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Day: October 3, 2012

AREVA drops out of race for Britain’s Horizon nuclear project after 3 months

Britain’s nuclear arsenal is crumbling, its capable workforce dwindling, and had planned for large growth and development to replace the ageing plants.  German owners E.ON and RWE decided to sell the Horizon project, one of the UK’s biggest nuclear projects, after Germany’s decision to cease dependency on the nuclear industry. Three months ago, AREVA announced […]

Japan’s government will decide restart of idled nuclear reactors

Japan’s new energy policy allows for a conditional restarting of existing nuclear plants, completion of nuclear construction projects underway, and continued recycling of nuclear fuel. Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura told reporters that the central government will decide to allow the resumption of idled reactors after their safety has been confirmed by the Nuclear Regulation […]