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March 25, 2011
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Saudis focus on nuclear, solar energy
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (UPI) Mar 24, 2011
Saudi Arabia is increasingly focusing on nuclear and solar energy because within two decades it will be using most of its oil production for domestic purposes, leaving little for export, if consumption keeps rising the way it is now. Hashim Yamani, president of the King Abdallah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy, recently said the kingdom, one of the world's leading oil suppliers, will require 8 million barrels per day by 2028 - that's roughly its current production level - just to meet do ... read more

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Fukushima: France sets check of reactors by year end
Prime Minister Francois Fillon on Thursday asked the country's top nuclear safety body to inspect all of France's reactors by year's end in the aftermath of the Fukushima accident. ... more
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TECH SPACE

Russia checking high-radiation ship in Far East: official
Russia is checking a Panama-flagged vessel that arrived in its Far East region from quake-hit Japan with radiation levels three times the norm, the head of its consumer protection agency said Thursday. ... more
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Oldest US nuclear reactor 'disaster waiting to happen'
A sleepy New Jersey town has come onto people's radar screens because it has the oldest running nuclear power plant in the United States - and some say the most dangerous. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Radioactive German election looms for Merkel
Chancellor Angela Merkel's party has ruled Baden-Wuerttemberg since 1953, but the political fallout in Germany from Japan's nuclear crisis could spell the end in a key state election Sunday. ... more
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ENERGY NEWS

Saving Electricity In A Hurry-Tokyo Has Done It Before And Can Do It Again
Not long ago, Japan faced a major power crisis. In September 2002, the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) was forced to shut down 17 nuclear power plants for emergency safety inspections. Th ... more
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Radiation in Tokyo water back to infant-safe level
Radioactive iodine dropped back below the level safe for infants in Tokyo drinking water on Thursday, an official of the Japanese capital city's government said, confirming media reports. ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Japan resumes dousing smouldering nuclear plant
Emergency crew using fire engines again aimed their high-pressure water jets at a quake-hit and charred nuclear reactor in Japan Thursday, a day after a plume of dark smoke forced them to evacuate. ... more
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Tokyo water unsafe for babies, food bans imposed
Tokyo warned Wednesday that radioactive iodine over twice the safe level for infants had been detected in its tap water after Japan's massive earthquake crippled a nuclear plant. ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Fukushima seawater may affect reactor cooling: France
Emergency use of seawater at Fukushima could harm longer-term efforts to cool the plant's crippled reactors, France's nuclear watchdog said Wednesday. ... more
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FARM NEWS

Japan nuclear food scare spreads to US, Europe
Japan's radiation food scare rippled around the world Wednesday as the United States blocked imports of dairy and other produce from areas near a disaster-hit nuclear power plant. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

US launches review of nuclear plant safety
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Wednesday it was launching a two-pronged review of US nuclear power plant safety amid the crisis at a Japanese complex hit by an earthquake and tsunami. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Sooner Germany abandons nuclear power, the better: Merkel
Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday that the sooner Germany abandoned nuclear power the better, but stressed the energy source was still needed as a stopgap technology for Europe's biggest economy. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Nuclear to stay, says EU despite battle over safety testing
Nuclear energy is here to stay so European Union leaders need to spell out clearly how to revamp safety guidelines at a key summit, the bloc's energy commissioner said Wednesday. ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Battle to cool Japan plant as food jitters grow
Engineers racing to cool a stricken nuclear plant in Japan partially restored power to a control room on Tuesday, as radioactivity in more foodstuffs fuelled anxiety over product safety. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Russia makes lower offer for Mantra uranium
A subsidiary of Russia's atomic energy agency has used Japan's nuclear crisis to slash its planned takeover price for Australian uranium miner Mantra Resources by 12 percent. ... more
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Russian Chernobyl drama echoes Japan fears
A new drama film set in Chernobyl opens in Russian cinemas this week, recalling the trauma of the world's worst nuclear accident just ahead of the the 25th anniversary of the catastrophe. ... more
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Smoke, steam rise from Japan nuclear plant: Kyodo
Smoke and steam again rose from damaged reactors on Tuesday at Japan's quake-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant, where workers have battled to avert a large-scale disaster, Kyodo News reported. ... more
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ENERGY TECH

Natural gas to gain from nuclear crisis
As nations across Europe begin to question their reliance on nuclear power, natural gas could become the fuel of the moment. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Japan disaster hikes Swedes' opposition to nuclear
Opposition to nuclear power in Sweden has risen sharply following the disaster in Japan, with 36 percent of Swedes now saying they want nuclear power phased out, up from 15 percent in 2008, a poll showed Tuesday. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Italy halts nuclear plan after Japan crisis
Italy will declare a one-year moratorium on the country's nuclear programme at a cabinet meeting Wednesday, Economic Development Minister Paolo Romani told a parliamentary committee. ... more
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Bulgaria prepares 'stress test' at Kozloduy nuclear plant
Bulgaria launched preparations Tuesday for a "stress test" of its sole nuclear power plant at Kozloduy, following EU safety concerns brought on by Japan's tsunami-damaged nuclear plant. ... more
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TECH SPACE

Radioactive substances in seawater near Japan plant
High levels of radioactive substances have been detected in seawater near a quake-crippled nuclear power plant in Japan, its operator said early Tuesday. ... more
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TECH SPACE

Contamination at Fukushima plant to last 'decades': experts
Local contamination from Japan's quake-damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant will be a problem that will last "for decades and decades," France's Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) said on Monday. ... more
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Delhi roads riskier than nuclear: India regulator
India's atomic energy regulator has said that driving or walking on the notoriously dangerous streets of New Delhi is more of a risk than the country's 20 nuclear reactors. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

How quickly can Germany ditch nuclear?
Germany, which has decided to temporarily shut down its seven oldest nuclear power reactors, is debating whether it's realistic to completely phase out nuclear energy anytime soon. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

EU wants neighbours to match nuclear 'stress tests'
European Union states will ask neighbours such as Russia to conduct nuclear reactor "stress tests" similar to their own, re-examining safety in the light of the Japan crisis. ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Smoke slows race to cool Japan nuclear plant
Smoke belched from a stricken nuclear plant in Japan on Monday, disrupting urgent efforts to repair the cooling systems as Tokyo halted some food shipments owing to radiation worries. ... more
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SHAKE AND BLOW

Japan nuke plant 'was crippled by 14-metre tsunami'
The monster tsunami which left a Japanese nuclear power plant on the brink of meltdown measured at least 14 metres (46 feet) high, the plant's operator said Tuesday. ... more
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SUPERPOWERS

France back in US favor amid Libya, Japan crises
France's assertive response to deadly unrest in Libya and its embrace of nuclear power amid Japan's atomic crisis drew praise this week from US politicians who eight years ago would likely have sung a very different tune. ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

IAEA sees 'some positive developments' at Fukushima
The UN atomic watchdog Sunday noted "some positive developments" at Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant over the past 24 hours, but warned that the crisis there remained serious. ... more
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NUKEWARS

Japan, China, SKorea foreign ministers meet
The foreign ministers of Japan, China and South Korea on Saturday agreed to boost cooperation on nuclear power safety and disaster preparedness, one week after Japan's devastating quake and tsunami. ... more
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