CURRENT NEWS FROM THE WORLD'S PRESS
ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION
from 2003 onwards
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CURRENT NEWS FROM THE WORLD'S PRESS ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION from 2003 onwards |
| Nuclear News from the world's press on the internet. |
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| 03-15-07 | The Yomiuri Shimbun | Japanese
power company hid accident at nuclear plant Scare mongers have to go back 8 years to find something to publish. That demonstrates the reliability of todays’ nuclear industry. |
| 03-15-07 | Associated Press | Mitsubishi brings the LWR to the US This was originally a Westinghouse technology |
| 03-12-07 | News.com Australia | Talks
on nuclear power The World Moves on apace. |
| 01-21-07 | Business Portal | Jordan
seeks nuclear power program As intelligent nations should |
| 01-20-07 | Charlotte Observer | Duke
Energy CEO reveals doubts about nuclear plant A schedule that cannot be met is the responsibility of the CEO. |
| 12-24-06 | Chicago Tribune | Nuclear
energy nearing revival 30 new reactors are in licensing as power demands rise |
| 12-21-06 | The Independent | More
outages (maintenance periods) at British Energy's nuclear plants Maintenance makes more of a difference at major power producers than at the fringe. |
| 12-21-06 | The Record | PSEG
regains nuclear plants Business |
| 12-20-06 | Associated Press | Wisconsin
Energy Corporation sells nuclear plant for $1B A deal across the country! |
| 12-16-06 | Reuters | Westinghouse
(Toshiba-Shaw) wins massive China nuclear deal Excellent news for the nuclear world |
| 12-16-06 | VOA | Washington
and Beijing Sign Deal For Nuclear Plants in China How things have changed since China joined the World Trade Organization. |
| 11-29-06 | PR Wire | New
Study Confirms Electricity Markets Savings It’s nice to have nuclear poer savings confirmed again. |
| 11-06-06 | Hemscott | Palisades
reactor back online after leak Normal business. |
| 11-06-06 | Florida Times Union | Regulators
consider electric utility fuel costs Fuel cost projections differ dramatically depending on a company's fuel mix, with oil and gas being more expensive, coal costs increasing, and nuclear power generally cheaper to generate. |
| 11-02-06 | Houston Chronicle | Presidents
of Russia, Egypt Hold Talks on power and space There is one subject of discussion among the heads of nations – nuclear power. |
| 10-28-06 | Y-Net News | Mubarak
to ask China for help with nuclear program Egyptian president is to visit China, Russia and Kazakhstan, expected to appeal to China for help on nuclear energy program. |
| 10-28-06 | Nashua Telegraph | New
England needs eight more power plants by 2015 This is realistic because the area is already at less than 5% reserves. |
| 10-28-06 | Business News | French
group Suez gets Belgian tax breaks until 2009 Making way for new Belgian nuclear capability one suspects. |
| 10-28-06 | CBS News | Nuclear
Reactor Shut Down in Russia Short circuit causes automatic safety system to shut down nuclear reactor in Russia |
| 10-17-06 | Ashbury Park Press | Oyster
Creek reactor shut down for refueling and critical inspections Excellent description of the value of a refuelling outage. |
| 10-16-06 | The Advertizer, Adelaide | Prime
Minister Howard backs nuclear power in Australia Rational |
| 10-4-06 | MSN Money (AP) | Toshiba
to Finish Westinghouse and BNFL USA Takeover Who owns whom? |
| 10-4-06 | Finland News Agency STT | Finland
should build sixth nuclear reactor - Report Finland leads Europe. |
| 10-3-06 | Africast | South
Africa to look at nuclear power It makes good sense to make South Africa a seller of power to other African countries with 20 to 30 reactors. |
| 9-16-06 | Associated Press | Nuclear
renaissance prompts uranium boom Great News for everyone. |
| 9-14-06 | PR Newswire | AREVA,
Washington Group International and BWX Technologies, Inc., Respond to Department
of Energy Nuclear Initiative Great action from AREVA née COGEMA |
| 9-8-06 | Prensa Latina | Russia
May Build Moroccan N-Plant It’s a more useful approach than trying to curb a country’s prosperity. |
| 9-8-06 | Stuff.co.nz | NZ
may need to go nuclear in electricity - Genesis Without power nations can only look forward to a third-world future. |
| 9-8-06 | Yahoo News (Reuters) | Iran's
Russian-built atomic plant to start up Sept 2007 Good news |
| 9-5-06 | Eagle Tribune, MA | Leaner
designs fuel race to build next generation of reactors Testing in Corvallis, OR. |
| 9-5-06 | Turkish Press | Putin
vows trade drive on historic South Africa visit Each of the big three have been wooing partners. |
| 9-2-06 | Delaware online | Nuclear
agency ends increased oversight Activists are, of course, disappointed, |
| 8-29-06 | The Jerusalem Post | Iran
invites international groups to bid on nuclear plants Normal business for a normal country … |
| 8-29--06 | The Wenhui-Xinmin United Press Group | China
vows progress in peaceful nuke energy 70 international nuclear pacts. |
| 8-29-06 | The Star Online | Malaysia
may go for nuke energy One nation after another. |
| 8-29-06 | Xinhua | Koizumi
wants closer nuclear energy cooperation with Kazakhstan Everyone wants nuclear links. |
| 8-29-06 | Indy Media UK | UK’s
Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station Blockaded in Climate Action Misguided activists. |
| 8-29-06 | URAL Business Consulting | BN-600
Fast Reactor electrical generation on line This is valuable experience for Generation IV and the present. |
| 8-23-06 | Stratfor Report | EU:
Nuclear Power An Option For Electricity Times are changing |
| 8-14-06 | Reuters | Indian
scientists oppose new clauses in nuclear deal They are correct of course. |
| 8-13-06 | Yemen Times | President
Saleh confirms Iran’s right to possess nuclear energy There cannot be an ethical objection to that assertion. |
| 8-9-06 | MSN Money | Russian
Aluminum Makers Invest in Nuclear They will improve the aluminum industry infrastricture and make a profit from the nuclear plants. |
| 8-8-05 | Associated Press | Governor
Faso opposes power line plan as unfair and unneeded Unreal! |
| 8-8-06 | San Diego News 08 | Areas
of Californian Power Grid Congestion idetintifed The heat-wave helped. |
| 8-6-06 | RIA Novosti | Iran
to develop civil nuclear energy despite UN Security Council Nothing wrong with that as long as that is the final ambition. |
| 8-6-06 | The Guardian (leftist) | Nuclear
power links to 'sham' UK energy review Consider the newspaper and the fact that this report was written by an environmentalist. |
| 8-6-06 | AftenPosten | Safety
fears at Swedish nuclear plants This is a diesel generator issue which might apply also in hospitals and other facilities that might need reserve power. |
| 8-6-06 | News Services | The
US pushes to build nuclear plants The US DOE is starting to live up to its responsibilities. |
| 8-5-06 | VOA News | US
Energy Department Offers Incentives to Build More Nuclear Plants At last the DOE mandate is to make sure the country has suitable power supplies. |
| 8-4-06 | The Boston Globe | Energy
Dept. announces nuclear insurance Nothing new here, |
| 7-31-06 | Associated Press | Federal
mediators intervene in Callaway nuclear plant dispute Unseemly … it is merely a labor dispute, but it labelled as ‘nuclear.’ |
| 7-28-06 | The Daily News | Nuclear
power “shortcomings” Tongue in cheek – we now have to design for the 2,00-year hot day. |
| 7-28-06 | Union Leader | NRC
imposes $65,000 fine on Seabrook power station Nothing to do with nuclear power … it has to do with Washington paranoias. |
| 7-28-06 | The Daily Star | Nuclear
power for Bangladesh Every country is on the threshold of huge nuclear energy expansion. |
| 7-28-06 | The Hindustan Times | China
to help Pakistan build six N-power stations It could have been the US in place of China if the US had been willing to bend. |
| 7-28-06 | The Seattle Times | Asia
embraces nuclear power It’s a very good story to tell. |
| 7-28-06 | The Herald (UK) | Scottish
and Southern Energy considers nuclear investment It takes more than political statements. |
| 7-28-06 | People's Daily (Xinghua) | Russia
to build nuclear power plant for Kazakhstan Good news. |
| 7-27-06 | US NewsWire | Nuclear
Power May Be Answer to Global Warming; NCPA Scholar Calls for
Environmentalists to 'Get Serious' About Energy Alternatives A call to arms for true environmentalists |
| 7-25-06 | ITAR-TASS | Novovoronezh
nuclear power plant stops fifth power unit for maintenance Planned maintenance. |
| 7-25-06 | TV NZ New ZEaland | Power
Crisis as Europe Heats Up |
| 7-24-06 | Associated Pres | More
blackouts feared in California This is a state that wants to rely on solar power and wind!!! |
| 7-23-06 | Hemscott | RWE
joins bidding for Romanian nuclear plant extension contract Normal business in Europe |
| 7-23-06 | Reuters | French
nuclear plants fight long heat wave Reliable electricity generation can be hampered by unreasonable regulation. |
| 7-23-06 | New York Times | Indian
Point Nuclear Plant Restarts Non-nuclear event |
| 7-18-05 | The Advertiser | We
must accept nuclear power: PM in Australia Around the world the word is ‘nuclear’ after a dangerous hiatus in rational energy planning caused by the Kyoto conference. |
| 7-17-06 | The Nation | The
G-8's Risky Nuclear Embrace This is an opinion article |
| 7-14-06 | UPI | U.K.:
Nuclear power gets go-ahead A government energy review recommended constructing new nuclear power stations to replace the country's ageing plants. |
| 7-14-06 | MosNews | Russia
Joins Fourth-Generation Nuclear Reactor Project The world is getting smaller in the nuclear trade. |
| 7-12-06 | Teloga Portal | Putin,
Bush to seek nuclear cooperation at G8 meet This G8 meeting could be productive in the nuclear field. |
| 7-12-06 | Milton Ulladulla Times | Willmott
snubs nuke motion in Shoalhaven, Australia Nuclear Power buil;ds on small meetings such as these. |
| 7-12-06 | Indo-Asian News Service | Pakistan
determined to get nuke power: Kasuri … as they should |
| 7-11-06 | PR NewsWire | Westinghouse
Lauds UK Energy Announcement This is a public advertisement |
| 7-11-06 | BBC | Energy:
UK going nuclear A more objective viewpoint than the Manchester Guardian |
| 7-11-06 | Manchester Guardian (left) | France’s
love affair with nuclear power Be aware that this is a far left newspaper with ‘Greenpeace-type’ reporters. |
| 7-11-06 | Reuters | UK’s
Darling touts nuclear as eco-friendly All the nuclear news is from the UK at present. |
| 7-11-06 | BBC | UK
Nuclear plants set for go ahead Moving ahead |
| 7-7-06 | BBC | UK
Nuclear planning to be speeded up Local objections to nuclear power plants could be over-ridden under planning changes proposed by the government's energy review. |
| 6-30-06 | M&C News | Nuclear
power has renaissance in Europe Even Germany is now in favor of nuclear power as well as Switzerland, while plants are being built in Finland Rumania and Bulgaria. Belgium has extended the phase out period and the Czech Republic could build. |
| 6-28-06 | The Independent | UK's
Health and Safety Executive to speed up licensing of new nuclear reactors It’s full steam ahead in Britain and Ontario as well as now in the USA |
| 6-25-06 | International News Pakistan | Pakistan
to again raise civil nuclear energy deal matter in energy talks with US Pakistan follows India. |
| 6-23-06 | Market Watch | GE
and Hitachi will build the reactors under contract for NRG Energy Not noted in the USA Today through today? |
| 6-22-06 | WAVE, Kentucky | General
Electric and Hitachi set to get NRG nuclear facility order Unfortunately, apart from GE, our indigenous industry is no longer qualified to fabricate N-stamped components. That should change with subsequent units/ |
| 6-22-06 | The Facts | Nuclear
project gets good reaction A lot of utility owners out there will be progressing orders as this one gets going. |
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| 6-21-06 | San Antonio Business Journal | Texas
nuclear plant partner proposes $5.2 billion expansion We’re on our way. New orders will follow this one. |
| 6-21-06 | The Guardian (Australia) | Lucas
Heights: small accidents, huge issues Remember that The Guardian is a paper on the level of Greenpeace. It is not objective. Take care with the veracity of this piece. |
| 6-21-05 | All Africa | South
Africa and China Join Forces On Nuclear Technology China is making headway around the world with pacts now with Australia and South Africa. She is being a world leader already. |
| 6-20-06 | DOE to many outlets | Future
World Energy Demand To Soar -- Oil's Share Of Demand To Fall Not too surprising. We have been saying this since 1970. |
| 6-19-06 | Nuclear Engineering News | Ontario
announces nuclear plan Ontario is more advanced of Quebec, which hangs on to old ideas and old speech. |
| 6-19-06 | MSC | US
Looks at Nuclear Power Let’s have the first order to break the log jam, fellows! |
| 6-15-06 | The Washington Times | Canada
warms up to nuclear energy It’s an amazing title considering the worthy nuclear past and present that Canada has. |
| 6-14-06 | India Times | N-deal:
India, US narrow differences India! Beware the soothsayers of DOE … they want your pants. |
| 6-13-06 | New Kerala | India's
oldest reactor Apsara to get a second life License extension is one thing but this is completl refurbishment and a new core for isotope production. |
| 6-12-06 | The Telegraph | Nuclear
stations may stay on line to bridge the gap Finally, they’ve noticed they can’t do it in short or long term with wind! |
| 6-12-06 | The Canada Press | Premier
McGuinty firm on nuclear power in Ontario … and he is absolutely correct. |
| 6-10-06 | Dominican Today | Russia’s
Putin defends nuclear energy Good. He had to put Gorbachov into place |
| 6-8-06 | The Canadian Press | Hydro
Quebec to build transmission line to energy hungry Ontario Ontario has the ability to build nuclear power stations and reject any ties with French Nationalist Quebec. |
| 6-7-06 | The New York Times | U.S.
Science Panel Sees Big Problems if Indian Point Reactors Are Closed Someone ought to do this more often … look at the consequences of no power. |
| 6-7-06 | Canadian NewsWire | New
AECL contract keeps Canada's nuclear industry thriving It’s good to see AECL thriving. |
| 6-6-06 | Palistan on-line News | 7.58
billion rupees earmarked for Chashma Nuclear Power Plant in next budget Nobody is waiting on any US announcement of the next plant |
| 6-6-06 | Xinhua | Nuclear
power "answer" to S. Africa's energy supply: official China is keeping a close eye on other nation’s nuclear power intentions. |
| 6-6-06 | Radio NewZealand | Australia to hold nuclear power review Australia would be foolish not to use its wealth. |
| 6-5-06 | Mteropolitan News - Enterprise | Court
Says Environmental Report for Nuclear Facility Must Assess Possibility of
Terrorist Attack It’s a lot easier to include this assessment than to argue about it especially since a security assessment is already done. |
| 6-5-06 | Herald Sun- Australia | At
least 3 nuclear plants needed Australia better get with it. |
| 6-4-06 | The New York Times | Uncertainty
Surrounds Plans for New Nuclear Reactors It’s well demonstrated that DOE has no power to do anything except posture. |
| 6-3-06 | The Sydney Morning Herald | Cabinet
told of possible nuclear sites A newspaper selling copies … but the need to identify sites is real. |
| 5-26-06 | The Age (Australia) | General
Electric warms up a slice of nuclear pie GE is actively marketing everywhere including Australia |
| 5-25-06 | The Evening Star, Ipswich, UK | Readers
give thumbs up for nuclear Good thinking in Suffolk, England. |
| 5-23-06 | Pottsdown News | Bush
to visit Limerick nuclear plant Cheney should emerge from the darkness and visit a nuclear plant as well. |
| 5-23-06 | New Kerala News | Indian
states vie for nuke power plants Eight states see a need for clean power |
| 5-19-06 | CNS Senate News | More
Nuclear Power, Bush Says; No Oil Drilling, Pelosi Insists That sounds fine. |
| 5-19-06 | Vermont Guardian | Nuclear
power’s evil twin A typically ignorant article from a newspaper that would prefer to cover Vermont’s hills in wind turbines at the top of 300 foot stalks. |
| 5-15-06 | IRNA | Ahmadinejad:
Iran will defend legal rights of all free nations He is absolutely right on that score but it’s mixed up with a religious fanaticism that matches George Bush’s |
| 5-13-06 | The Tech (Boston) | Secretary
Bodman Gives Views on Nuclear Energy Unfortunately Bodman doesn’t have an independent mind … read the last paragraph. |
| 5-13-06 | The New York Times | The
Greening of Nuclear Power Faint Praise from New York City … a city ignorant of proper energy sources or environmental cleanliness. |
| 5-9-06 | Fortune Magazine | John
Rowe of Exelon is staking out a mega-share of what could be America's great
atomic revival. We need a few entrepreneurs who are willing to stand up and be counted. |
| 5-4-06 | The Stanford Daily | Educated
young decide for more nuclear energy. Even in California the educated know the facts … but they aren’t the greens. |
| 5-2-06 | Associated Press | Entergy
1st Q earnings rise almost 13 percent, backs 2006 forecast Wall street is watching and good results mean more to new plants than the protests from la-la land. |
| 4-27-06 | Associated Press | Californian
Commission advises keeping nuclear ban - says there's no place for plants'
waste The Lunatic fringe strikes again – they should close the Californian grid to power from nuclear plants entirely and let them go back to the stone age. |
| 4-26-06 | Reuters | Russia
ignores U.S., delivers nuclear fuel to India Good – it is a normal part of trade. |
| 4-20-06 | Belfast Telegraph | Nuclear
power plant proposal is revealed Great stuff … take it right home to the opponents! |
| 4-19-06 | Canadian Press | Nuclear
our best option, premier says 'No major nuclear accidents in Ontario in
more than two decades, McGuinty notes They need to do more than talk … building is the best option. |
| 4-19-06 | Reuters | Declared
dead after Chernobyl, nuclear lives again As it should be. |
| 4-15-06 | Southeast European Times | Turkey
launches nuclear energy project One country after another, the plants are being planned and the sites chosen. |
| 4-15-06 | Euronews | Protest
at French plans for 3rd generation nuclear plant The lunatic fringe show ignorance and lack of anything better to do. |
| 4.3.06 | The People's Daily (Xinhua) & Washington Post | Sino-Australian
co-op on nuclear energy solely for peaceful purposes:Wen China is acting as the future world leader should, and Australia would like to sell uranium! |
| 4-2-06 | MosNews | Russia
Sends First Uranium Shipment to Indian Nuclear Plant Excellent business … work together and don’t force other sovereign nations to kow-tow first. |
| 4-2-06 | The New York Times | Small
Hole in Pipe at Nuclear Plant A disgruntled employee would do this … but how, The pipe could not have been pressurized. |
| 3-29-06 | The Scotsman | Micro-generation
initiative launched A return to the dark ages … and all based on the myth of any human effect on a normal global warming cycle. It’s disturbing to feel rational thinkers can believe the lunatic fringe. |
| 3-29-06 | The Irish Examiner | Govt
ready to approve electricity inter-connector (and nuclear generated electricity) The Irish are two-faced people – they want everything but the responsibility. Give them zero. |
| 3-28-06 | WBIR (AP) | Setbacks
continue to dog Oak Ridge uranium process Exile DOE from Tennessee and put competent management in charge. |
| 3-27-06 | Independent Catholic News | Christian
report urges low consumption, non-nuclear energy strategy No condoms in HIV Africa and no sensible power in developed countries – the sense of Rome. |
| 3-27-06 | Market Watch | Arizona
Public sees $46M costs from nuclear plant outage The Energy business is not cheap but the costs are only $11.50 per customer. |
| 3-27-06 | The Scotsman | Government
may unveil nuclear unit sell-off plan It’s a foolish strategy because everything will have to be replaced later if Britian is to remain a world power. (Former VP of BNFL Inc.) |
| 3-25-06 | Star Pheonix, Canada | Most
French welcome nuclear energy It’s a rational response to a reporter. |
| 3-25-06 | The Toronto Star | AECL
unveils group of nuclear partners - aims to cut risk on reactor sales Good move above the border |
| 3-24-06 | The Hindu Times (from Beijing) | China
to build more nuclear power plants to meet energy crunch Notice how many … one a year to raise nuclear power to 4% ! |
| 3-24-06 | Business News (South Africa) | SA
Government looking at second nuclear plant We are getting there in all the major countries but they are going to have black-outs until something is built – not just planned. |
| 3-24-06 | Wshington Post | Japanese
Nuclear Reactor Ordered Shut Down The power of ignorance is awesome … especially in the courts |
| 3-23-06 | China View (Xinhua) | Govt
approves outline for long-term nuclear development Rational … China needs power not Greenpeace fiddling |
| 3-22-06 | Reporter (Greece) | Bulgaria:
Balkans Might Face Energy Shortfall by 2010 They do have time to enter into relicensing of existing units and planning the new ones. |
| 3-22-06 | Financial Times | British
Energy and BNFL (BNG) and Urenco for sale When nuclear power supplies a large amount of British energy it is foolish to sell off its underpinnings. |
| 3-20-06 | India Monitor | India,
China, Pakistan and a nuclear deal Notice that Japan is not in the export market and so is also expluded from any other nuclear deals except with the USA. |
| 3-20-06 | Business Week (AP) | Belgium
to seek concessions on GDF-Suez Hopefully Belgium will also acquire a new policy to re-expand its nuclear holdings. |
| 3-20-06 | Regnum News | Rosatom
of Russia expands its activities in foreign markets … India and China A healthy International Trade is infinitely preferable to the secrecy of the 1950-1960s. |
| 3-17-06 | US DOE | DOE
Seeks Public-Private Sector Expressions of Interest for Global Nuclear Energy
Partnership Initiative This just a shift of the deckchairs for image … only a utility initiative would be real. |
| 3-17-06 | The International Herald Tribune | Nuclear
power for India is good for us all True and well arDOE Seeks Public-Private Sector Expressions of Interest for Global Nuclear Energy Partnership Initiative This just a shift of the deckchairs for image … only a utility initiative would be real.gued. |
| 3-17-06 | The Times | Russia
and US in push for 'rebirth' of nuclear energy It’s about time it was discussed at the highest level to show up the European greens. |
| 3-17-06 | LA Times (AP) | Duke,
Southern Pick Site for Nuclear Plant Moving right along. |
| 3-16-06 | EuroActiv | NGOs
attack EU nuclear research funding The R&D aspect of energy policy is becoming a hot political topic as EU leaders prepare to agree on a common energy policy later this month. |
| 3-15-06 | Bloomberg | German
Nuclear Utility Stocks advance That’s how it should be … Germany needs a lot of nuclear plants |
| 3-15-06 | Automotive News | BMW to bring out new gasoline-hydrogen engine in 2006 The roduction of hydrogen will of course depend on the grid and its nuclear generation component both in Germany and the US. |
| 3-15-06 | World News - Australia | Russia
to supply uranium to Indian plants The trouble is that the statement “US opposes deal” is not a considered decision but a check off by a minor bureaucrat in DOE in Washington … practitioners of inefficiency and ill-considered policy. |
| 3-14-06 | WCAX TV | Senate
bill would require legislative approval for nuke extension Idle hands in the Senate are subject to being greased. What is NRC for? |
| 3-14-06 | The Finanancial Express | Nuclear
solution takes centre stage at G8 summit As it should … it has been far too long away off the agenda. |
| 3-13-06 | Novosti | Russia
can offer innovation energy projects - academic It sure can … don’t count out Russian innovation and invention. |
| 3-13-06 | The Jordan Times | Anne
is for nuclear Forward journalists anywhere recognize expertise and knowledge … especially in Anne of AREVA. |
| 3-12-06 | new Kerala | We
want to finance n-projects, says the Power Finance Corporation of India Financial support is even more important than political or engineering support |
| 3-11-06 | WISI and many others (AP) | North
Korea vows to strengthen its peaceful nuclear activities You can hardly dispute the statements in this poece … Bushes visit to India was a flub. |
| 3-10-06 | News and Star | The
Race is on for a new nuclear plant If it is true … good. |
| 3-9-06 | Sofia News Agency | Bulgaria
Possibly to Halt Electricity Export in 2007 … thereby losing a good source of revenue from customers like Austria. |
| 3-9-06 | The Boston Globe | Vermont
Yankee power boost halted at 5 percent indefinitely Even in normal engineering business of running a plant nasty things crawl out of the woodwork. They are called, spuriously, ‘ watchdog groups’. |
| 3-9-06 | ZeeNews | With
eight plants under construction. India plans to set up more. It’s great to see real action. |
| 3-8-06 | ADN Kronos International | EU
unveils blueprint to secure suppies of energy at lower prices Good luck making anything work with Greenpeace in your back door. |
| 3-8-06 | Forbes | Blair
says meeting energy/climate targets without nuclear a 'major challenge' At last he is getting it right … for challenge read impossibility. |
| 3-8-06 | All Headline News and others | Reactor
Faces Repair at Major U.S. Nuclear Plant Fairly Normal Maintenance |
| 3-7-06 | The Journal News | NRC
gives Indian Point good grades for 2005 It is an excellent result despite the griping of a paid Dutch activist. |
| 3-7-06 | The Baltic Times | Estonian
opposition leader criticizes Prime Minister Ansip on nuclear power Politics but these three countries need a replacement plant. |
| 3-5-06 | Guardian Unlimited (AP) | China
Promises More Rural Spending When nuclear energy is mentioned in the same breath as medicine, rationality is returning. |
| 3-3-06 | Rutland Herald, Vermont | Yankee
gets OK to boost power Normal business that helps Vermont despite the objectors. |
| 3-1-06 | National Post | Smart
meters heading to Ontario homes Big Brother arrives in Canada |
| 3-1-06 | China News | S.
Africa's nuclear power plant destructed (sic) by an unknown group All politics … the nuclear plant was not involved. |
| 2-28-06 | Seattle Post Intelligence | Russia
drafts ambitious nuclear power plan Good … it’s about time the world’s leaders, Russia and USA, stood up to the plate. |
| 2-28-06 | BBC News | Consumers
'will pay nuclear bill' -- UK The Greenies are getting desperate! |
| 2-28-06 | The Hindu | Prime
Minister Manmohan's `no' to US sponsored curbs on FBRs The US really should butt-out of other nation’s business especially when they are scientifically superior. |
| 2-27-06 | EU Observer | Baltic
states agree to build nuclear reactor Old stagnant Europe based around Berlin, Paris and Greenpeace will be dragged to the necessity of nuclear power by newer minds |
| 2-27-06 | Stuff New Zealand News | Climate
change forecast getting worse It’s about time that New Zealand took note. |
| 2-25-06 | The Toronto Star | It's
time Canada gets serious about energy – again? Canada used to have a rational energy policy now they have gone crazy. Take care in reading this article: items are taken out of context and appear to be principal considerations. |
| 2-25-06 | EurasiaNet | Kazakhstan
government pushing nuclear power despite nuclear activists touting public
fears Greenpeace has done a good job in spreading their destructive messages everywhere that there is progress. |
| 2-24-06 | WebIndia.com | Cost
of nuclear power generation comes down They have finally got it right! |
| 2-24-06 | Detroit News | Michigan
needs more nuclear power plants Michigan after all is larger than South Korea which has a large number of nuclear plants. |
| 2-24-06 | News.com (Australia AAP) | Australia’s
PM Howard backs nuclear power Australia can hardly last on coal while the population grows … and it has the fuel. |
| 2-23-06 | Reuters | India
and the US hope for compromise on nuclear deal Let’s hope that the US is more sensible this time … cutting out India failed last time. |
| 2-22-06 | vanguard (Lagos) | Nigeria
Not Interested in Becoming Nuclear Power – but read on Obasanjo is entirely correct. |
| 2-21-06 | Yahoo News (Reuters) | Egyptian
opposition leader seeks nuclear reactors At least he is making the right point – 6x2000 MW reactors would do it. |
| 2-21--06 | Washington Post (AP) | China
to Expand Use of Nuclear Power by 40 new plants The announcements from all over the world would double the number of existing plants |
| 2-20-06 | Environmental News Service | Bush
Would Export Nuclear Fuel, Power Plants to Developing Nations Anti-progress activists are crawling out of the woodwork but this time they are hoist on their own Kyoto petards |
| 2-20-06 | Chicago Tribune | Emergency
declared at La Salle power plant Better safe within plant specs. |
| 2-19-06 | Time | How
Areva, a state-owned utility, put fission back in fashion in Europe The primary credit goes to Finland of course but Areva helped. |
| 2-16-06 | Daily Post | Reprieve
hopes for power plant at Wylfa in North Wales It makes sense to keep reliable power sources going with minimal costs. |
| 2-16-06 | China News | New
nuclear power plant to be built in Fujian China is leading the way in all sectors of the globe. |
| 2-15-06 | Zaman.com | Energy
Minister: Nuclear Energy a must for Turkey Romania promises to export nuclear generated power to Turkey at the same time. |
| 2-15-06 | Reuters - South Africa | South
Africa to spend $94 mln on nuclear energy development It won’t solve the 2007 problem but ground should be broken immediately. |
| 2-15-06 | Ashbury Park Press | Nuclear
power is regenerating interest … but Gonzo environmentalists crawling out of the woodwork. Learn their colors. |
| 2-15-06 | Russian News Online | Russia
ready to build nuclear power plants in Vietnam Vietnam doesn’t have the expertise but it does have the need. Why isn’t the US there? |
| 2-14-06 | Globe and Mail (Toronto) | Utility
eyes two sites for nuclear reactors Contrast this to the account of the public meeting below. Work proceeds. |
| 2-14-06 | Toronto Star | Plan
proposes $40B in new Ontario stations Consultation process described as
a sham A Greenpeace activist leads the name calling in Canada.. |
| 2-13-06 | Oberlin, KS, Australia and more from Reuters | Climate,
supply fears boost UK nuclear case says the Energy minister A widely circulated article picked up by newspapers across the world. It started at Reuters but is clearly significant opinion. |
| 2-13-06 | Reporter (Greece) | Turkey:
Three nuclear power plants to be set up by 2014 The news is rational everywhere – we need to divert the lunatic Chicken-little fringe of wind-power supporters to bird flu |
| 2-12-08 | Kidder Nespapers | Brazil
poised to join nuclear elite The more the merrier. |
| 2-12-06 | San Francisco Chronicle | Nuclear
power plans surge ahead - 14 new plants set to go online in 10 states over
next 20 years The best news we could look for other than actually breaking ground on the first site. |
| 2-8-06 | Energy Bulletin | Peak
oil in the U.S. Congress A representative speaks for 23 minutes and says enough to fill ten but what he did say was mostly reasonable if anyone other than the Speaker was listening. |
| 2-7-06 | Chennai | Review
Indo-US nuclear agreement: Ex PM Absolutely … the US refused help to India for decades. |
| 2-7-06 | TMC Net | Japan
hails U.S. initiative to expand nuclear energy worldwide We see any nuclear initiative as a domestic issue, the world sees it as global. |
| 2-7-06 | Planet Ark | Bush
Budget Seeks to Recycle Spent Nuclear Fuel It’s taken 30 years to get over the disaster of Jimmy Carter and his licentious successor Bill Clinton. |
| 2-7-06 | The Times | Toshiba
planning quick profit on nuclear purchase Good business sense which is what BNFL lacked |
| 2-6-06 | Middle East and North African Financial Network | Amid
protests, U.K. mulls nuclear energy The world is watching for Britain to become a global leader once again and opt for reason – clean and benign nuclear power. |
| 2-6-06 | Financial Times | US
budget calls for building of new nuclear plants Great news but be wary of the time this takes. The anti-viruses are still out there.! |
| 2-1-06 | US NewsWire | New
Nuclear Plants, Alternative Energy Positive Note in President's Speech You hear what you want to hear from speeches like Bush’s last night. |
| 2-1-06 | Physics Today | Nuclear
reactor builders are jostling for business as energy utilities take another
look at nuclear power. Good review while elsewhere the naysayers are mounting their own opposition reviews. |
| 1-31-06 | via Associated Press | Full
text of Bush's State of the Union address A bit of something for everybody. |
| 1-31-06 | Business Standard (India) | Power
to the people Interesting analysis speciifc to India |
| 1-31-06 | Namibian | Namibia
considers nuclear power option Since it has uranium, nuclear power is a good option for Namibia given funding and expertise. |
| 1-31-06 | Winston-Salem Journal | Duke
Power puts up meteorological tower to gather met. data at possible site
for nuclear-power plant Good signs abound all over for an imminent order in the next few months. |
| 1-30-06 | Ashbury Park News | Oyster
Creek nuclear plant temporarily shut down for repairs Normal business … but it’s a bit like Julia Roberts cutting her toenails: NEWS |
| 1-29-06 | The Sunday Times | BNG
sale is held up by chiefs’ bitter row With Westinghouse sold to Toshiba only the clean-up firm is left. All it took was a little arrogant management in the nineties for the collapse. |
| 1-28-06 | Tribune-Review | Georgia
Power picks Westinghouse reactor Contingent orders will be believed when the utility actually signs a contract … right now it is pie-in-the-sky. |
| 1-27-06 | The Financial Times | Fission
for the future A review of James Lovelock’s change of heart by an environmentalist who tries to discredit their erstwhile guru |
| 1-27-06 | Derry Journal and The Scotsman | The
Irish are negative and the Scots are positive. It says a lot about the inhabitants of these two countries and why Eire is still so backward. |
| 1-26-06 | Mail and Guardian, South Africa | Interest
revives worldwide in nuclear energy Starting with Toshiba-Westinghouse |
| 1-26-06 | Washington Post | Nuclear
Energy Plan Would Use Spent Fuel Makes sense but thd creation of power is better left to commercial generators. The government should simply clear tha pathways to the use of resources. |
| 1-24-06 | WRAL.net (North Carolina) | Utility
President: Nuclear Could Best Meet Growing Energy Needs The decision is almost upon us. |
| 1-24-06 | News Wales | Will
Wylfa nuclear power station's life be extended? Wylfa is a great reliable plant and the Welsh deserve to have its power output for decades to come. |
| 1-24-06 | Business Week | France
warns EU on nuclear power vote … and rightly so. |
| 1-24-06 | Business Standard (Madras) | Atomic
power plant gets 30-yr fresh lease of life -- Madras Life and license extension is the way to go even before new plants are built. |
| 1-24-06 | Business Solutions (India) | Nuclear
solution to power crisis Nuclear Solutions simply make tremendous sense. |
| 1-24-06 | Bloomberg | Toshiba
to buy nuclear power unit … (the Westinghouse PWR Business) This is the business not a single nuclear power plant unit. |
| 1-23-06 | China View (Xinhuanet) | Belarus
may start building nuclear power plant in 2008 … another plus sign. |
| 1-23-06 | The Guardian | UK
Review to consider new nuclear power stations The Guardian is basically a green newspaper but even it is seeing the nuclear light. |
| 1-23-06 | BBC News | 'Decision
time' on nuclear power - The UK government is asking industry and the public
for ideas It’s a poor way for elected officials to govern. |
| 1-19-06 | i.Africa.com | S.A.
Government holds firm on nuclear power Good news. |
| 1-18-06 | Chennai online | Work
on fast breeder reactor in full swing Great news. |
| 1-18-06 | Pittsburgh Tribune Review | Nuclear
power may pop up in a decade A nice balanced comment with a real view of time. |
| 1-18-06 | The Guardian | Tory
adviser says nuclear power should be last resort The UK Conservatives (Tory) are now the backward party and gain space in the Guardian. |
| 1-18-06 | The State (South Carolina) | Nuclear
power critics not jumping gun- with new plants in view, environmental groups
trying to see the big picture They are caught between a rock and a hard place: do you want clean energy or don’t you? |
| 1-18-06 | Miami Herald | Easier
power plant OK's urged It would help to have less destructive interference by people who are inherently against progress. |
| 1-18-06 | KUTV.com | Reactor
Shut Down At Arizona Power Plant Normal business |
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