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STOP PRESS: THE EMPEROR HAS NO CLOTHES
The time has come to take stock. Energy policy is in a total mess. Not a single one of its five pillars remains intact with the withdrawal of the German companies, RWE and EoN, from the nuclear element.
Public opinion about nuclear energy in Sweden has remained stable, with eight out of 10 people interviewed for a new opinion poll saying they want to keep nuclear as an energy option.
The first use of mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel at a Japanese nuclear power plant could be achieved before the end of this year following the arrival of a shipment of the fuel from France, the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum (JAIF) has said.
France’s Areva group has signed a cooperation agreement for instrumentation and control systems for four VVER-type reactor units to be built in Russia under that country’s new-build programme.
The global economic downturn could lead to delays or cancellations of new nuclear power plant projects, a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned.
The first use of mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel at a Japanese nuclear power plant could be achieved before the end of this year following the arrival of a shipment of the fuel from France, the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum (JAIF) has said.
Operators at Prairie Island nuclear power plant in Minnesota say a failed electrical cable caused the sequence of events that resulted in an automatic shutdown of unit 1 last week.
Russia and Japan have concluded a nuclear cooperation agreement and say there will also be bilateral cooperation in uranium exploration, and building nuclear power plants.
