Spain will shut down country’s oldest nuclear plant

The Spanish government says it’s closing the country’s oldest nuclear power station because of lack of support among political parties and companies involved to keep it open. Energy Minister Alvaro Nadal said Tuesday the license for the Santa Maria de Garona plant in northern Spain would not be renewed as there was too much uncertainty […]

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UAE delays start-up of first nuclear plant as operator not ready

United Arab Emirates is delaying the start-up of its first Korean-built nuclear reactor by a year because the local company that needs to operate it has not yet received a licence from the nuclear regulator, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) said in a statement on Friday. Confirming a Reuters report from Thursday, ENEC said that […]

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South Africa’s $72 billion nuclear project begin in June – reports

South Africa’s tender for the estimated 1 trillion-rand ($72 billion) expansion of its nuclear power plants will begin in June when state utility Eskom requests proposals from companies bidding for the project, City Press newspaper reported on Sunday. South Africa, which has Africa’s only nuclear power station, wants nuclear power to play the leading role […]

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