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13 December 2016
Energy Post Weekly (Belgium): Has the world come to the end of new nuclear?
Special Feature Has the world come to the end of new nuclear? Energy Post Weekly, 2 December 2016 Karel Beckman, editor-in-chief I believe the global energy sector may have come to a crucial turning point. I think what we are seeing today is the end of new nuclear power. Let me start by saying that I am not a principled opponent of nuclear power. In my opinion, if we can do without nuclear power, without harming the climate or incurring unreasonable costs, we should. Nuclear (...)
11 December 2016
Jordan Times (Jordan): Jordan’s energy match: solar 1 nuclear 0
Jordan’s energy match: solar 1 nuclear 0 Jordan Times, Dec 10,2016 - Last updated at Dec 10,2016 Ali Ahmad and
M. V.
Ramana In 2007, under His Majesty King Abdullah’s “directives and personal interest”, the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (
JAEC
) was established, and the country started moving towards the acquisition of its first nuclear plant. The White Paper on Nuclear Energy in Jordan put out by
JAEC
“estimated that… the first Jordanian nuclear power plant will be commissioned in (...)
2 December 2016
Climate News Network (
UK
): Taxpayers face bill for nuclear crisis
Taxpayers face bill for nuclear crisis Climate News Network, December 2, 2016, by Paul Brown Nuclear giant
EDF
could be heading towards bankruptcy, yet the French and
UK
governments are turning a blind eye to the looming financial crisis.
LONDON
, 2 December, 2016 − The liabilities of Électricité de France (
EDF
) − the biggest electricity supplier in Europe, with 39 million customers − are increasing so fast that they will soon exceed its assets, according a report by an independent (...)
25 November 2016
Le Temps (Switzerland): Les centrales suisses sont plus âgées qu’ailleurs dans le monde
Les centrales suisses sont plus âgées qu’ailleurs dans le monde L’âge moyen des réacteurs suisses est de 41 ans. C’est plus que la moyenne mondiale. Est-ce un problème? Les avis divergent Le Temps, publié vendredi 25 novembre 2016 à 15:10 Bernard Wuthrich Les partisans de l’abandon rapide de l’énergie nucléaire le répètent à l’envi durant la campagne: c’est en Suisse que se trouvent les plus vieilles installations du monde. C’est effectivement le cas, puisque le réacteur I de (...)
23 November 2016
PowerFM987 (South Africa): Nuclear is Coming Fast [Audio, 9 min, with Mycle Schneider]
Nuclear is Coming Fast PowerFM987, 22 November 2016 [“Power Drive” with Mycle Schneider Interview]
20 November 2016
Reuters (
UK
): Japan’s nuclear export ambitions hit wall as Vietnam set to rip up reactor order
Japan’s nuclear export ambitions hit wall as Vietnam set to rip up reactor order Reuters, Fri Nov 18, 2016 | 3:54am
EST
By Aaron Sheldrick and Ho Binh Minh |
TOKYO
/
HANOI
Vietnam is poised to abandon plans for Japanese firms to build a multi-billion dollar nuclear power plant, damaging Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s drive to begin exporting reactors after the Fukushima disaster left the industry in deep-freeze at home. The Japanese government said in a statement this week that it had (...)
19 November 2016
France Culture (France): Le souterrain—Ce qu’enfouir nos déchets nucléaires dit de nous [Audio, 59 min, avec Mycle Schneider]
Le souterrain—Ce qu’enfouir nos déchets nucléaires dit de nous France Culture, 15 November 2016, [Audio, 59 min] Nous parlons aujourd’hui de l’enfouissement des déchets radioactifs : ce que cette pratique dit de notre rapport au temps, au risque, au futur. Un physicien ainsi qu’un consultant en énergie et en politique nucléaire nous éclairent sur les enjeux environnementaux et les solutions alternatives. Avec Sylvain David, chargé de recherche au
CNRS
à l’Institut de Physique (...)
7 November 2016
El Periodico de la Energìa (Spain): Las renovables acaban con el mito del renacimiento de la energía nuclear
Las renovables acaban con el mito del renacimiento de la energía nuclear El Periodico de la Energìa Por Ramón Roca - 06/11/2016 La energía nuclear está de capa caída. O mejor dicho, la nueva nuclear. En los últimos años se ha escuchado por activa y por pasiva que la nuclear está viviendo una segunda vida, un renacimiento tras el desastre de Fukushima, pero esto se ha convertido más en un mito que en una realidad. El informe The World Nuclear Industry: Status Report 2016 realizado (...)
6 November 2016
New Matilda (Australia): Renewable Energy Deniers And The Decline Of Nuclear Power
Renewable Energy Deniers And The Decline Of Nuclear Power NewMatilda.com By Jim Green on November 5, 2016 In New Matilda’s ongoing nuclear energy debate, Dr Jim Green responds to claims that nuclear is growing, and renewables are struggling. In his latest article, nuclear advocate Geoff Russell states that renewable energy advocates “thrill with excitement at a few per cent here, a per cent there”. And in a video that New Matilda repeatedly encourages readers to watch, Dr James (...)
6 November 2016
EurActiv.com (Belgium): Global industry report dispels myth of ‘nuclear renaissance’
Global industry report dispels myth of ‘nuclear renaissance’ By Nicole Sagener, Translated By Samuel Morgan 4 nov. 2016 (updated: 4 Nov. 2016) Nuclear energy is being outstripped by renewable energy globally, but despite safety risks and rising costs of new generation reactors, there is still no end in sight for nuclear power – also in Europe. EurActiv Germany reports. In recent years, there has been a perception, largely promoted by the media and politicians, that atomic energy is (...)
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