What Is the Future of US Nuclear Power Industry?

As Americas nuclear power industry continues to suffer major economic difficulties, some are questioning whether it can - or should - survive. The latest setback came July 31, when state power companies in South Carolina halted construction of two re

2017年CRI China helps build green coal power plant in Pakistan

Chinese and Pakistani investors inaugurated the project in Hub, Balochistan province, Pakistan, on March. 21, 2017. [Photo: China Plus] The groundbreaking ceremony for a China-Pakistan joint venture, a coal fired power plant, was held in Hub, in the

2017年CRI Thai PM set to speed up Sino-Thai railway project

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has confirmed that he will use Article 44 next week to accelerate the Thailand-China railway project. Speaking at Government House following a weekly cabinet meeting, Prayut said he will certainly use the Article

2017年CRI China Oil and Gas Pipeline Project to Power Myanmar Economy after Full Operation

British Prime Minister Theresa May in the cabinet office signs the official letter to European Council President Donald Tusk invoking Article 50 and the United Kingdom's intention to leave the EU. [Photo: Reuters] The UK has pulled the trigger for Br

新西兰英语 764 South Island lakes need rain

This morning, New Zealanders had an extra hour in bed because we turned our clocks back. Summer time is finished. Already, we can feel the mornings and evenings are colder. In most of the South Island, the day time temperatures are cold too. However,

Kenyan Students Win Prize for Solar Power Project

From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. A group of students from Kenya was among winners of the 2017 Zayed Future Energy Prize. The 10-member team is receiving a $100,000 award to make their school a green energy institution. The Zay

AGRICULTURE REPORT - Using Water to Produce Electricity

AGRICULTURE REPORT - Using Water to Produce Electricity By Gary Garriott Broadcast: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. The power of flowing water can be used to

China expands its oldest nuclear power plant with new unit

BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Qinshan nuclear power plant, China's first, has finished an expansion project with a new generator unit in operation, said China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) on Sunday. The pressurized water reactor power-generatin

2007年VOA标准英语-Poverty Undermines Solar Power Project for Remo

By Heda Bayron Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines 16 July 2007 House with solar panel unit in Patagan Electricity has yet to reach hundreds of far-flung villages in the Philippines. But a solar energy system project for the country's remote villages is

VOA标准英语2011--Senegalese Villages Turn to Solar Power

Senegalese Villages Turn to Solar Power In Senegal, growing electricity shortages are forcing more and more people to turn to one of the country's greatest renewable resources, solar energy. There are no power lines running through the village of Lan

VOA标准英语2011--Nuclear Power Project Sparks Opposition

In Belarus, the nation that most suffered from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, officials recently signed a deal for their first nuclear power plant from Russia. Despite the authoritarian government in Minsk, popular protest is bubbling. After an expl

VOA标准英语2014--Kenya Pursuing Nuclear Power Despite the Risks

Kenya Pursuing Nuclear Power Despite the Risks NAIROBI Kenya is forging ahead with plans to build a nuclear power plant by 2025 as part of an ambitious development agenda. However, the project is not without its doubters, who wonder whether nuclear p

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美国国家公共电台 NPR How Pokemon Inspired A Citizen Science Project To Monitor Tiny Streams

DAVID GREENE, HOST: It is springtime. And in parched western states, a lot of people are watching closely as snows melt and the rivers rise. Now, satellites can monitor water levels in the biggest rivers, but they do not spot the smaller streams and

2016年CRI Britain gives green light to Hinkley nuclear project

An official statement released by the British government says the Hinkley Point project will be moving forward following an agreement between the UK government and French firm EDF, which is one of the projects' two co-builders, alongside China Genera

2018年CRI Locals hail Uganda's largest hydro power plant project financed by China

Locals in Uganda are lauding a construction project financed by China which is creating the East African country's largest hydroelectric power plant. The 600-megawatt (MW) Karuma Hydroelectric Power Plant is located at the mid-western district of Kir

新西兰英语 546 Wind Power plan cancelled

Meridian Energy has decided not to go ahead with their plan to put 176 wind turbines in Central Otago. Local people set up a protest group. This group has spent a lot of time and money fighting to stop Meridian Energy for the last six years. In 2009,

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雅思写作优秀范文精选：电力生产燃料源

The charts compare the source of electricity in Australia and France in the years 1980 and 2000. Between these years electricity production almost doubled, rising from 100 units to 170 in Australia, and from 90 to 180 units in France. In 1980 Austral

2016年CRI Lancang-Mekong river Cooperation Highlights Water Cooperation

Chen Fengying is the director of World Economy Center with China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations. She says cooperation related to water resources is one of the priorities of the meeting, and locals will enjoy benefits from such coo