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This Nuclear Market Headlines was sentto Monty Bannerman on15 Mar 2011 Headlines :: Top Stories EU to Discuss Nuclear Safety Tomorrow After Earthquake in Japan The European Union called a meeting of the bloc's energy ministers, power companies and regulators for tomorrow to discuss nuclear safety as Japan struggles with reactors damaged by an earthquake. Source: Bloomberg Headlines :: Outages Japan Nuclear Reactor Pressure Falls; Kan Says Plant Remains a 'Concern' Pressure at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Dai-Ichi No. 3 reactor fell, Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said. Prime Minister Naoto Kan said the situation at the station remains a concern. Source: Bloomberg Headlines :: Policy & Regulation Senator says future of Iowa nuclear bill uncertain after damage to power plants in Japan An Iowa lawmaker says a bill making it easier for energy companies to build new nuclear power plants in the state is dead this session due to increased safety concerns after the earthquake in Japan and the rising threat of a nuclear meltdown. Source: The Republic Swiss suspend nuclear plant process Energy Minister Doris Leuthard has decided to suspend all current requests to build new replacement nuclear power stations in Switzerland. Source: Swiss Info Germany Delays Nuclear-Plant Extension Pending Three-Month Study Chancellor Angela Merkel put government plans to prolong the lifespan of Germany's nuclear power plants on hold for three months pending the outcome of an inquiry into reactor safety following the disaster in Japan. Source: Bloomberg A Bullet Aimed at the Nuclear Energy 'Renaissance' In the debates about the prospects for a U.S. nuclear power rebirth, there was one thing advocates, foes and regulators seemed to agree on: The industry could not afford another Three Mile Island accident. Source: The New York Times Headlines :: Projects & Asset Finance Nuclear 'Lessons to be Learned' From Japan: Boehner As the Japanese race the clock to avert a nuclear meltdown at a power plant, House Speaker John Boehner, (R-Ohio), told CNBC Monday that the US needs to assess both the Japanese situation and its own relationship with nuclear energy. Source: CNBC Yucca Mountain site still alive under GOP plan A large contingent of House Republicans is trying to revive Yucca Mountain as the main site for the nation's nuclear waste as part of a broader plan that calls for building 200 new nuclear plants by 2030. Source: The Bellingham Herald Malaysia Will Not Rush to Build First Nuclear Power Plant, Times Says Malaysia says it will not rush into building its first nuclear power plant after an earthquake and tsunami left Japan struggling to prevent a potential meltdown, the New Straits Times reported. Source: Bloomberg Headlines :: Public Markets German Stocks Slide; E.ON, RWE Fall on Nuclear Power-Plant Closure Concern German stocks fell for a fourth day, led by utilities, after explosions at an atomic power plant in Japan that followed the country's biggest earthquake on record prompted a review of nuclear-energy safety. Source: Bloomberg EDF Leads Nuclear Utility Slump After Japan Earthquake; Solar, Gas Advance Electricite de France SA and E.ON AG (EOAN) led declines among nuclear utilities on concern that explosions at two Japanese reactors may spur governments to backtrack on plans to expand atomic energy. Source: Bloomberg Headlines :: Weekly Market Reports Japan's nuclear leakage will not affect China: expert A Chinese nuclear expert said Monday that nuclear leakage in Japan caused by Friday's 9.0-magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami would not affect China. Source: Xinhua Headlines :: Other News Japan quake 'to lift energy prices' Experts have warned of higher UK energy prices after Japan's nuclear crisis sent natural gas costs racing to their highest level for more than two years. Source: The Press Association Tepco, Toshiba, JR East May Be Among Most Hurt by Earthquake Tokyo Electric Power Co., Toshiba Corp., East Japan Railway Co. and Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. are among companies that may be most hurt by the strongest earthquake on record to hit Japan, analysts and investors said. Source: Bloomberg

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