Profitable today, competitive tomorrow

Nuclear and gas will compete to provide future baseload power generation in Europe, as standard coal-fired power plants will no longer be profitable, the latest study by the OECD's Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) on electricity prices concludes...
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Accident mitigation - be prepared

The post-Fukushima nuclear industry needs to pay more attention to its preparedness to mitigate nuclear accidents as well as to accident prevention, according to the managing director of the World Association of Nuclear Operators...
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China's pause for thought

Fukushima made a huge impact on China's nuclear industry," Yun Zhou, a special consultant of Ux Consulting and research fellow at Harvard University, told the WNA Symposium. The country will rethink regulation before returning to full-speed nuclear build...
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Egypt Demands IAEA Inspections in Israel

Israel's refusal to permit broad-scope inspections of its atomic sites could endanger the International Atomic Energy Agency's reputation as a reliable enforcer of the nuclear nonproliferation regime, Egypt told IAEA member nations on Monday...
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Korean Envoys' Meeting Could Lead to Full Nuke Talks

Talks slated for Wednesday between the top atomic negotiators for North and South Korea could lead to a long-awaited breakthrough toward relaunching a moribund process intended to shutter Pyongyang's nuclear operations, the Associated Press reported...
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Planned Defense Cuts Endanger U.S. Nuke Spending Plan

A new U.S. congressional agreement to reduce funding to military-related programs has placed in doubt a nuclear weapons complex spending plan negotiated last year amid efforts to win ratification of an strategic arms control deal with Russia, Arms Control Today reported in its latest issue...
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Radioactive Cesium Spreads Over Wide Area in Japan Disaster

High concentrations of radioactive cesium 137 have spread over thousands of square miles since the crisis at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi atomic facility began more than six months ago, but area's size appears to be dwarfed by the region similarly affected by the 1986 Chernobyl incident, the Asahi Shimbun reported...
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Nuclear Power Exporters Back Common Security Measures

A global coalition of firms that market atomic energy facilities on Thursday unveiled new, common procedures aimed in part at maximizing the physical protection of newly constructed sites and preventing the spread of weapon-sensitive material and systems...
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Plant Vogtle is Litmus Test of Nuclear Renaissance

Georgia, with its two pending nuclear reactors, may serve as the country’s litmus test for the nuclear renaissance...
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China leading nuclear energy growth

A race to build nuclear plants in China is outweighing the backlash against atomic energy sparked by the crisis at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi plant, an industry group says...
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China Reviewing its Regulatory Framework

"Fukushima made a huge impact on China's nuclear industry," Yun Zhou, a special consultant of Ux Consulting and research fellow at Harvard University, told the WNA Symposium. The country will rethink regulation before returning to full-speed nuclear build...
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