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Nuclear helps Exelon achieve emissions goal
Uprates of its existing nuclear power reactors has helped Exelon meet its self-imposed greenhouse gas emissions target seven years earlier than planned. The utility has called on US policymakers to recognize nuclear's role in meeting the country's emission reduction goals.
Energy & Environment
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Thursday, 24 April 2014
Regulators fight third-time 'tax' on nuclear
American nuclear power companies may have to pay to clean-up military enrichment sites - for the third time over. An independent association of regulators has joined industry to oppose the unwarranted 'tax'.
Corporate
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Wednesday, 23 April 2014
€2.2 billion owed to German nuclear utilities
Germany should immediately refund some €2.2 billion in nuclear fuel taxes collected from EOn and RWE, pending final decisions on the tax from either the Federal Constitutional Court or the European Court of Justice.
Nuclear Policies
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Tuesday, 15 April 2014
Japan retains nuclear in energy mix
Three years after the Fukushima accident, which led to calls for Japan to phase-out nuclear power, the country's cabinet has given its approval to an energy policy that recommends the restart of its idled nuclear reactors.
Nuclear Policies
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Friday, 11 April 2014
German law limits renewable growth
A new law approved by the German cabinet aims to keep down the costs and slow down the rate of growth of renewable energy as the country continues with its energy transition.
Nuclear Policies
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Wednesday, 9 April 2014
Lithuania restates Visaginas commitment
Leaders of Lithuania's seven parliamentary parties have underlined their commitment to the construction of the Visaginas nuclear power plant in a document setting out the nation's strategic goals.
New Nuclear
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Thursday, 3 April 2014
Nuclear tax robs seven months from German plant
The Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant will close seven months early, said EOn, claiming the government tax on nuclear fuel makes its final period of operation uneconomic.
Corporate
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Friday, 28 March 2014
Blockage cleared for Fukushima water bypass
With the permission of local fishermen Tepco will soon let groundwater bypass the Fukushima Daiichi plant, alleviating a large part of its water management problem.
Regulation & Safety
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Wednesday, 26 March 2014
'Unconstitutional' for US to back out of MOX plan
The state of South Carolina has reacted angrily to the suspension of the Savannah River MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility construction, filing a lawsuit against the Department of Energy.
Waste & Recycling
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Wednesday, 19 March 2014
Coal taints Germany's energy mix
Germany increased its carbon dioxide emissions for the second year in a row due to its
Energiewende
policies and the effects of global fuel markets.
Energy & Environment
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Wednesday, 12 March 2014
Ukrainian reactors operate through turmoil
Ukraine's nuclear energy plants have operated continuously during the recent political crisis in the country, operator Energoatom has reported. However, future fuel supplies for the plants are uncertain.
Corporate
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Thursday, 6 March 2014
US MOX plant left cold by budget
The USA's partially built Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, a key component of the country's plutonium disposition program, is to be placed on cold standby after being effectively cut out of the Department of Energy's FY2015 budget request.
Waste & Recycling
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Wednesday, 5 March 2014
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Germany increased its carbon dioxide emissions for the second year in a row due to its Energiewende policies and the effects of global fuel markets.
Ukraine's nuclear energy plants have operated continuously during the recent political crisis in the country, operator Energoatom has reported. However, future fuel supplies for the plants are uncertain.