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Pact agreed on international nuclear accident compensation

• 2015-01-17 00:15:01
• Junior Isles

An international pact on nuclear disaster compensation will come into force on April 15 after a Japanese government representative signed the treaty and handed a letter of acceptance to the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Vermont Yankee nuclear plant taken off line permanently

• 2014-12-29 16:14:51
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The 620 MW Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant, located on the banks of the Connecticut river in Vermont, is to be disconnected from the power grid after four decades of producing electricity according to parent company Entergy Corp.

China to resume new coastal nuclear plants

• 2014-12-08 22:00:07
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The Chinese government has announced that it is ready to resume approvals for building coastal nuclear power plants, after having suspended progress on all new reactors in 2011.

Finland to agree joint nuclear venture with Russia

• 2014-12-02 13:48:48
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Finland is set to agree to proposals by Russian state-owned energy company, Rosatom, to build a nuclear power plant in the country's extreme north.

RWE rejects E.On-style split-business plan

• 2014-12-01 21:57:05
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Rheinisch-Wesfallsches Elektrizitatswerk (RWE), Germany's second-largest utility provider, has declined to follow the lead of E.On and split its business operation.

Renewable energy becomes Scotland’s top power source

• 2014-11-27 21:48:27
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Wind, hydro and other clean power sources accounted for the largest source of Scottish power in the first half of 2014. Scottish renewables, a trade body, stated that the renewable energy generated a record 10.3 TWh, whereas nuclear generation provided 7.8 TWh, coal 5.6 TWh and gas 1.4 TWh.

WEO 2014 says signs of stress must not be ignored

• 2014-11-13 13:07:09
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The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) World Energy Outlook 2014 (WEO-2014) launched in London yesterday has warned that current events could distract decision makers from recognising and tackling the longer-term signs of stress that are emerging in the energy system.

Japan approves restart of Sendai reactors

• 2014-11-07 23:23:30
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Two reactors at Japan’s Sendai nuclear plant are due to become the first to be restarted in the country since the 2011 meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi facility, after regional authorities approved the restart of the plant owned by Kyushu Electric Power Co.

EDF faces shake-up

• 2014-10-17 17:36:27
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French state-owned utility Eléctricité de France (EDF) is facing a major shake-up. According to Dow Jones newswire, the French government is likely to sell shares in as part of a broader objective to raise several billion euros of the French state’s asset portfolio in the coming year and a half.

German energy ministry denies plans for coal-fired exit

• 2014-10-12 22:34:55
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