Britain Moves to Build New Nuclear Plants
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The British government approved plans to refresh the countryâs fleet of nuclear reactors, signaling new enthusiasm for the technology and giving a lift to the industry.
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The British government embraced nuclear power as a key energy source in the coming decades in a new policy unveiled Tuesday, angering environmentalists eager to promote renewable power sources such as sun, wind and waves.
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The IEA says the UK should be less dependent on gas power, and develop nuclear and renewable energy sources.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has announced plans for Britain to retain its nuclear deterrent but promised to cut the number of nuclear warheads by 20 percent.
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A demonstration is planned at the home of Britain's fleet of Trident nuclear weapons submarines.
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Business & money: Â£2.2bn stake in nuclear power generator to be used to help clean up the company's existing sites.
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Atomic weapons are back on the agenda in British politics with a vengeance, as the government prepares to outline its plans to replace the country's US-built Trident missile nuclear deterrent.
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South Africa is to build a second nuclear power plant generating more than 1,000 megawatts of electricity, the government announced.
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Energy companies plan to file permit requests in the next two years to build 27 new nuclear reactors in the United States, according to a U.S. regulator who said Tuesday his agency expects a "nuclear renaissance."
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Egypt's energy minister unveils plans to build a nuclear power plant on the country's Mediterranean coast.
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The British government on Thursday announced support for the construction of new nuclear power plants, backing atomic energy as a clean source of power to fight climate change.
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Greenpeace feels it has stronger mandate British ministers will approve plans for a new generation of UK nuclear power plants in the new year, according to a report in the Independent newspaper.â¦
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Nuclear power, despite controversy over safety, pollution and cost factors, is rapidly gathering steam in a race to guarantee energy as emerging economies compete for fuel and particularly oil.
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Greens see red over Brown's reactor plans The anti-nuclear movement has fired an opening shot in the UK energy-policy debate, ahead of expected Parliamentary announcements from the Brown government this week.â¦
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair has announced plans for Britain to retain its nuclear deterrent but promised to cut the number of nuclear warheads by 20 percent.
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The PM is to say that a new generation of nuclear-powered submarines is needed to carry Trident missiles.
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CAIRO - President Hosni Mubarak announced yesterday that Egypt, which lacks the oil reserves of some of its Middle East neighbors, would build several nuclear power plants to meet rising energy demands.