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Germany announces end to nuclear power by 2022Berlin (AFP) May 30, 2011 Germany on Monday announced plans to become the first major industrialised power to shut down all its nuclear plants in the wake of the disaster in Japan, with a phase-out due to be wrapped up by 2022. Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen announced the decision by the centre-right coalition, which was prompted by the crisis at Japan's Fukushima plant, in the early hours of Monday morning, describing it as "irreversible". "After long consultations, there is now an agreement by the coalition to e ... read more |
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 UN atomic experts begin Malaysia rare earths visit A team of UN atomic energy experts began a week-long visit to Malaysia on Sunday to review the safety of a proposed Australian rare earths refinery that has drawn protests. ... more | .. |
 EU, Japan join forces to improve nuclear safety Europe and Japan agreed Saturday to join forces in efforts to promote tighter international standards for nuclear safety in the wake of the atomic crisis in Japan. ... more | .. |
 Greenpeace accuses Tepco of nuke 'deceit' Japanese nuclear reactor operator Tepco mishandled the Fukushima nuclear crisis and tried to cover up the extent of the accident, Greenpeace Germany claims. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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 German state ministers want 7 nuclear plants axed now The environment ministers from all 16 German regional states unanimously called on Friday for a temporary order to close seven nuclear power plants to be made permanent. ... more | .. |
 IAEA mission visits two other nuclear plants in Japan A team of foreign experts have visited two other nuclear plants in Japan before they go on to inspect the Fukushima plant at the centre of the current emergency, the UN atomic watchdog said Friday. ... more | .. |
  Fire at Japanese nuclear plant A fire broke out on Friday at a nuclear power station near Japan's stricken Fukushima Daiichi, the plant at the centre of the world's worst atomic crisis since Chernobyl, its operator said. ... more | .. |
  Expert discovers simple method of dealing with harmful radioactive iodine Iodine radioisotopes are produced by fission of uranium fuel in a nuclear reactor. Radioactive iodine is of concern because it is highly mobile in the environment and selective uptake by the thyroid ... more |
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 Greenpeace warns of radioactive sea life off Japan Environmental group Greenpeace warned Thursday that marine life it tested more than 20 kilometres (12 miles) off Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant showed radiation far above legal limits. ... more | .. |
Radiation fears surround France's old uranium mines It looks like any other another leafy woodland path in Brittany, but campaigners say ramblers on this particular trail may face levels of radiation at least 10 times higher than normal. ... more | .. |
G8 'fully confident' Japan will recover from nuke disaster G8 leaders meeting in France are to express complete confidence that their partner Japan will make a full recovery from the Fukushima nuclear disaster, according to a draft statement Thursday. ... more | .. |
 S.Africa to push ahead with nuclear plans Energy-hungry South Africa said Thursday it would not abandon plans to scale up nuclear power despite the meltdown in March at the Fukushima plant in Japan. ... more |
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 Russia hopes for nuclear safety rules progress at G8 Russia said Thursday it was likely to win agreement from its G8 partners for its proposals for new legally-binding nuclear safety rules after Japan's Fukushima disaster. ... more | .. |
IAEA begins probe into Japan nuclear emergency A team of foreign inspectors due to visit Japan's stricken Fukushima plant began questioning officials Wednesday as part of a fact-finding mission on the world's worst atomic crisis since Chernobyl. ... more | .. |
 EU firms push nuclear despite Fukushima European utilities are betting on nuclear power despite Japan's Fukushima crisis, which has resulted in a popularity setback for the energy source and tighter safety rules. ... more | .. |
 Switzerland opposes building further nuclear power plants The Swiss government on Wednesday recommended to parliament that the country's five nuclear power plants should not be replaced as they age, leaving them to be phased out by 2034. ... more |
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EU to test nuclear plants' safety after hard bargaining The European Union's energy chief said Wednesday he was satisfied with a deal to conduct EU-wide safety checks on nuclear plants even though tests on terror attacks were left for another day. ... more | .. |
Japan retired nuclear workers ready for duty A group of retired Japanese nuclear and civil engineers are hoping to report back for duty for one last mission - to stabilise the radiation-leaking Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. ... more | .. |
 Stored nuclear fuel seen as U.S. risk The threat of released radioactive materials from a spent fuel pool at Japan's Fukushima plant is dwarfed by the risk posed by similar U.S. pools, a study says. ... more | .. |
Japan's TEPCO admits further reactor meltdowns The operator of Japan's tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant on Tuesday said it believed fuel had partially melted inside three reactors, as long suspected by experts. ... more |
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Japan's TEPCO admits further reactor meltdowns Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Company said Tuesday it believed most of the fuel had melted at two more reactors at its tsunami-stricken nuclear power plant. ... more | .. |
 Egypt prepares to invite tenders for nuclear plant Egypt has completed technical studies and is preparing to invite tenders for building its first nuclear power plant, the official MENA news agency said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Deal finally struck on stress tests for Europe's reactors European nations Tuesday finally struck a deal on stress tests to be carried out from next month on the continent's reactors, EU diplomats and European Commission sources said. ... more | .. |
Japan crisis to delay Toshiba reactor orders Japanese conglomerate Toshiba on Tuesday said its plans to win $12 billion in orders to build nuclear reactors may have to be delayed for several years as nations tighten safety after Japan's March crisis. ... more |
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 Radiation protection expert criticizes comparison of Fukushima to Chernobyl In the opening editorial to the latest edition of the Journal of Radiological Protection, published, Wednesday 18 May, radiological protection expert Professor Richard Wakeford of the Dalton Nuclear ... more | .. |
UN atomic watchdog experts arrive in Japan A team of specialists from the UN atomic watchdog arrived in Japan on Monday to join other international experts investigating Japan's nuclear crisis. ... more | .. |
 IEA warns Merkel on nuclear decision Germany threatens European energy security by pressing ahead with its plan to drop nuclear power, the director of the International Energy Agency, Nobuo Tanaka has said. ... more | .. |
 Japanese protest revised school radiation limit Furious parents at the centre of Japan's atomic crisis and hundreds of their supporters rallied in Tokyo Monday against revised nuclear safety standards in schools they say are putting children at risk. ... more |
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 Kan to address international concerns on nuclear crisis Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan will look to reassure his G8 counterparts at the grouping's summit this week that Japan is winning the battle to stabilise the world's worst nuclear crisis for 25 years. ... more | .. |
 TEPCO shares down 9.26 percent after record loss Shares in beleaguered utility Tokyo Electric Power fell 9.26 percent by noon Monday in Tokyo trade after the company posted the biggest ever loss for a Japanese non-financial firm. ... more | .. |
 UN atomic watchdog experts set off for Japan A team of experts from the UN atomic watchdog flew out to Tokyo from Vienna on Sunday to team up with other international experts investigating Japan's nuclear crisis. ... more | .. |
Swiss protest nuclear power A demonstration in northern Switzerland against nuclear power drew thousands of people on Sunday ahead of a government decision on the future of atomic energy in the country. ... more |
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