Nuclear Reactors 183 - Most of Britain's Operating Nuclear Power Reactors Will Have to be Decommissioned in the Next Fifteen Years

         I have blogged before about the aging nuclear reactors around the world and the need to decommission many of them in the near future. Today I am going to talk about the problems confronting the United Kingdom nuclear power industry.

Nuclear Reactors 182 - Problems at a Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant

         The Ukrainian government has announced that there was an accident at the nuclear power plant in southeast Ukraine near the city of Enerhodar in the Ukrainian province of Zaporizhzhya. The biggest nuclear power plant in Europe suffered a short circuit which caused a loss of power from one of the six units at the plant.

Nuclear Reactors 181 - International Energy Agency Issues Report on Nuclear Cooperation in the European Union

         The International Energy Agency (IEA) has just issued a report that recommends that incentives be offered to support the construction of new nuclear reactors to assist European Union members in reducing their carbon emissions. In its own words, "The IEA is an autonomous organization which works to ensure reliable, affordable and clean energy for its 29 member countries and beyond.

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