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Day: October 30, 2012

In-Focus: Japan – Situation around Unit 1 spent fuel pool was unknown for more than a year – KEPCO considering rate hikes after record losses

Projections of possible fallout zones irks rice farmers Source: The Japan Times Kansai Electric considering rate hike after record losses Source: The Japan Times Source: JiJi Press Japan’s new energy policy seen as political fig leaf, given option for reversal Source: The Japan Times Situation around Unit 1 spent fuel pool was unknown for more […]

Hitachi agrees to purchase German shares of British Horizon Nuclear Power

A consortium led by Japan’s Hitachi, will acquire all shares of British energy company Horizon Nuclear Power from 2 German power companies.  Hitachi will seek British government approval to construct ABWR reactors at the planned Wylfa and Oldbury-on-Severn construction sites with a target completion date in the mid 2020s. The value of the deal was […]