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Category Archives: Nuclear
The economic consequences of a nuclear phase-out in Belgium
After Germany and Switzerland, Belgium has confirmed its desire to opt for a nuclear phase-out. While the risks of possible black-outs are mentioned due to the abrupt outages of the German exports, the government saddles itself up with an additional … Continue reading
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Would a nuclear phase-out lead to a « blackout » in Belgium?
Benoit Aubard, Senior Manager Energy & Utilities at Sia Partners, analyses in ‘Entreprendre’ the difficult situation that Belgium might face on the supply side of the electricity market with the possible closure of 3 nuclear power plants in Belgium towards … Continue reading
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Gas against nuclear, new energy battle
Besides the citizen debate on nuclear power, how will respond the global market players of electricity production? Even if it is too early to assess the real consequences of the Fukushima accident, there is but no doubt they will analyze … Continue reading
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Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan: how to classify the severity of the incident?
While the incident of the Fukushima nuclear power plant still continues, many wonder about the severity of the nuclear risk. Will it be more serious than Three Miles Island? Is another Chernobyl possible? We will try to answer to these … Continue reading
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The tax on the German nuclear: a threat for electricity prices?
On September 6th 2010, the Merkel government has agreed to extend the lifetime of nuclear plants in exchange of a tax estimated at 2.3 billion of euros per year. This tax should be supported by the producers. In Europe, opinions … Continue reading
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Can Uranium be considered as raw material?
Uranium is not a mineral as the other ones and its market is quite particular: on one hand a low price for a long time sustained by high level of stocks and on the other hand a mining activity largely … Continue reading
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Impact of rising cost of uranium on electricity
As for many other commodities, prices of uranium are skyrocketing.1000% is the total increase recorded for the last seven years. The pound reached 106 dollars at the end of 2007. Are there any causes for such a blow-up? Why such … Continue reading
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Nuclear power in Europe’s energy landscape
In response to the oil crises, the nuclear power sector has known a sustained growth in Europe. Regarded as the best solution to guarantee energy independence in the countries deprived of fossil energy sources, nuclear energy production was strongly developed … Continue reading
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