Merkel’s commitment to nuclear energy
German chancellor Angela Merkel has announced an extension to the nation's nuclear power plant operations for up to 15 years beyond a scheduled phase-out, in a move critics fear might signal that atomic power is here to stay.
Click here for full storyThe German newspaper Der Spiegel reports Aug 14 that the utilities threatened to shut down the reactors on their own unless the tax is replaced with a fixed contribution to a renewable energy fund. They claim the tax will severely cut dividends to shareholders and funds for capital investment though none is planned for new reactors.
Click here for full storyThe U.S. needs to rethink its policies on using nuclear energy, says NextEra Energy Chief Executive Lew Hay
Click here for full storyOpposition Leader Tony Abbott says he supports nuclear power, but the time is not right for it in Australia. "I am not theologically opposed to nuclear power," Mr Abbott told Fairfax Radio in Brisbane.
Click here for full storySO now we know. The Gillard government, on the evidence we have seen so far, is much the same as the Rudd government. It is prone to springing grand policy initiatives on an unsuspecting electorate without even bothering to talk to those affected by the decision.
Click here for full storyThe Saudi cabinet agreed on Monday to sign a nuclear cooperation accord with France, which could open the way for French help in developing nuclear power in the oil-rich kingdom.
Click here for full storyDubai, the sheikhdom in the United Arab Emirates, is developing a strategy to diversify power- generation sources and improve efficiency to ensure an adequate energy supply through 2030, the government said.
Click here for full storyNuclear energy could become one of Australia's best way to combat our growing power problems and at the same time reduces our CO2 emissions. It has been proven to be the most efficient way to produce electical power and Australia has the resources to power it.
Click here for full storySweden's parliament on Thursday narrowly passed a landmark government proposal allowing the replacement of nuclear reactors at the end of their life span.
Click here for full storySaudi Arabia is to establish the King Abdullah Nuclear and Renewable Energy City in Riyadh. A royal decree issued by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz on Saturday explained that it would use atomic energy for peaceful purposes, especially in industry, agriculture, mining, desalination and medical field.
Click here for full storyOn March 4, the first IQ² debate was held in Melbourne on the topic “Should Australia embrace nuclear power?”.
Click here for full storyA scientific centre for civilian nuclear and renewable energy will be established in Saudi Arabia to meet rising demand for power and desalinated water, Reuters has reported.
Click here for full storyOil giant Saudi Arabia on Saturday gave its strongest signal yet that it wants to develop atomic power by announcing a new centre for nuclear and alternative energy technologies.
Click here for full storyAn Australian-led team of scientists may have found a way of creating a cheap and abundant source of clean energy through nuclear fusion.
Click here for full storyNuclear campaigner Ziggy Switkowski has called for an assessment of nuclear power plants to be included in the energy white paper and studied by the Productivity Commission, saying Australia would have to adopt the atomic option to meet its emissions targets.
Click here for full storyHorizon Nuclear Power, a joint venture between German energy giants E.ON and RWE, yesterday confirmed plans to build a new nuclear reactor at Wylfa on Anglesey in Wales. Given the right market conditions, says the company, it aims to make a planning application by 2012 and commission the new reactor by 2020.
Click here for full storyMiniature, mass-produced nuclear power plants, along with other alternative energy sources, can help the US address global warming, says Energy Secretary Steven Chu. Critics see that plan as raising the risk of proliferation of nuclear materials.
Click here for full storySurging Chinese demand for uranium looks set to drive a fresh wave of Chinese investment in Australia-listed miners as nuclear power generators seek supply for dozens of planned reactors.
Click here for full storyNuclear power will be the Western world's cheapest option for electricity in an age of significant carbon charges, but Australia will be one of the few exceptions, a global study has found.
Click here for full storyThe International Energy Agency, an energy policy adviser to 28 countries, said it expects nuclear power to be a more competitive energy source than coal or natural gas when borrowing costs are low.
Click here for full storyThe UK is set to become a leader in building the next generation of nuclear reactors after the government agreed to lend a Sheffield company £80m towards a £140m press to make ultra heavy steel forgings.
Click here for full storyThere are two Homer Simpson syndromes. The first has the animated character's brain cushioned by an especially thick layer of fluid, which partially accounts for his stupidity.
Click here for full storyNuclear power is the issue that won't go away in Australia's climate change policy debate. Recent public opinion polls suggest that as many as one in two of the voters would support the federal Government considering its use in pursuing a goal of cutting 140 million tonnes a year out of national greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.
Click here for full storyFormer Australian Defence Force chief Peter Cosgrove says Australia should adopt nuclear power as its response to climate change.
Click here for full storyOpposition Leader Tony Abbott says nuclear power is the "only realistic way" for Australia to cut its carbon emissions but he will not take the policy to the next election.
Click here for full storyFormer defence force chief and Australian of the Year General Peter Cosgrove has joined the increasing number of business leaders, academics and prominent citizens to plead for Australia to embrace nuclear power in its battle for energy security and emissions abatement.
Click here for full storyResources and Energy Minister Martin Ferguson on Tuesday revealed Australia's first nuclear waste dump is likely to be sited in the Northern Territory.
Click here for full storyShould Australia turn to nuclear power? In the lead-up to a major forum in Melbourne next week, The Age fires up the fission debate.
Click here for full storyThe Australian Conservation Foundation says the United States' decision to move towards nuclear power doesn't signal Australia will do the same.
Click here for full storyPeople have forgotten - a younger generation perhaps never knew - what is scary about nuclear energy.
Click here for full storyBarack Obama is promoting a new generation of nuclear power plants across the US as a central part of his climate change policy, while seeking to satisfy the nation's growing energy needs.
Click here for full storyAustralia, which holds the world’s biggest known uranium resources, has ruled out introducing nuclear power to the country and instead will pursue other low- carbon energy options, including ‘clean’ coal.
Click here for full storyFrench nuclear company Areva has secured a deal to take over US-Australian solar power plant company Ausra and says it is committed to Ausra's local Australian project pipeline.
Click here for full storyFrench energy company Areva (best known for its nuclear power business) has purchased solar thermal power company Ausra - yet another example of a promising Australian technology company ending up with foreign ownership.
Click here for full storyGeneral Peter Cosgrove, Australia's former defence force chief, has called on the country to embrace nuclear power. Speaking at a business breakfast hosted by BHP Billiton at the University of Western Australia in Perth, the former Australian of the Year said that it was "almost immoral" that Australia exports uranium to less technologically advanced and stable countries to use in nuclear power plants while refusing to have one itself.
Click here for full storyThere’s been a bit of discussion about nuclear power lately, but it tends very much to the abstract. I thought I would look into the question of when, if ever, nuclear power might be a reasonable option for Australia to consider, and how we should go about it.
Click here for full storyEnergy Resources of Australia fetched record prices for its uranium last year while tonnages sold were the third highest in the 30-year-old Rio Tinto subsidiary’s history.
Click here for full storyToro Energy has won approval from the Western Australian government for a resource evaluation test pit at the company's Wiluna uranium project.
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