Nuclear Energy
Nuclear Energy
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 Energyโs Fermi nuclear plant taking time for repair
US-based utility DTE Energyโs 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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Emirates Nuclear Energy to raise $2bn in loans
Emirates Nuclear Energy, an organization appointed with implementing the UAE nuclear energy program, is raising $2bn from bank loans to finance construction of a nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi. Switzerland-based financial services firm...
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PPL owned Susquehanna nuclear plant unit returns to service
PPL announced that the unit 2 at its Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant in the US state of Pennsylvania has returned to service after inspection and repairs, and generating electricity for the regional power grid. ...
Nuclear Energy
Xcel Energy seeks electricity rates hike to expand nuclear plants
US-based Xcel Energy has asked the state regulator to authorize an increase in base electricity rates as the firm plans to preserve and expand operations of its nuclear plants and electricity grid. The $285m...
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