Sentences with phrase «for nuclear power stations»

Mending the clapper that gives Great Paul its distinctive sound has turned out to have interesting implications for nuclear power stations

In light of the Fukushima disaster, an obvious move might now be to recommend placing the backup generators for nuclear power stations on higher ground to guard against tsunamis or floods.

3 The Lib Dems called for «a commitment not to raise the cap on tuition fees», a cut in the number of government ministers, a four - year, fixed - term parliament and «a commitment to no public subsidy for nuclear power stations».

Nick Clegg and the other Lib Dem negotiators called for a «a commitment not to raise the cap on tuition fees» (a watered - down version of their manifesto pledge to phase out tuition fees over six years), a cut in the number of government ministers, a four year fixed - term parliament and «a commitment to no public subsidy for nuclear power stations».

The loan would have been an investment, it would of created hundreds of jobs and put the UK in a prime position to compete globally when the demand for parts for nuclear power stations is massive.

Not exact matches

Hinkley Point B nuclear power station, operated by Electricite de France's (EDF), left, stands near to groundworks for Hinkley Point C near Bridgwater, U.K., on Dec. 17, 2015.

Japan is asking for the Fukushima nuclear exclusion zone to be classified as a no - go area for Pokémon after the discovery of at least one of the game's characters on a power station's site.

There are immense commercial opportunities for companies ready to build the new nuclear power stations.

They were used to survey the Fukushima nuclear power station site and to search for survivors after Hurricane Katrina.

I'm all for more infrastructure spending on road and rail (though very sceptical indeed about HS2), nuclear power stations, and airports - though the big decision on the latter has been postponed until after 2015.

In 2016, Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo directed the New York Public Service Commission to consider ratepayer - financed subsidies similar to those for renewable sources to keep nuclear power stations profitable in the competition against natural gas.

Then there is the Conservative Party's apparent shift on the nuclear issue, with Tory energy spokesman Alan Duncan openly voicing his «suspicion» of the case for a new generation of nuclear power stations.

The Queen's Speech today laid the groundwork for a new generation of nuclear power stations with a trio of new bills.

And George Osborne expects me to deliver our agreement on nuclear power, which is that there is an important place for new nuclear stations in our energy mix as long as there is no public subsidy.

Energy secretary Chris Huhne has appeared happy to accept the development of new nuclear power stations, however, prompting the committee suspicions about a ministerial enthusiasm for subtle backing for the nuclear industry.

ConservativeHome predicts that plans for a new generation of nuclear power stations may be the straw that breaks the back...

He says the Holyhead port has «massive potential» for development and backs a new nuclear power station, despite what Owen says.

The same goes for the major nuclear power station on the island at Wylfa, which is nearing the end of its life.

«It is important that we have the full facts at our disposal... Safety is and will continue to be the number one priority for existing nuclear sites and for any new power stations.»

Conservatives, by contrast, are committed to allowing the replacement of existing nuclear power stations provided they are subject to the normal planning process for major projects (under a new national planning statement) and provided also that they receive no public subsidy.

The government has already identified sites for new nuclear power stations, documents released to mark the energy white paper reveal.

Under the terms of the coalition agreement the Lib Dems will abstain when the government brings forward a national planning statement outlining plans for a new nuclear power station.

Mr Betts was satisfied with the concessions offered, including a two year review of the proposals, government pre-approval of nuclear power station and airport sites before a Commission decision and new rights for those issued compulsory purchase orders.

Cheltenham MP Martin Horwood suggested his party's decision to abstain on a nuclear vote in the Commons, allowing the Conservatives» support for new power stations to go ahead without undermining the coalition government's unity, could prove academic.

Government support for a new generation of nuclear power stations has been condemned, the day before it is formally announced in the Commons.

Plaid Cymru leader Ieuan Wyn Jones has been criticised for failing to state definitively whether he supports plans to replace the Wylfa nuclear power station on Anglesey.

The new energy minister has today reiterated his support for building more nuclear power stations, but insisted it would not be done with taxpayers» money.

David Tillman, a spokesman for Exelon, which operates the Nine Mile Nuclear Power Station, said the company has offered to provide Fitzpatrick's fuel at cost so it can remain open while state officials work out the plan for how to achieve Gov. Andrew Cuomo's goal to get 50 percent of state energy from renewable sources by 2030.

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has already confirmed it will make its sites available for developers wanting to build a new generation of nuclear power stNuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has already confirmed it will make its sites available for developers wanting to build a new generation of nuclear power stnuclear power stations.

Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulation invited energy companies to come forward with proposals for new nuclear power stations on January 10th.

«Now, if it turns out that - for the first time in decades - a consortium is prepared to build a nuclear power station without public subsidy, then... that will, in all probability, go ahead.

Chris Huhne, at Energy and Climate Change, has started to lobby for special treatment by announcing the discovery of a # 4bn black hole in his budget for the cost of decommissioning nuclear power stations.

Seats and Candidates Diary of a PPC: The future of Dungeness nuclear power station, remembering WWI veterans and judging the local sloe gin all feature in a busy week for Damian Collins in Folkestone and Hythe

Now 30, he is part of a virtual community of mostly young people who once lived in Pripyat, the forgotten city that was built in the 1970s for workers at the Chernobyl nuclear power station less than two miles away.

Interestingly, at least once the censorship seemed to work for the social good: when a false rumour started that eating iodised salt, rather than potassium iodide pills, would protect people from radiation leaks from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, the censors deleted the messages.

A few days after the nuclear crisis began to unfold at the Fukushima power station in Japan, Singh, who also serves as minister in charge for atomic energy, ordered a safety review of all 20 nuclear power plants and a half dozen research reactors owned and operated by the government.

Then came what the nuclear industry dreads: «station blackout» — no power at all for cooling, sensing or control.

In April 2014 the government released its first post-Fukushima strategic energy plan, which called for keeping some nuclear plants as baseload power sources — stations that run consistently around the clock.

Hansen and the bandwagon headed for Clinton, 160 miles southwest of Chicago, to meet employees at the Clinton Power Station, a sky blue and gray 1 - gigawatt nuclear power pPower Station, a sky blue and gray 1 - gigawatt nuclear power ppower plant.

Along the way, he interviewed for a job at a nuclear power plant and tried out as a disc jockey at a radio station.

A police officer in protective suit walks past a damaged house while searching for bodies in Minamisoma, about 18 km (11 miles) from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power station, Fukushima prefecture, April 11, 2011.

Atkins supported the criteria development and the assessment of suitability and risk for future site selection of nuclear power stations.

The Queen's speech includes measures for building a new generation of nuclear power stations.

How to reduce nuclear wastes or how to treat them including the debris from TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power stations is discussed; and 3) Environmental radioactivity, radioactive waste treatment and geological disposal policy.State - of - the - art technologies for overall back - end issues of the nuclear fuel cycle as well as the technologies of transmutation are presented here.

Starting at sixteen years of age, he worked for five years in engineering, firstly at a company making conveyors then at a company manufacturing and installing pipework in nuclear power stations.

Billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide have been released into the atmosphere from coal - fired power stations that would never have been built if it weren't for our fear of nuclear power.

This nuclear power station is the first to be built in Britain for over 20 years.

Weißbach et al. have analysed the EROI for a number of forms of energy production and their principal conclusion is that nuclear, hydro -, and gas and coal - fired power stations have an EROI that is much greater than wind, solar photovoltaic (PV), concentrated solar power in a desert or cultivated biomass: see Fig. 2.

Canada needs to make a formal commitment to phasing out centralized nuclear power and coal stations, and assist in the orderly and just transition for power workers and their communities.

Mr. Bill Palmer has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, is a Professional Engineer, and worked for Bruce Nuclear, a Canadian nuclear power generating station, as a shift supervisor and tNuclear, a Canadian nuclear power generating station, as a shift supervisor and tnuclear power generating station, as a shift supervisor and trainer.