Nuclear News for November 17th 2008
Some other stories from the nuclear industry you may have missed:
The Guardian: Storage fears over high-level nuclear waste
‘Government plans for a new generation of nuclear power plants face growing concerns the industry needs another waste repository involving a massive escalation in cost.’
El Khabar: A new nuclear plant and an atomic energy safety agency to be created in Algeria
‘The atomic energy code will be submitted to Government sooner, said the Minister of Energy Mr. Chakib Khelil, adding that a body specialized in research and production will be created. The main projects of the code are the construction of a new nuclear plant as by next 2020, in view of strengthening the one existent in Medea interior province.’
iStockAnalyst: Nuclear Generators' Land Grab ; A New Nuclear Power Station at Oldbury is Looking Increasingly Likely After Companies Came Forward to Snap Up Land Around the Site
‘A new nuclear power station at Oldbury [UK] is looking increasingly likely after companies came forward to snap up land around the site. Those living near the site have been told German-owned E.on, which has publicly stated an interest in having a pounds4-billion nuclear plant in South Gloucestershire, has already been buying up pieces of privately owned land around the station.’
