BRATISLAVA, June 16 (Reuters) - Italy's utility Enel said on Monday it has boosted the installed capacity at Slovakia's nuclear power plant Mochovce by seven percent to ease the country's electricity import needs. Enel, majority owner of leading domestic power firm Slovenske Elektrarne which operates Mochovce, said the capacity boost was to offset the decommissioning of two units at the country's oldest nuclear power plant at Jaslovske Bohunice.
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Brown says world needs 1,000 extra nuclear power stations
Friday, June 13, 2008Gordon Brown has signalled he wants Britain to play a major role in the race to build an extra 1,000 nuclear power stations across the world as part of his vision for ending the global "addiction to oil". The Prime Minister, who will be flying to Saudia Arabia for an emergency oil summit next week, said in spite of the risks of terrorism, Africa could build nuclear power plants to meet growing demands for energy.
Reactor at Swedish nuclear plant offline
Friday, June 13, 2008Stockholm - A reactor at the Swedish nuclear plant Ringhals has been offline for a month after problems with auxiliary coolant pumps were detected during annual maintenance work, the plant said Friday. Two of the three auxiliary pumps had "insufficient capacity," Ringhals spokesman Gosta Larsen told local media.
The maintenance work began early May and the problems were detected during the overhaul.
Spain watchdog moves to sanctions over nuclear leak
Wednesday, June 11, 2008MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's nuclear watchdog on Wednesday said it will formally request sanctions proceedings against a nuclear plant for improper handling of a radioactive leak that will require the screening of more than 2,600 people.
Nuclear Safety Council (CSN) president Carmen Martinez told a parliamentary committee that a report into the leak at the 1,000 megawatt Asco I plant was well advanced.
Spanish 1,000 MW nuclear plant halts - technicians
Tuesday, June 10, 2008MADRID, June 10 (Reuters) - Spanish's 1,000 megawatt Asco I nuclear plant began a scheduled halt at midnight on Tuesday, technicians said.
"The halt began as scheduled. We are lowering output bit by bit, and are now at about 30 percent," a technician said by telephone.
Areva seeks leading role in UK nuclear
Monday, June 9, 2008Areva, the French nuclear reactor manufacturer, aims to dominate the next wave of UK nuclear power generation after receiving government assurances that its goal of supplying the technology for all the nation’s new reactors would not breach competition rules.
European scare a blip in nuclear power's advance
Monday, June 9, 2008Vienna - Nuclear power is on the advance worldwide, and a recent safety scare in Europe is highly unlikely to stop it.
Nearly 440 nuclear reactors churn out electricity across the globe and more than 30 new plants are being built as the world's energy appetite grows and oil prices soar.
Ukraine admits 'insignificant' nuclear plant leak
Monday, June 9, 2008KIEV, June 6 (RIA Novosti) - Ukraine's state nuclear power utility Energoatom has admitted that a small leak occurred at water-moderated reactor in the country's northwest on May 29, but said no radioactive materials were released.
The announcement follows rumors circulated in the Ukrainian media over the past few days of rising radiation levels in the area. Energoatom released a statement on June 3 saying the country's four nuclear plants were running smoothly.
No more nuclear 'taboo,' Croatian leader says
Monday, June 9, 2008Vienna - Croatia must "lift the taboo" on nuclear power and have a broad debate on its energy future, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader said Saturday. Sanader's remarks to Austrian national radio came just days after a coolant leak focused attention on Slovenia's Krsko nuclear reactor, located near the Croatian border and jointly owned by both countries.
"I believe we will have to debate energy policy very shortly in Austria as well as in Croatia," Sanader said. "As part of that, we simply have to lift the taboo on nuclear power."
Slovene reactor scare puts spotlight on nuclear safety
Friday, June 6, 2008A coolant leak at a nuclear power plant in Slovenia has been contained, but the incident has brought renewed attention to the debate over whether nuclear offers a safe low-carbon option in the fight against climate change.
"Slovenian authorities have confirmed that there has been no discharge to the environment. The situation can be considered fully under control," the Commission said in a press statement today (5 June).
