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U.K. MOX Plant Closure to Cost Japanese Utilities Billions
The closure of a plutonium-uranium mixed oxide, or MOX, fuel plant in Britain is set to cost Japan’s nuclear power industry billions of yen in revenue, according to industry insiders.
Microbes Generate Electricity While Cleaning Up Nuclear Waste
Researchers at Michigan State University have unraveled the mystery of how microbes generate electricity while cleaning up nuclear waste and other toxic metals. Details of the process, which can be improved and patented, are published in the current issue...
China Launches Its First Fourth-Generation Nuclear Reactor
China has brought its first fourth-generation nuclear reactor online. Located in the southwest suburbs of Beijing, fast neutron reactor has an electrical output of 20 megawatts and was connected to the mains Thursday.
South African Government Considers Nuclear Power
Generating electricity with the use of nuclear power technology is an option being considered by government, says Energy Minister Dipuo Peters. “The acute need to secure reliable energy supplies and the urgent requirement to reduce carbon emissions...
Greens Accuse Federal Govt of Mishandling NT Waste Dump Issue
The Australian Greens have given their support to a legal action brought by traditional landowners around Muckaty Station in the Northern Territory over the siting of a proposed radioactive waste dump, saying the federal Government had acted incorrectly...
Third Potential New Nuclear Operator Enters the UK Market
A third potential new nuclear operator has entered the UK market, taking total proposals for new nuclear power stations up to 16 gigawatts of electricity. A consortium of GDF SUEZ SA, Iberdrola SA and Scottish and Southern Energy Plc has secured an option...
