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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 between (…)
21 July 2016 Deutschlandfunk (Germany): “Es ist China und der Rest der Welt” [Interview Mycle Schneider] “Es ist China und der Rest der Welt” Deutschlandfunk, 14. July 2016 Audio Interview with Mycle Schneider (5:35 min) Der Statusreport der weltweiten Nuklear-Industrie zeigt: Global wird immer weniger Nuklearenergie produziert. Nur China sei eine Ausnahme, sagte Mycle Schneider, Berater für Energie- und Atompolitik, im DLF. Das Land habe im vergangenen Jahr acht Reaktoren gebaut. Noch mehr investiere China allerdings in erneuerbare Energien. Mycle Schneider im Gespräch mit Susanne (…)
21 July 2016 Reuters (UK/Japan): New nuclear reactor builds fall to zero in H1 2016: report New nuclear reactor builds fall to zero in H1 2016: report Reuters, Wed Jul 13, 2016 4:10am EDT Construction starts for new nuclear reactors fell to zero globally in the first half of 2016 as the atomic industry struggles against falling costs for renewables and a slowdown in Chinese building, a report on the industry showed on Wednesday. The last time there were no new reactors started over a full year was in 1995, according to the World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2016. The number (…)
28 May 2016 EE Publishers (South Africa): Discussing nuclear energy operations with Peter Prozesky, CEO of WANO Discussing nuclear energy operations with Peter Prozesky, CEO of WANO May 27^th, 2016, Published in Articles: EE Publishers, Articles: Energize by Pierre Potgieter and Chris Yelland, EE Publishers On his recent trip to South Africa, EE Publishers met up with Peter Prozesky, CEO of the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO), to discuss the state of nuclear energy operations locally and international, and what South Africa nuclear future might look like. Peter Prozesky was (…)
Mycle Schneider, 23 May 2016 Kyodo News (Japan): Atoms for Peace remains pipe dream OPINION: Atoms for Peace remains pipe dream By Mycle Schneider PARIS, May 23, Kyodo U.S. President Barack Obama will be visiting Hiroshima on Friday and attention will focus on the legacy of the atomic bombing in 1945 and the continuing danger of nuclear weapons today. The White House has indicated that the president “will not revisit the decision to use the atomic bomb at the end of World War II. Instead, he will offer a forward-looking vision focused on our shared future.” Any (…)
18 May 2016 WDR‑Radio (Germany): “Komplett rausgeworfenes Geld” [Interview Mycle Schneider] “Komplett rausgeworfenes Geld” WDR-5, 18. Mai 2016 Audio Interview with Mycle Schneider, 5:50 min Die EU-Kommission will Investitionen in die Atomenergie verstärken. Und das obwohl diese weltweit an Bedeutung verliert und zunehmend unrenatabel wird, wie Energie-Experte Mycle Schneider auf WDR 5 sagt. Er findet: “Das ist komplett rausgeworfenes Geld.” In Deutschland soll in sechs Jahren das letzte Atomkraftwerk vom Netz gehen. Im restlichen Europa hingegen wird die Atomkraft vielleicht (…)
5 May 2016 Saarländischer Rundfunk (Germany): Kritik an französischer Atomaufsicht Kritik an französischer Atomaufsicht Saarländischer Rundfunk, Axel Burmeister 04.05.2016 | 18:40 Uhr In französischen Kernkraftwerken sind offenbar problematische Bauteile verbaut worden. Das hat der französische Atomanlagenhersteller Areva mitgeteilt. Ob es sich um Schlamperei oder um bewusste Manipulation handelt, ist noch unklar. Der Atomenergieexperte Schneider sagte dem SR, hier habe offenbar eine ganze “Qualitätskette” versagt. Nach Ansicht des Atomenergieexperten und (…)
4 May 2016 The Times (UK): Nuclear reactors could have faulty French components Nuclear reactors could have faulty French components The Times, May 4 2016, 1:01am Adam Sage, Paris | Robin Pagnamenta, Energy Editor Plans to build an £18 billion nuclear power station in Somerset were thrown into chaos after the admission that engineers may have falsified vital safety tests. The revelation plunged the French nuclear industry into a new crisis, prompting fears that dozens of reactors in France and possibly the UK could be dangerous. Britain’s nuclear safety regulator, (…)
2 May 2016 Bloomberg Businessweek (US): French Plans for a Nuclear Plant Begin to Look Like a Bad Deal for Britain French Plans for a Nuclear Plant Begin to Look Like a Bad Deal for Britain A new reactor design poses risks on both sides of the English Channel. by Carol Matlack Bloomberg Businessweek, April 29, 2016 — 6:01 AM CEST As Britain races to replace its aging nuclear reactors and coal generators, it’s hoping to team up with France to build the most expensive power plant in history—a massive atomic facility with two reactors at Hinkley Point on England’s southwestern coast. It could (…)
29 April 2016 U.S. News & World Report (US): 30 Years After Chernobyl, Anxious Eyes Turn to China 30 Years After Chernobyl, Anxious Eyes Turn to China In the nuclear power world, China is king. But as other countries collaborate, it remains secretive, raising safety concerns. By Alan Neuhauser | Staff Writer April 26, 2016, at 12:01 a.m. In the realm of nuclear power, there is China, and then there is the rest of the world. By any count, the pace of construction is astronomical: Half the reactors built around the world in the past two decades were constructed in the People’s (…)

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