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The possibility of component replacement and extending the lifetimes of existing plants are very attractive to utilities, especially given lingering public opposition to constructing new nuclear plants, while some governments see them as a way of limiting carbon emissions and power price rises. But economic, regulatory and political considerations have …
Bangladesh gets nuke plant: On May 13, Bangladesh and Russia signed a deal to install a nuclear power plant with an electricity generation capacity of 600-1,000 megawatt (mw). The plant will be set up at Roopour, 200 km from Dhaka. The country generates 3,300 mw power and is facing a …
Mr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Our Bureau Gandhinagar, May 28 Stressing on building new capacities for energy independence, the former President, Mr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, has said India
The definition of renewable energy seems clear cut: The sun continues to shine, so solar energy is renewable. The wind continues to blow, so wind turbines churn out renewable power. But industries are now pushing to have a growing number of other technologies categorized as renewable
The United Arab Emirates has told the International Atomic Energy Agency it plans to have its first nuclear power plant ready in 2015, an IAEA official said yesterday. The news comes a day after Barack Obama, US president, approved a nuclear energy deal with the UAE worth potentially billions of …
U.S. lawmakers pushing to include greater recognition for existing nuclear power in a national renewable energy standard failed to win new breaks for the industry when a U.S. congressional panel on Wednesday voted down an amendment to a controversial climate change bill. The sweeping bill, which seeks to cap greenhouse …
New Delhi: GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, advanced reactors and nuclear services provider, on Tuesday said it will develop nuclear plants in India in collaboration with Larsen & Toubro. GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has signed a nuclear power plant development agreement with Larsen & Toubro Ltd, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy …
NEW DELHI: GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) on Tuesday announced that it had signed a nuclear power plant development agreement with Larsen & Toubro (L&T;). The agreement involves establishing an extensive network of local suppliers to help build a future GEH-designed advanced boiling water reactor (ABWR) power station in India. …
Japan's power firms paid a combined 100.1 billion yen, or $1 billion, for carbon credits in the year that ended on March 31, their annual earnings reports showed, giving investors a rare glimpse into how much utilities are spending to offset their own carbon emissions. The sector is one of …
Bangladesh and Russia on Wednesday signed an agreement on peaceful use of nuclear energy enabling Dhaka to launch negotiations with Moscow to set up nuclear power units in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh and Russia might sign a Memorandum of Understanding on Wednesday on installation of a nuclear power plant, officials said on Monday. Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina provisionally approved the draft MoU, officials said last week. A high-powered Russian delegation is expected to arrive in Dhaka on Tuesday to sign the …
The Obama administration said Thursday it wanted to officially terminate the Yucca Mountain nuclear storage waste site and instead spend $197 million to phase out the project and "explore alternatives" for nuclear waste disposal. "All funding for development of the (Yucca Mountain) facility would be eliminated, such as further land …
Prime minister Shiekh Hasina has provisionally approved a draft memorandum of understanding with Russia on installation of a nuclear power plant, officials with knowledge of the matter said on Monday. Nazmul Huda Khan, science and technology secretary, told bdnews24.com they expect an agreement to be signed later this month when …
Chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Dr Ansar Parvez while addressing the 2009 convocation of the KANUPP Institute of Nuclear Power Engineering stated that Pakistan plans to build more nuclear plants in an effort to increase supply by a total of 8,800 MW. It was also revealed in a …
Science and ICT Ministry is now waiting for the go-ahead from the Prime Minister's Office to sign two agreements with Russia to advance with the conceived nuclear power-plant projects. As a follow-up move to the recent talks with a Russian expert team, the Science and ICT Ministry sent drafts of …
Three of Europe's biggest utilities bought land to build nuclear power plants in England and Wales Wednesday, in a sale that generated 387 million pounds to retire old reactors the government wants replaced. France's EDF bought a plot next to an old reactor at Bradwell near London, which it might …
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (Paec) Chairman Dr Ansar Parvez, has spoken of the plans on the part of the Paec to build many more nuclear power plants, including a few in Karachi, to meet the target of 8,800 MW of electricity from nuclear power as envisaged in the energy security …
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (Paec) Chairman Dr Ansar Parvez, has spoken of the plans on the part of the Paec to build many more nuclear power plants, including a few in Karachi, to meet the target of 8,800 MW of electricity from nuclear power as envisaged in the energy security …
Four more nuclear power plants will built by the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) near the existing Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (Kanupp) as part of a plan to build more energy units in the country to meet the target of 8,800 megawatts from nuclear energy by 2030. The chairman of …
