westar, Great Plains
(Canadian Business: Wed, 16 Jan) WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal nuclear power regulators said Wednesday they are investigating safety system problems that led to the shutdown of a Kansas nuclear power plant last week.


China generates over 62 bln kwh of nuclear power in 2007China generates over 62 bln kwh of nuclear power in 2007
(People's Daily: Wed, 16 Jan) China generated 62.6 billion kilowatt hours of nuclear power in 2007, up 14.1 percent year-on-year, the China Electricity Council, an industry association, said on Wednesday. China has 11 nuclear generating units with a combined ins ...


Temelín nuclear power plant – one of the country’s more unusual tourist attractionsTemelín nuclear power plant – one of the country’s more unusual tourist attractions
(Radio Prague: Mon, 14 Jan) The southern Bohemian nuclear power plant Temelín has long been a thorn in the side of anti-nuclear activists. Its operator, the power utility ČEZ, insists that the Soviet-designed plant is perfectly safe and is now working to improve its image. It has launched an advertising campaign to attract visitors to its information centre, which seems to be bearing fruit, as Jana Gribbinová from the ...



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£200m development hinges on wave power trials£200m development hinges on wave power trials
(Business Weekly: Wed, 16 Jan) The East of England’s coast is set to host trials of a technology which could rival wind power as the next source of renewable energy.


Blue Star bags order from Nuclear PowerBlue Star bags order from Nuclear Power
(Business Standard India: Tue, 15 Jan) Blue Star has bagged a Rs 38 crore order for airconditioning India’s first indigenously designed 500 Mw fast breeder reactor from Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) for the Kalpakkam project.


French majors to jointly develop Emirates nuclear power projectFrench majors to jointly develop Emirates nuclear power project
(Energy Business Review: Tue, 15 Jan) French energy giant Total, utility major Suez and nuclear group Areva have signed a partnership agreement to submit a nuclear power plant project to the authorities of the United Arab Emirates.


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