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2005-10-09 Britain

Blair gives green light to new nuclear power plants

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Posted by Steve White 2005-10-09 11:42|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11128 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Showing Bush the way again.

Posted by Slurong Shineng9712 2005-10-09 12:38|| 2005-10-09 12:38|| Front Page Top

#2 I really hate to say this but take a page from the French* and build to standard designs. Just go one better and go with the newer pebble bed reactor designs.

* How come we never hear the enviro asshats screaming about nuclear power in France?

Posted by Cheaderhead 2005-10-09 12:50|| 2005-10-09 12:50|| Front Page Top

#3 Absolutely excellent news, and not before time. Note the lack of hysteria (so far): greenies are capable of learning.

Posted by Bulldog 2005-10-09 12:56|| 2005-10-09 12:56|| Front Page Top

#4 How come we never hear the enviro asshats screaming about nuclear power in France?

Because France is run by socialists and Marxists.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-10-09 13:04|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-10-09 13:04|| Front Page Top

#5
Meanwhile in India...

The Union Cabinet today gave its in principle clearance of sites for setting up Nuclear Power Stations in future and pre-project activities at the following sites, including land acquisition in the case of Jaitapur site in Maharashtra :-

1. Kakrapar, Gujarat

( (2x700 MWe PHWRs) *

2. Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu

( 2 x 1000 MWe LWRs) **

3. Jaitapur, Maharashtra

( 2 x 1000 MWe LWRs)

4. Rawatbhata, Rajashtan

( 2 x 700 MWe PHWRs)

With the setting up of the aforesaid Nuclear power Plants, the total nuclear power capacity in the northern, western and southern regions would go up considerably.

At present, fourteen nuclear power reactors are in operation and nine reactors are under construction at seven sites across the country. These sites are : Tarapur in Maharashtra, Rawatbhata in Rajasthan, Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu, Narora in Uttar pradesh, Kakrapar in Gujarat, Kaiga in Karnatka and Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu.

* PHWRs = Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors
** LWRs = Light Water Reactors

And an additional plant with 8 1000 MWe reactors...

"Finally, a solution to the bugging problem of the stateâs power shortage is in sight, with Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC) having identified Joytapur in Sindhudurg district, near Rajapur, for its huge power plant. The plant will have a capacity of 6,000-8,000 megawatt (MW)."

Posted by john 2005-10-09 13:48|| 2005-10-09 13:48|| Front Page Top

#6 Are any of those locations in the area affected by this earthquake?

/too lazy to look at a map

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-10-09 14:10|| 2005-10-09 14:10|| Front Page Top

#7 No.

Reports are that Uri dam (in Indian Kashmir) has been damaged. It is a small dam however.
No word on the large dams in Pakistani Kashmir.

Posted by john 2005-10-09 14:45|| 2005-10-09 14:45|| Front Page Top

#8 2 of the 4 cleared Nuke plants would use LWRs (which India does not build). This looks like business for General Electric or Westinghouse.

Posted by john 2005-10-09 14:50|| 2005-10-09 14:50|| Front Page Top

#9 thanks John.

Posted by Red Dog 2005-10-09 16:02|| 2005-10-09 16:02|| Front Page Top

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