NucNet: Global Nuclear NewsNuclear news, information and emergency communication serviceN-Plants Help Keep US Cool During Heatwave- August 31, 2007 31 Aug (NucNet) US nuclear power plants posted an average daily capacity factor of more than 98 per cent during the first two weeks of August, according to electricity production data reported by energy companies to the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) and drawn from reactor operations status reports compiled by the countrys Nuclear Regulatory Commission.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=96A7EFB2-0041-401... Key Role For Nuclear In Ontarios Power Supply Plans- August 31, 2007 31 Aug (NucNet) Forty-seven per cent of electricity in the Canadian province of Ontario should be provided by nuclear energy by 2025, under an Integrated Power System Plan (IPSP) filed with the Ontario Energy Board.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=6518A89A-F77F-48C... India Boosts Uranium Production To Meet Unprecedented Domestic Demand- August 30, 2007 30 Aug (NucNet): India is increasing the domestic production of uranium following a temporary mismatch in demand and supply from the countrys operational uranium mines, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) has announced.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=183BCA84-C9F7-49F... Survey Indicates 'Strong Support For New Nuclear Build In UK'- August 29, 2007 Aug 29 (NucNet): A majority of UK citizens believe that nuclear power will play a role in meeting the country's future energy needs, the results of a survey published today by 'The Times' newspaper has indicated.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=6AE41C58-7E40-4F3... 'Speed Up Nuclear Plans' For Jordan, Says King- August 29, 2007 Aug 29 (NucNet): King Abdullah of Jordan has urged that proposals for the launch of a nuclear power programme in his country be "speeded up".http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=8ACC53D0-9EC8-4F2... Application Filed For Four New Canadian Units- August 28, 2007 28 Aug (NucNet) The Energy Alberta Corporation (Energy Alberta) said yesterday that it had filed an application with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission for a licence to prepare for the construction of up to two twin-unit nuclear power plants in the province of Alberta.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=4CBBD778-1268-4FA... Countdown Starts To ENC 2007- August 24, 2007 The European Nuclear Society has begun a four-week 'countdown' to the launch of its major international conference, ENC 2007, which starts in Brussels, Belgium on 16 September 2007.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=23F30D37-C239-423... Singh Stresses Nuclear Role In India's Energy Security- August 24, 2007 Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh has reiterated the need for nuclear energy to help secure the country's energy security.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=B9A62DC7-B4F1-47F... Most Of Site Of Former US Nuclear Plant Released For Public Use- August 21, 2007 21 Aug (NucNet): Most of the site of the former Yankee nuclear power plant in Rowe, in the US state of Massachusetts, has been released for unrestricted public use nearly 16 years after the plant ceased electricity production.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=FF395D28-AE6B-4C3... Chinas Tianwan-2 Starts Commercial Operation Ahead Of Schedule- August 16, 2007 16 Aug (NucNet): Unit 2 of Chinas Tianwan nuclear power plant started commercial operation ahead of schedule at 00.15 local time today in eastern Jiangsu province, the China National Nuclear Corporation said.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=70D2A51C-C861-4E0... |