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23 April 2018
Petroleum Economist (
UK
/
US
)
France’s nuclear plans under pressure
Flaws found at a flagship reactor could curb
EDF
’s technology export ambitions Petroleum Economist, 16 April 2018 Craig Guthrie Piping weld issues reported at Électricité de France’s Flamanville nuclear reactor project last week threaten to delay similar reactor builds across Finland and the
UK
, eroding confidence in the technology’s future role in western Europe’s energy mix. State-owned
EDF
admitted on 10 April that inspectors had found “quality deviations” on 150 welds in a (...)
12 April 2018
Christian Science Monitor (
US
)
How Fukushima turned a nuclear advocate into an antinuclear champion
A Shift in Thought
Naoto Kan, Japan’s former prime minister, was devoted to the idea of nuclear power. But after his country’s nuclear disaster in 2011, he turned into an improbable activist against atomic energy. Can he persuade the pro-nuke French? Clare Kittredge Contributor Naoto Kan came to France anyway. The once pro-nuclear former prime minister who led Japan through the Fukushima nuclear disaster recently made a swing through one of France’s most nuclearized areas – the tip of Normandy – giving (...)
1 April 2018
Deutsche Welle (Germany)
Is the
IEA
underestimating renewables?
Scenarios from the International Energy Agency (
IEA
) have failed to predict the growth of renewables and overestimated the role of nuclear. Critics say that’s a political choice. Deutsche Welle, 26.03.2018 Author Gero Rueter Last year, the world’s photovoltaic power capacity overtook nuclear for the first time – reaching 402 gigawatts, compared to 353 (
GW
). Wind power outstripped nuclear back in 2014, and by the end of 2017 amounted to 539
GW
. According to the World Wind Energy (...)
24 March 2018 [de]
Deutsche Welle (Germany)
Wind‑ und Solarenergie überholen Atomkraft
Inzwischen gibt es weltweit mehr installierte Wind- und Solarkraft als Atomenergie. Der Boom der Erneuerbaren wurde teilweise nicht richtig prognostiziert. Könnten die Gründe dafür politisch sein? Deutsche Welle, 21.03.2018 Gero Rueter 2017 hatte es auch die Photovoltaik (
PV
) geschafft: Mit einer weltweiten installierten Leistung von rund 402 Gigawatt (
GW
) liegt auch sie jetzt vor der Atomkraft, die eine global verfügbare Erzeugungskapazität von 353
GW
hat. Die Windkraft hatte (...)
20 March 2018
China Dialogue (
UK
/China)
Is China losing interest in nuclear power?
Slowing demand for electricity and competition from renewables have halted new reactor approvals, writes Feng Hao China Dialogue, 19.03.2018 Feng Hao Globally, the outlook for new, large nuclear reactors is gloomy, according to the International Energy Agency’s (
IEA
) World Energy Outlook. A lot of countries have backed away from nuclear power in recent years due to concerns over public safety, cost and the complex challenge of getting plants built. But not China, whose state-backed (...)
14 February 2018
Construction Global (
UK
)
A year in review: the trends in nuclear construction
By
DAN
BRIGHTMORE
. Feb 12, 2018, 5:
24AM
We look back on a mixed year for construction in the nuclear industry with the delivery of further nuclear power plants (NPPs) under threat from both the rise in renewable energy and the global trend for decommissioning in the prolonged aftermath of 2011’s Fukushima disaster. According to the latest findings of the annual World Nuclear Report, as of January 2018, there are 52 reactors currently under construction worldwide. Four NPPs began the (...)
5 February 2018
Daily Star (Bangladesh)
Nuclear power: Surviving on secrecy and misinformation
The Daily Star 12:00
AM
, February 02, 2018 /
LAST
MODIFIED
: 03:21
AM
, February 02, 2018 Mowdud Rahman and Debasish Sarker While countries like Germany, Belgium, France, and Japan are trying to find an escape route from nuclear power, Bangladesh is taking two steps back. Although the 2,400-
MW
Rooppur nuclear power project has already garnered some support, there are critical issues that need to be addressed for the country’s safety and security. We need to establish whether the claims (...)
5 February 2018 [fr]
Challenges (France)
Pourquoi Orano clôt le cycle de l’atome d’Areva
Recapitalisé, restructuré, recentré et maintenant rebaptisé. Le groupe achève le démantèlement de l’ère Lauvergeon et se tourne vers l’Asie. Objectif : être un leader du combustible nucléaire. Challenges Par Nicolas Stiel le 03.02.2018 à 16h00 Ne m’appelez plus jamais Areva… Oubliée l’abbaye cistercienne espagnole d’Arevalo, qui avait inspiré Anne Lauvergeon pour trouver un nom au groupe nucléaire en 2001. Terminé le modèle intégré façon Nespresso. Le directeur général Philippe (...)
5 February 2018 [fr]
Le Dauphiné Libéré (France)
Le nucléaire a du plomb dans l’atome
L’année 2018 s’annonce comme une année clef dans la politique nucléaire française. Climat, concurrence, technologie, et coût ne jouent pas en sa faveur. Le Dauphiné Libéré Par Frédérick
MAC
É | Publié le 05/02/2018 à 06:03 Comment va se répartir le mix électrique français
? Quels seront les arbitrages entre l’électricité d’origine nucléaire et celle issues des énergies renouvelables
? Cesont les questions cruciales à laquelle le gouvernement devra répondre dans sa Programmation (...)
4 February 2018
The Independent (
UK
)
Fukushima nuclear disaster: Lethal levels of radiation detected in leak seven years after plant meltdown in Japan
Expert warns of ’global’ consequences unless the plant is treated properly The Independent Jeff Farrell Friday 2 February 2018 14:23
GMT
Lethal levels of radiation have been detected at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant, seven years after it was destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami. The Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), which operated the complex and is now responsible for its clean up, made the discovery in a reactor containment vessel last month. The energy firm (...)
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