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Germany`s oldest remaining nuclear plant shuts down
Germany's oldest remaining nuclear reactor has been shut down, part of a move initiated four years ago to switch off all its nuclear plants by the end of 2022. The Grafenrheinfeld reactor in the southern state of Bavaria was taken offline as scheduled overnight, authorities and operator E.ON said Sunday. Grafenrheinfeld went into service in 1981. It is the first reactor to close since Germany ...
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Safety fears rock France’s nuclear power base
Nearly a third of France’s nuclear reactors have been shut down by industry regulators as revelations emerge about the supply of sub-standard parts. As investigations into falsified documents and excess quantities of carbon in steel continue, more closures are expected. This is not yet a full-blown crisis for the nuclear industry, but it is putting serious strain on the finances of French ...
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The Nuclear manufacturing industry gets a big boost
Over last summer, the New York State Public Service Commission approved $7.6 billion to keep aging power plants in upstate New York running. The subsidy is part of New York’s proposed Clean Energy Standard (CES). Before the subsidy approval, nuclear power companies, including Exelon, stressed they could not keep the plants open without government assistance. Exelon intended to close its ...
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Big push for small nuclear reactors
Concerns are being raised about the billions of dollars being spent on research to design and build small nuclear reactors for electricity production The world’s big powers are in a race to build a new series of small reactors, which they believe will combine with renewables to create a low-carbon future for the planet. Small modular reactors (SMRs) have hardly been heard of by the ...
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