Nuclear Reactors 392 - Chinese Plans For Floating Nuclear Power Stations

       I have blogged before about the Russian ambition to build floating nuclear power plants. The first Russian floating power station is called the Academician Lomonosov. It is scheduled to be completed in 2018 but has suffered repeated delays to date. No buyers have been announced for these new Russian power plants.

Nuclear Reactors 391 - Problems With New York Public Service Commission Plan For Nuclear Subsidies

       I have blogged about state subsidies for nuclear power before. As nuclear power loses competitiveness against cheaper fossil fuels and ever more economical renewable energy, the nuclear industry has pressed states for subsidies on the basis of nuclear power being low-carbon (not zero carbon as is often mistakenly claimed) and needed baseload.

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