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Danish company plans to fit ships with small nuclear reactors to send energy to developing countriesFloating barges fitted with advanced nuclear reactors could begin powering developing nations by the mid-2020s, according to a Danish startup company.Seaborg Technologies believes it can make cheap nuclear electricity a viable alternative to fossil fuels across the developing world as soon as 2025. Continue reading...

Exclusive: EDF Energy to close Hunterston next year after spending £200m on repairsHunterston nuclear power station, one of the UK’s oldest remaining nuclear plants, is to close down earlier than expected next year after encountering a series of safety-critical problems in its reactors.Industry sources told the Guardian that EDF Energy, its state-owned French operator, decided at a board meeting on Thursday afternoon that it...