. Cancel the Indo-US Nuclear deal Don’t Buy the Big Nuclear Lie Don’t Pay for a Mistake Nuclear power – just about the most ridiculous, … Cancel the Indo-US Nuclear dealRead more
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Loan guarantees favor nuclear over renewables
The U.S. DOE has announced three solicitations for a total of $30.5 billion in loan guarantees for “advanced energy technologies that avoid, reduce, or sequester … Loan guarantees favor nuclear over renewablesRead more
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Olkiluoto-3’s costs rise sharply
The expected building costs of a new nuclear reactor in Finland by France’s Areva have increased to 4.5 billion euros ($6.66 billion) from 3 billion … Olkiluoto-3’s costs rise sharplyRead more
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No uranium mining near the Grand Canyon
The House Natural Resources Committee pulled a rarely-used move today to block uranium mining in one million acres of public land near the Grand Canyon, … No uranium mining near the Grand CanyonRead more
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Pay before use
In mid-2007, a Keystone Center nuclear report, funded in part by the nuclear industry estimated capital costs for nuclear of $3600 to $4000/kW including interest. … Pay before useRead more
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Too many French nuclear workers contaminated
PARIS, July 24 (Reuters) – Too many French nuclear workers are being contaminated with low doses of radiation, an independent research group on atomic safety … Too many French nuclear workers contaminatedRead more
Posted inEnergy / Portugal / Renewable / Solar
Planing for World’s biggest solar farm at Portugal
It contains 2,520 giant solar panels is the size of a house. Their reflective heads tilt to the sky at a permanent 45 degrees as … Planing for World’s biggest solar farm at PortugalRead more
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French Nuclear Leak: Authorities Ban Water Use
Following Tuesday’s ( 8 July 2008 ) accidental leak of over 30,000 liters (7,925 gallons) of a solution containing uranium in southern France, nuclear safety … French Nuclear Leak: Authorities Ban Water UseRead more
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Renewable energy is attracting Wall Street
Capitalists have already scuttled Patrick Moore’s claimed nuclear revival. New U.S. subsidies of about $13 billion per plant (roughly a plant’s capital cost) haven’t lured … Renewable energy is attracting Wall StreetRead more
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Why nuclear power is not an option
Energy Department official Ward Sproat on Tuesday ( 22/7/08 ) that it would cost taxpayers $90 billion to open and operate the nation’s first nuclear … Why nuclear power is not an optionRead more