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Amano seeks extra funding to manage Iran agreement
International Atomic Energy Agency director general Yukiya Amano today sought approval for extra funding of €9.2 million ($10.6 million) per year for the agency's "special arrangement" with Iran, which he stressed "would not serve as a precedent".
Nuclear Policies
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Tuesday, 25 August 2015
Tepco announces restructuring
Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) has announced a restructuring of the company which will see its nuclear and decommissioning operations remaining under a new holding company, while its non-nuclear businesses will be spun off into three subsidiaries.
Corporate
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Wednesday, 19 August 2015
Global Nexus Initiative to innovate on policy
A two-year initiative announced by the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) and the Partnership for Global Security (PGS) aims to encourage international policy experts to work together to find ways to address climate change, nuclear energy and global security challenges.
Nuclear Policies
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Thursday, 13 August 2015
Japanese reactor restart timely for Australia, says MCA
The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has called on the Royal Commission looking into the future of nuclear in South Australia to view the restart of Japan's Sendai 1 reactor as a timely indicator of the nuclear industry's strong future.
Nuclear Policies
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Thursday, 13 August 2015
Russia-Egypt agreement to be signed within months, says Medvedev
Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian prime minister, expects an inter-governmental agreement on the key commercial terms of a project to build Egypt's first nuclear power plant will be ready to sign this autumn.
New Nuclear
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Thursday, 6 August 2015
Obama's climate plan 'misses opportunity' of existing reactors, says NEI
The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) has welcomed the positive changes on new nuclear power plants contained in the final Clean Power Plan rule issued this week by the US Environmental Protection Agency, but said it is a "missed opportunity" on existing reactors.
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Wednesday, 5 August 2015
US Clean Power Plan missed opportunity for nuclear
US president Barack Obama's newly revealed plan to reduce carbon emissions from power plants misses an opportunity by failing to recognize the carbon-abatement value of existing nuclear units, according to the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI).
Energy & Environment
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Tuesday, 4 August 2015
Agreement on extending lives of Doel units
An agreement in principle has been reached between Electrabel and the Belgian government on the conditions for a ten-year life extension for units 1 and 2 of the Doel nuclear power plant. The tax to be paid by the country's nuclear operators has also been revised.
Nuclear Policies
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Thursday, 30 July 2015
West African states prepare MOU on nuclear cooperation
The newly created West African Integrated Nuclear Power Group prepared a draft memorandum of understanding and three-year action plan at its first meeting, held last week in Niamey, Niger. The heads of delegations from Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria and Senegal will take the MOU document to their respective governments for signature, which will commit them to proceeding with the initial planning for a regional nuclear power program.
Nuclear Policies
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Wednesday, 29 July 2015
Armenia confirms ongoing role for nuclear
Armenia's prime minister has confirmed a 10-year life extension of the country's only operating nuclear power plant and that negotiations are being held on the construction of new nuclear capacity.
New Nuclear
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Thursday, 23 July 2015
French energy transition bill adopted
France's National Assembly yesterday gave final approval of the country's energy transition bill. Under the legislation, France's reliance on nuclear energy will be reduced to 50% of power generation by 2025.
Nuclear Policies
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Thursday, 23 July 2015
South Korean energy plan sees two more reactors
Two further nuclear power reactors are to be constructed and plans for four coal-fired plants have been dropped in the latest 15-year basic energy plan released by the South Korean government today.
Nuclear Policies
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Wednesday, 22 July 2015
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