Disposing of waste from new UK nuclear power plants will cost operators a maximum of 71p per MWh of power produced, less than 1% of the cost of delivered electricity.
"Fukushima made a huge impact on China's nuclear industry," Yun Zhou, a special consultant of Ux Consulting and research fellow at Harvard University, told the WNA Symposium. The country will rethink regulation before returning to full-speed build.
"Fukushima made a huge impact on China's nuclear industry," Yun Zhou, a special consultant of Ux Consulting and research fellow at Harvard University, told the WNA Symposium. The country will rethink regulation before returning to full-speed build.
Polish utility Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) is concentrating on its own nuclear plans instead of taking part in the Visaginas nuclear power plant in Lithuania or buying power from the forthcoming Kaliningrad nuclear power plant in Russia.
Westinghouse has signed a memorandum of understanding with Czech engineering firm Vitkovice for the manufacture of key components for potential new AP1000 units in Czech Republic.
The environment for Spanish nuclear power appears to be changing with the election of a People's Party government and publication of a study on the country's new-build capabilities..jpg "Pyhajoki EPR (Fennovoima)")
The municipality of Pyhäjoki on Finland's western coast has been selected by Fennovoima as the site of the country's third nuclear power plant. Site preparations for the plant could start by the end of 2012.
Tennessee Valley Authority has decided to complete a nuclear reactor at Bellefonte - selling and leasing back another new reactor to pay for it.