Nuclear power has more than just an image problem.
With huge up front development costs, it is increasingly seen as dangerous and governments are responding to people’s fears by closing plants, blocking new construction and even halting reactor construction mid way. In its latest Vital Signs Online (VSO) report, Washington DC-based think tank Worldwatch Institute documented the numbers for falling nuclear power usage across the globe. Keep reading →
Only last week Washington DC-based think tank Worldwatch Institute released its Vital Signs Online (VSO) report noting that the world’s nuclear power portfolio was quickly shrinking. Now nuclear power companies worldwide are posting numbers that reflect the trend.
Today, French nuclear company AREVA said it expected to post operating losses of about 1.4 to 1.6 billion euros in its 2011 year-end financial report, including a cash flow loss, before tax, of about 1.8 billion euros. In response, the company will present on Tuesday in Paris its “Action 2016,” a strategic action plan for the coming years that is intended to turn the company’s losses into gains. Keep reading →
Though it is already tightly regulated, the nuclear industry might also need conduct rules.
In this video, Areva’s Corporate Business Ethics Advisor, Olivier Loubiere explains the French energy company’s “unprecedented” decision to “self-regulate” and adopt a code of conduct, what Loubiere calls in this video “a set of voluntary best practices.” Keep reading →
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