Sentences with phrase «new nuclear projects»

A 2011 UCS analysis of new nuclear projects in Florida and Georgia shows that the power provided by the new plants would be more expensive per kilowatt than several alternatives, including energy efficiency measures, renewable energy sources such as biomass and wind, and new natural gas plants.

Chinese investment in our own nuclear industry would be very welcome at a time when the private financing of new nuclear projects in the UK looks difficult.

And, yes, the US administration could take the lead in making life easier for new nuclear projects there.

The failure of Congress to reach agreement on climate and energy legislation has left the future of U.S. new nuclear projects up in the air, focusing more attention on the possibility and the challenges of further extending the life expectancy of the current nuclear fleet, industry officials say.

The Luxembourg event characterized the main issues related to the practical implementation of the Convention in the nuclear field, such as confidentiality, transparency, transboundary participation on new nuclear projects, access to expertise and access to justice.

The campaign for new nuclear projects has run into depressed electricity demand due to the recession and the prospect of competition from low - priced natural gas from shale deposits.

New nuclear projects in France and Finland have repeated the familiar problems of construction delays and major cost overruns, while wind power has been claimed as more economic in some contexts.

In a nutshell, local municipalities have a veto over the siting of new nuclear projects - including new units as well as final waste repositories.

Yes, in a number of developed economies with lower rates of growth and abundant reserves of fossil energy, reawakened nuclear fears have raised the bar for new nuclear projects.

Another driver is the increasing threat of climate change, which is motivating countries to invest in new nuclear projects or at least keep existing plants operating.