Nuclear Power

Last reactor standing as Japan faces power shortages
Japan is now down to one nuclear reactor to supply electricity to its troubled power sector after the Tokyo Electric Power Co. on Monday took its last remaining reactor off line for regular maintenance, according to Germany’s Deutsche Welle. The No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa complex, the world's biggest nuclear power plant, has been shut down for maintenance by the Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Tepco), leaving only one of Japan's 54 commercial nuclear reactors online after last year's devastating earthquake and tsunami.
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Japan, Vietnam to push forward on joint nuclear plan
Japan and Vietnam on Monday reaffirmed their plan to build a nuclear power plant in the Southeast Asian country using Japanese technology, even as Tokyo still struggles to put the world's worst nuclear accident in 25 years under control, according to Reuters.
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China's nuclear industry to post slower growth
China's nuclear power industry will expand at a slower rate compared with the past five years, but the country's nuclear development policies should not be changed drastically, the China Daily reported Wednesday.
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Vietnam sees no alternative to nuclear before 2050
Vietnam's deputy Prime Minister, Hoang Trung Hai, says that nuclear power will not be replaced by any other energy sources in the next 4 decades.
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Korea closer to breaking into Indian nuclear market
South Korean nuclear ambitions to enter the Indian market have been given a green flag with the signing of an agreement between President Lee Myung-bak and President Pratibha Patil.
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Uranium find in India could be world’s largest
India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh may have one of the largest reserves of uranium in the world, the country's chief nuclear officer says.
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China’s nuclear know-how a UK import?
The Chinese nuclear industry is developing rapidly and the experience it is gaining provides Chinese companies opportunities to invest in the United Kingdom, a UK official said Thursday
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Yangjiang nuclear power plant under construction
CLP sticks to nuclear for HK as it ramps renewables elsewhere
CleanBiz.Asia Staff
May 18, 2011
The CLP Group has reaffirmed its intention to focus on nuclear power, together with some wind generation, to fulfil the requirements of Hong Kong's Climate Change Strategy and Action Agenda.
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Japan offshore wind for Japan
Japan to start from scratch on new energy policy
CleanBiz.Asia Staff
May 13, 2011
Japanese prime minister Naoto Kan says he plans to scrap the national plan of getting half of the country's power from nuclear and instead promote renewable energy sources.
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Nuclear power vs renewables
Global renewable energy capacity surpassed nukes in 2010
CleanBiz.Asia Staff
April 28, 2011
A new report from the Worldwatch Institute says that the installed capacity of renewable power generation, excluding large hydro, surpassed the global installed capacity of nuclear energy generation last year. The cross-over point on output is expected in a few years.
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