First plan for UAE nuclear power plant due by end-2010
Sunday, March 7th, 2010Country’s nuclear sector regulator also says first licence has been issued to ENEC.
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Nuclear plant opponents take case to high court
Friday, March 5th, 2010Opponents of a plan to build two nuclear power reactors in Fairfield County asked the S.C. Supreme Court on Thursday to require more study before the project moves forward.
Bill To Lift Minn. Nuclear Plant Ban Put On Hold
Friday, March 5th, 2010A key vote on the future of expanded nuclear power in Minnesota has been put on hold. A senate committee tabled discussion about a plan to lift the moratorium on new nuclear power in the state.
SC justices hear challenge to nuclear plant
Thursday, March 4th, 2010An environmental group challenging two proposed new nuclear reactors asked South Carolina’s highest court Thursday to review state regulators’ approval of electricity rate increases to help pay for future plants.
Earthquake prone Japan sees green in new nuclear power plants
Monday, March 1st, 2010The Japanese government is touting nuclear power plants as an easy way to cut carbon emissions. But safety is a public concern on the earthquake prone island, where a 6.9 magnitude quake hit on Saturday.
Atomic Dreams: Federal support of nuclear power spurs talk in Saginaw Bay
Sunday, February 28th, 2010Times filesPower lines only use half the potential capacity, leaving room for a second active reactor at Fermi in Monroe County.As plans to build a new $2 billion-plus coal-fired power plant in Bay County’s Hampton Township move forward, state utility…
State Senate pulls the plug on Vermont Yankee nuclear plant
Thursday, February 25th, 2010Critics say Vermont Yankee nuclear plant was too old and had too many problems. This could be a blow for the Obama administration’s plan to refurbish and revive aging nuclear power plants.
Public, Oyster Creek nuclear plant operators air fears of plant closing, job losses
Thursday, February 25th, 2010LACEY TOWNSHIP - Residents, environmentalists and company officials on Wednesday debated a proposal requiring the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant to build cooling towers.
Skepticism meets Vt. nuke plant’s cheap-power gift
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010The owners of Vermont’s only nuclear plant on Tuesday offered a shot of cut-rate power in an effort to help the state build jobs — and were immediately met by skepticism about their motives in making the pitch on the eve of a Senate vote that could lead to the plant’s demise.
Obama unveils plan for first new nuclear plant in 30 years
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced eight billion dollars in loan guarantees for two reactors at the first new nuclear power plant on US soil in nearly 30 years.
