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LancasterOnline
Exelon wants Peach Bottom nuclear power plant's license to run for another 20 years
LancasterOnline
Exelon, which is planning to shut down its Three Mile Island nuclear plant in 2019, is seeking to extend the license for its Peach Bottom nuclear plant by another 20 years. Exelon, which has the nation's largest fleet of nuclear plants, has applied to ...

Bloomberg
Another Nuclear Power Plant to Retire Early -- This Time in Iowa
Bloomberg
Iowa was the third-largest U.S. producer of wind power in 2017 after Texas and Oklahoma and got as much as 40 percent of its power from wind and solar farms. Nuclear plants built since the 1960s have struggled to stay competitive in an era of cheap ...
Iowa's only nuclear plant to shutdown in 2020The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
Iowa's only nuclear power plant to close, the latest blow to a fading industryWashington Examiner
Schedule moved up for shutting down Iowa's only nuclear power plantRadio Iowa
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Washington Examiner
Iowa's only nuclear power plant to close, the latest blow to a fading industry
Washington Examiner
The owner of Iowa's only nuclear plant announced Friday that the plant will close in late 2020, the latest blow to the fading U.S. nuclear power industry. NextEra Energy said it would shorten the term of their power purchase agreement with Alliant ...
Another Nuclear Power Plant to Retire Early -- This Time in IowaBloomberg
Iowa's only nuclear plant to cease operations in 2020 | The GazetteThe Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
Owner of Iowa's lone nuclear plant plans to shutter it by 2020DesMoinesRegister.com
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High Country News
Arizona's nuclear power caught in crossfire
High Country News
West of Phoenix, Arizona, where cooling towers billow steam into the air, the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station churns out more carbon-free energy than any other power producer in the country. But, in the light of a controversial ballot measure ...

The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
Iowa's only nuclear plant to shutdown in 2020
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
Duane Arnold Energy Center in Palo, Iowa's sole nuclear power plant, will shutdown in late 2020, its owner has announced. NextEra Energy Resources said Friday it has reached an agreement with Alliant Energy to shorten the term of their existing power ...
Owner of Iowa's lone nuclear plant plans to shutter it by 2020DesMoinesRegister.com
Alliant to end nuclear PPA early and replace with Iowa windRecharge
Iowa's sole nuclear plant to end operations in 2020Business Record
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NPR
Hot Weather Spells Trouble For Nuclear Power Plants
NPR
Nuclear power plants in Europe have been forced to cut back electricity production because of warmer-than-usual seawater. Plants in Finland, Sweden and Germany have been affected by a heat wave that has broken records in Scandinavia and the British ...

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The Local Switzerland
Swiss nuclear power plant forced to reduce production as warmer waters in river struggle to cool reactors
The Local Switzerland
The Mühleberg Nuclear Power Plant is obliged by law to reduce production once temperatures in the Aar river exceed 20.5 degrees Celsius. This is the second reduction – already on July 5th the power plant was ordered to reduce production as a safety ...

Business Day
SA rejects Putin nuclear deal
Business Day
Russian state firm Rosatom was one of the front runners for a project to dramatically increase SA's nuclear power-generating capacity championed by former president Jacob Zuma. Ramaphosa has put nuclear expansion on the back burner since taking office ...

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The Business Times
S. Africa leaves door to future Russian nuclear power deal open
The Business Times
Johannesburg. SOUTH Africa cannot afford large-scale expansion of its nuclear power fleet, but would still be open to future nuclear deals with Russia, the ruling party's Treasurer-General said on Thursday, shortly before President Vladimir Putin ...

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Forbes
As Heatwave Tests The Limits Of Renewables, Anti-Nuclear Governments Return To Nuclear
Forbes
Even anti-nuclear governments are turning to nuclear power to deal with a record-breaking heat wave, which has increased demand for electricity to power air conditioning around the world. To meet rising electricity demand, South Korea's anti-nuclear ...

Engadget
In nuclear politics, one size doesn't fit all
Engadget
No one wants to use nuclear weapons. Even President Harry S. Truman, the only leader in history to actually order and carry out a nuclear strike, was hesitant to use the United States' atomic arsenal after witnessing the power of the bombs first-hand ...

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The Guardian
China's long game to dominate nuclear power relies on the UK
The Guardian
China wants to become a global leader in nuclear power and the UK is crucial to realising its ambitions. While other countries have scaled back on atomic energy in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, state-backed Chinese companies benefit from the fact ...

Moneyweb.co.za
Russia's Rosatom 'still interested' in nuclear power generation in SA
Moneyweb.co.za
Russian state nuclear firm Rosatom is “still interested” in any deal to expand South Africa's nuclear power-generating capacity and would follow the correct procedures if the South African government invites bids, a senior Rosatom official told Reuters.
Russia's Rosatom "still interested" in nuclear power generation in S.AfricaReuters
South Africa has no money for crucial nuclear energy projectRT

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Reuters Africa
Russia's Rosatom "still interested" in nuclear power generation in S.Africa
Reuters Africa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Russian state nuclear firm Rosatom is “still interested” in any deal to expand South Africa's nuclear power-generating capacity and would follow the correct procedures if the South African government invites bids, a senior ...
Ramaphosa tells Putin the time's not right for nuclearFin24

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Moneyweb.co.za
Russia's Rosatom "still interested" in nuclear power generation in S.Africa
Reuters
JOHANNESBURG, July 26 (Reuters) - Russian state nuclear firm Rosatom is “still interested” in any deal to expand South Africa's nuclear power-generating capacity and would follow the correct procedures if the South African government invites bids, ...
Russia's Rosatom 'still interested' in nuclear power generation in SAMoneyweb.co.za
Russia's Putin raises nuclear deal at Ramaphosa meeting during BRICSswissinfo.ch

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South Africa opens door to future Russian nuclear power deal
Cape Business News
South Africa cannot afford large-scale expansion of its nuclear power fleet but would still be open to future nuclear deals with Russia, the ruling pa.

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Reuters
UPDATE 2-South Africa opens door to future Russian nuclear power deal
Reuters Africa
JOHANNESBURG, July 26 (Reuters) - South Africa cannot afford large-scale expansion of its nuclear power capacity but would still be open to future deals with Russia, a senior ruling party official said on Thursday, shortly before the arrival of ...
Russia's Putin raises nuclear deal at Ramaphosa meeting during BRICSReuters
Ramaphosa to Putin: weak economy means SA can't sign nuclear deal yetMoneyweb.co.za

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Analysis: US markets, politics drive nuclear power expansion in the South: industry observers
S&P Global Platts
Houston — The expansion of nuclear capacity in the US Southeast may contrast with its contraction elsewhere, especially in competitive wholesale power markets, but the reasons, in effect, remain tied as much to supply and demand as they are to politics.

International Atomic Energy Agency
IAEA Completes Technical Safety Review of Bangladesh's Nuclear Power Plant's Design Documentation
International Atomic Energy Agency
The IAEA in June 2018 completed a peer review of selected parts of the design safety documentation of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), which is under construction in Bangladesh and scheduled to be commissioned by 2023. The Technical Safety ...
Nuclear Power Safety Backups Market Size & Share Outlook up to 2020managementjournal24.com

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euronews
Russia's Putin raises nuclear deal at Ramaphosa meeting during BRICS
euronews
Russian state firm Rosatom was one of the front runners for a project to dramatically increase South Africa's nuclear power-generating capacity championed by former president Jacob Zuma. Ramaphosa has put nuclear expansion on the back burner since ...
Ramaphosa to Putin: weak economy means SA can't sign nuclear deal yetMoneyweb.co.za

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