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6 November 2016
EurActiv.de (Germany): Atomkraft: Die
EU
bremst das Ende aus
Atomkraft: Die
EU
bremst das Ende aus Von: Nicole Sagener | EurActiv.de 3 nov. 2016 (aktualisiert: 4 nov. 2016) Die Atomenergie wächst weltweit deutlich geringer als die Erneuerbaren Energien, zeigt der World Nuclear Industry Status Report. Doch trotz Risiken und steigenden Kosten ist kein Ende des Atomzeitalters in Sicht – auch nicht in der
EU
. Die Welt erlebe eine Renaissance der Atomenergie, so geisterte es in den vergangenen Jahren immer wieder durch Medien und Politik. Doch (...)
6 November 2016
Frankfurter Rundschau (Germany): Klimaschutz auch ohne Atomenergie
Klimaschutz auch ohne Atomenergie Frankfurter Rundschau, 2. November 2016 Von Thorsten Knuf Atomkraftwerke sind selbst in Frankreich und Großbritannien auf längere Sicht entbehrlich, heißt es in einer Studie des Deutschen Instituts für Wirtschaftsforschung. Die Europäische Union kann ihre Klimaschutz-Ziele nach Einschätzung führender Wissenschaftler auch ohne Atomenergie erreichen. Selbst in Ländern wie Frankreich und Großbritannien, die weiterhin im großen Stil auf die umstrittene (...)
28 October 2016
Dawn (Pakistan): Miracle of wind
Miracle of wind Dawn, 28 October 2016 By
ZUBEIDA
MUSTAFA
KARACHI
has been abundantly endowed with one of nature’s riches — wind. Located on the Arabian Sea coast, the city cannot complain of being stifled by desultory stillness. Before the city’s horizon changed drastically with the emergence of high-rise buildings, Karachiites had always enjoyed the luxury of cool breezes during summer evenings. The breeze is still there, but has been trapped by concrete and steel structures. Now (...)
16 October 2016
Nuclear Engineering International (
UK
): Nuclear power in the world – pessimism or optimism?
Nuclear power in the world – pessimism or optimism? Nuclear Engineering International, 13 October 2016 It is interesting to compare and contrast two recent reports that purport to show the status of nuclear power around the world. Firstly, the latest edition of the annual World Nuclear Industry Status Report (
WNISR
) has just been published, a report which has become established as a useful compendium of facts and figures about nuclear. Although the authors and their sponsors are (...)
8 October 2016
Greentech Media (
US
): Does the
UK
’s Hinkley Point Nuclear Project Have a Place in a Future With Cheap Renewables?
Does the
UK
’s Hinkley Point Nuclear Project Have a Place in a Future With Cheap Renewables? Greentech Media, October 06, 2016 by Andy Stone
U.K.
Prime Minister Theresa May recently gave the green light to Hinkley Point C, a long-debated nuclear power project backed by French and Chinese capital. Many skeptics believe it is a financial boondoggle in the making. The project’s lead, French utility
EDF
, has €37 billion of debt and declining revenues at home. Voices both within and (...)
15 September 2016
Politico (Belgium):
OPINION
: The pros and cons of Hinkley Point [Tim Yeo/Mycle Schneider]
OPINION
: The pros and cons of Hinkley Point Politico, 7 September 2016, 3:54
PM
CET
, Updated 9/7/16, 4:54
PM
CET
By Tim Yeo and Mycle Schneider The Hinkley Point C power plant was supposed to herald the start of a new nuclear era in the U.K., as the country shifted away from coal-fired generating stations. Instead, the project has become embroiled in growing technological, environmental and diplomatic worries. French energy company
EDF
, the lead contractor, went through enormous (...)
29 August 2016
Capital (France): “La stratégie nucléaire française basée sur l’
EPR
n’a pas d’avenir” [Interview Mycle Schneider]
“La stratégie nucléaire française basée sur l’
EPR
n’a pas d’avenir” Capital, publié le 25/08/2016 à 15:45| Mis à jour le 25/08/2016 à 18:38 Flamanville toujours en rade, Hinkley Point remis en cause… Les projets d’
EPR
, réacteur nucléaire de 3ème génération la perle de notre industrie de l’atome, cumulent les déconvenues. L’analyste Mycle Schneider, 57 ans, spécialiste de la politique nucléaire, décrypte ce qui ressemble de plus en plus à une impasse industrielle. Notre interlocuteur (...)
28 August 2016
AP
(
US
): China sets sights on new global export: nuclear energy
China sets sights on new global export: nuclear energy
AP
, Aug. 24, 2016 12:11
AM
EDT
By
JOE
McDONALD
BEIJING
(
AP
) — On a seaside field south of Shanghai, workers are constructing a nuclear reactor that is the flagship for Beijing’s ambition to compete with the United States, France and Russia as an exporter of atomic power technology. The Hualong One, developed by two state-owned companies, is one multibillion-dollar facet of the Communist Party’s aspirations to transform China (...)
7 August 2016
Wall Street Journal (
US
): Japan Nuclear‑Power Jitters Weigh on Global Uranium Market
Japan Nuclear-Power Jitters Weigh on Global Uranium Market Antinuclear sentiment in Japan, weak
U.S.
demand, rising Chinese stockpiles depress price of nuclear fuel Wall Street Journal, 31. July 2016 by Rhiannon Hoyle and Mayumi Negishi Five years ago, meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Japan sparked what would become a prolonged slide in prices for uranium nuclear fuel. Today, the world’s worst nuclear disaster in a quarter-century is depressing prices again. (...)
1 August 2016
Politico (Belgium): David Cameron gives Theresa May £18bn Hinkley headache
David Cameron gives Theresa May £18bn Hinkley headache Politico.eu, 7/29/16, 7:42
PM
CET
, Updated 8/1/16, 12:49
PM
CET
By Sara Stefanini David Cameron passed on some big problems to Theresa May and while Brexit tops the list, the £18 billion Hinkley nuclear plant isn’t far behind. Conceived by Tony Blair and pushed forward by Cameron and his Chancellor George Osborne, Hinkley is the most expensive electricity project in the world, an unusual and heavily subsidized partnership (...)
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