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*** Fukushima *** and other nuclear-----updates and links
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UK & France in major nuclear reactor deal [ link to djysrv.blogspot.com] ~ [snip] Two French nuclear giants, EDF and Areva, and Rolls-Royce, the flagship nuclear firm in the UK, are signing deals worth {l}500 million ($791 million) to build new nuclear reactors in the UK. (EDF press release) ~ 8 sites. ~ b Anglo-French nuke pact blesses 4th-gen reactorsUK wants to take ASTRID home The UK is borrowing heavily on French nuclear energy know-how in a pact signed today. France and the UK will extend co-operation to R&D and training in several areas, but the most interesting is the commitment to develop 4th Generation (Gen IV) nuclear reactors on the French ASTRID prototype. [ link to www.theregister.co.uk] Quoting: Anonymous Coward 10410912 2 words come to mind: Spent Fuel. They can change the reactor design as much as they want but spent fuel is a huge issue that not one country has a plan for.
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