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Decommissioning in the Gulf of Mexico Continues to Rise
With approximately 2,996 production platforms (distinguished fromdrilling rigs) on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), BSEE recordsindicate that 813 platforms currently fit the criteria of idle iron or arenon-producing in this region. With such...
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Nuclear Energy Insider: EDF, Sellafield join major nuclear decommissioning talks
The nuclear decommissioning market is set to boom in the coming decade, thereby creating huge business opportunities across Europe. According to the European Commission, more than one third of the 144 reactors currently operating in the...
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Luger Research e.U. invites experts from the lighting industry to share their knowledge and latest findings at the foremost LED lighting technology meeting point...
The LED technology sector has been driven forward by numerous innovations and developments during the past year. The quality of light has been improved and power density markedly increased through augmented efficiency. This fast paced market...
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Eletrobras signs $1.9bn loan agreement for Angra III nuclear plant in Brazil
State-owned power utility in Brazil, Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras has signed an agreement with state-owned bank Caixa Economica Federal, to secure a BRL3.8bn ($1.9bn) loan, for the construction of 1,270MW Angra III nuclear plant in the country. ...
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Construction of Vogtle nuclear-power plant in US face difficulties
The construction of Vogtle project in Georgia, US, the first newly licensed nuclear-power plant in the country, has come across problems and might be delayed years behind schedule. Bill Jacobs of GDS Associates, who...
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DTE Energy’s Fermi nuclear plant taking time for repair
US-based utility DTE Energy’s Fermi 2 reactor may not be able to run at full power for months because of substantial repairs required on a reactor feedwater pump that disintegrated in June 2012. The...
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Areva to continue nuclear plant safety research program until 2015
French nuclear firm Areva will continue the international Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) research program for nuclear plant safety until the end of 2015, at its technical center in Germany. The program,...
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