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Spanish PM firm on phasing out nuclear power
Madrid (AFP) June 28, 2008 Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said Saturday he would not extend the life of Spain's ageing nuclear plants as he repeated his government's commitment to phasing out nuclear power. "We are committed to respecting the normal life-span of the plants unless there are urgent energy needs, and to not building new nuclear plants," he said in an interview with top-selling daily El Pais. Zapatero's Socialist government, re-elected in March with a slightly bigger majority, had already vowed to phase out nuclear power but had not spelt out if it planned to extend the working lives of the existing plants. Licences for the plants are to expire between 2009 and 2011, before the government's mandate runs out in 2012. Nuclear power is unpopular in Spain and the government has instead focused on developing renewable energy like wind and solar power. El Pais published excerpts of the Zapatero interview late on Saturday on its website. It will publish the full interview in Sunday's print edition. Related Links Nuclear Power News - Nuclear Science, Nuclear Technology Powering The World in the 21st Century at Energy-Daily.com
Canada, Jordan sign nuclear co-operation deal
Amman (AFP) June 28, 2008Canada has signed a nuclear energy cooperation memorandum with Jordan, the official Petra news agency said on Saturday, as Amman struggles to find alternate power sources. |
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