Technology:
Costs of renewable energy are falling. [Article in REVE]
Japan:
The japanese Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency is saying the Mihama nuclear power plant’s No. 2 reactor is safe to run beyond 40 years, if it is allowed to do so. [Article in The Japan Times]
World:
The future of nuclear power in Europe, including France and the UK, is not bright. [Article in Chinadialogue]
US:
Ray Shadis, consultant for the New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution, explains why Vermont Yankee is vulnerable to flooding. [Article in the Commons]
Indian Point shut down because of a generator malfunction. [Article at CBS Money Watch]
The House of Representatives is giving Yucca Mountain $10 million to revive its license application. [Article in Platts]
We are seeing a large number of articles on wind projects in different states. They include a rural 12.6 MW wind farm in Iowa [Article in Power Engineering], a 212.8 MW wind farm in Michigan [Article in Bloomberg Businessweek], and a 235 MW wind farm in Oklahoma [Article in Bloomberg Businesweek].
The fire on the nuclear submarine Miami was caused by a vacuum cleaner. [Article at CNN].
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