Ministers welcome #Hitachi new #nuclear investment programme #jobs

Ministers welcome Hitachi new nuclear investment programme

decc.gov.uk 30 Oct '12, 7am

Ministers welcome #Hitachi new #nuclear investment programme #jobs

UK Government Ministers today welcomed the announcement that Japanese technology firm Hitachi Ltd has acquired Horizon Nuclear Power, the venture set up in 2009 by RWE and E.ON, in a deal that will help the UK meet its energy security and carbon reduction goals, and bring a massive economic benefit. In what it describes as the start of a 100 year commitment to the UK, Hitachi this morning confirmed that it intends to progress with Horizon Nuclear Power’s plans to build between two and three new nuclear plants at Wylfa on Anglesey and the same at Oldbury in Gloucestershire. In total this new infrastructure could generate power equivalent to up to 14 million homes over 60 years. The first plant could be feeding electricity into the grid in the first half of the 2020s. Hitachi is making a strong commitment to the UK supply chain. About 60% of the value of the first plant is e...

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RT @InsulationIF Creating jobs in energy supply for tomorrow won’t offset loss of jobs in #energy #efficiency today [link]
@harayasushi » 02 Nov '12, 4am
RT @mmatsuura: 日立が買収しても英国内に経済効果が残ることを確認しているのはまさに根拠に基づく政策ですな。 QT Ministers welcome Hitachi new nuclear investment programme [link]
@mmatsuura » 02 Nov '12, 3am
日立が買収しても英国内に経済効果が残ることを確認しているのはまさに根拠に基づく政策ですな。 QT Ministers welcome Hitachi new nuclear investment programme [link]
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Hitachi gets the go-ahead to build 4-6 new #nuclear power stations in the #UK. [link] #nuclearpower #abwr
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"@DECCgovuk: Ministers welcome #Hitachi new #nuclear investment programme [link] "英国版原発ムラの誕生。金融立国であけた大穴を、日本の悪しきモデルで穴埋め?それとも金?
@EuroGeosciences » 30 Oct '12, 2pm
UK: Ministers welcome Hitachi new #nuclear investment programme [link] (Dep #Energy & #ClimateChange)
@CBI_CC » 30 Oct '12, 1pm
.@DeccgovUK welcomes investment in nuclear which will power up to 14 million homes over 60 years [link]
@nobuko_kosuge » 30 Oct '12, 1pm
RT @NonnyNNN: @nobuko_kosuge 英国政府から歓迎のプレスリリースがありました。ロンドンデモで応援して頂いたグループ二つで、抗議のプレスリリースを発表します。[link]
@NonnyNNN » 30 Oct '12, 1pm
@nobuko_kosuge 英国政府から歓迎のプレスリリースがありました。ロンドンデモで応援して頂いたグループ二つで、抗議のプレスリリースを発表します。[link]
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RT @ONRpressoffice: We haven't been formally approached about assessing generic designs for any new reactor, following this announcement - [link]
@NonnyNNN » 30 Oct '12, 12pm
許せない。日英で協力して英国をも汚すのか。日立不買!!!→10/30英国エネルギー・気候変動省(DECC)プレスリリース：英政府は、英国に原発を2、3基建設するための原発ベンチャーホライズンの日立による買収を歓迎 [link]
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Ministers welcome Hitachi new nuclear investment programme - Department of Energy and Climate Change [link] via @sharethis
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Clean energy for 14 million homes over 60 years #nuclear #Horizon #UKenergy [link]
@helenburley1 » 30 Oct '12, 10am
So #nuclear industry gets a new opportunity to shape government policy with Nuclear Industry Council [link]
@Scantec_recruit » 30 Oct '12, 9am
RT @NIAUK: Up to 12,000 jobs during construction at Wylfa and Oldbury & 60% of content to be British [link] #engineforgrowth #nuclear
@NIAUK » 30 Oct '12, 9am
Up to 12,000 jobs during construction at Wylfa and Oldbury & 60% of content to be British [link] #engineforgrowth #nuclear
@adamvaughan_uk » 30 Oct '12, 9am
RT @alexends: Anyone else get woken up this morning by the sound of an entire government breathing a sigh of relief? [link] #nuclear
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@l2business » 30 Oct '12, 9am
RT @DECCgovuk Ministers welcome #Hitachi new #nuclear investment programme [link] #jobs - new Nuclear Industry Council
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@energyuservoice » 30 Oct '12, 8am
Ministers welcome Hitachi new nuclear investment programme following acquisition of Horizon [link]
@CookesTeam » 30 Oct '12, 8am
RT @yorkiementor: Getting back on track but probably too late to avoid black-outs ..... Japanese step in to 'rescue' UK nuclear option [link]
@CllrHDeynem » 30 Oct '12, 7am
Ministers welcome #Hitachi new #nuclear investment programme as new owners of #HorizonNuclearEnergy [link] #jobs"
@yorkiementor » 30 Oct '12, 7am
Getting back on track but probably too late to avoid black-outs ..... Japanese step in to 'rescue' UK nuclear option [link]
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Ministers welcome Hitachi new nuclear investment programme following acquisition of Horizon [link]
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