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Tag Archives: Nuclear power

10Jul/17

France may close up to 17 nuclear reactors by 2025

July 10, 2017EnvironmentArticles, energy, Energy conversion, Environment, Fessenheim, France, François Hollande, Julian Satterthwaite, Nicholas Hulot, Nicolas Hulot, Nuclear energy policy by country, Nuclear power, Nuclear power in France, Nuclear power phase-out, nuclear technology, Physical universesmbale

France may close as many as 17 reactors by 2025 as it seeks to reduce the share of nuclear power in its electricity mix. Julian Satterthwaite reports Continue reading →

07Dec/15

Fusion power getting closer, say UK scientists

December 7, 2015InnovationAlternative energy, Beta, Bill Huang, David Kingham, DEMO, DEMOnstration Power Station, Dynomak, Emerging technologies, France, Fusion power, Fusion reactors, ITER, Jeff Bezos, Mark White, Nuclear fusion, Nuclear physics, Nuclear power, nuclear technology, Oxford, Paris, Paul Allen, Plasma physics, Plasma-facing material, Spherical tokamak, Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production, Tokamaks, United Kingdom, World Economic Forum Technologysmbale

As world leaders meet in Paris to agree a legal framework aimed at limiting use of fossil fuels and the resulting rises in global temperatures, a UK company says it could be as little as five years from making “reactor relevant” fusion, a potential game changer in energy production.

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