Posts Tagged ‘nuclear reactors’

French Nuclear Technology Export Threatened By EU Safety Regulators

Wednesday, November 4, 2009 19:55 By Rajeev Saxena

The only country in the world that extracts more than three quarters of all the electric power consumed from nuclear reactors, France has pressed the panic button due to host of safety concerns regarding its nuclear reactors and the fact that, many parts of France might be affected by severe power cuts. As of now, [...]

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Sweden ends 30 years of nuclear moratorium

Friday, February 6, 2009 19:55 By GSerrano

The Swedish government has agreed to remove the ban on building new reactors, thirty years after it agreed to the gradual end of this type of energy source. The ruling coalition in Sweden has justified the move, citing the need to combat climate change and the need to secure energy supplies at a time of [...]

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