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Nuclear waste requires cradle-to-grave strategyLos Angeles, CA (SPX) Jul 05, 2011 After Fukushima, it is now imperative to redefine what makes a successful nuclear power program - from cradle to grave. If nuclear waste management is not thought out from the beginning, the public in many countries will reject nuclear power as an energy choice, according to research that appears in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, published by SAGE. According to Allison Macfarlane, associate professor of environmental science and policy at George Mason University, and a member of the Blue R ... read more |
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 French nuclear reactor authorised for 10 more years French safety authorities Monday said they had cleared a reactor at a 33-year-old nuclear plant to go on functioning for another decade provided maintenance work is carried out. ... more | .. |
 India offers veiled warning to nuclear suppliers India has suggested that countries refusing to match nuclear reactor sales with technology transfers could be frozen out of one of the world's largest reactor markets. ... more | .. |
 Power company RWE wants compensation for nuclear opt-out The second largest German power company, RWE, wants government compensation after parliament voted to abandon nuclear energy by 2022, its boss Juergen Grossmann said in an interview Sunday. ... 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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 Experts: Nuclear waste planning vital Following Japan's Fukushima disaster, the nuclear industry must redefine what makes a successful nuclear power program from cradle to grave, experts say. ... more | .. |
  US backs Lithuanian energy independence drive: Clinton Washington backs Lithuania's bid for energy independence, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday in the Baltic nation, which relies entirely on Cold War master Russia for its gas. ... more | .. |
  Japan names more Fukushima evacuation areas Japan on Thursday recommended 113 households should evacuate from four districts considered radiation "hot spots" near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, officials said. ... more | .. |
 Canada sells nuclear energy firm to SNC-Lavalin Canada has sold its atomic energy firm to the nation's largest engineering company SNC-Lavalin, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver announced Wednesday. ... more |
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 Tepco stands firm on nuclear amid concerns Motions for Tokyo Electric Power Co., operator of the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant, to abandon nuclear energy and for its chairman, Tsunehisa Katsumata, to be replaced were defeated at the company's annual shareholders' meeting Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Swiss nuclear plant closes early to fix security issues A nuclear power plant that Swiss officials said had safety weaknesses will close for repairs ahead of schedule to address the government's concerns, the plant's owners announced Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 US vows to support India's nuclear waiver The United States will support India's continued exemption from global nuclear trade rules despite moves to tighten up restrictions, the US ambassador to India said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
 British government played down nuclear fears: report The British government worked with the country's nuclear industry to calm public fears over the safety of nuclear power in the wake of the Fukushima crisis, the Guardian reported Friday. ... more |
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 German parliament approves nuclear exit The German parliament approved by an overwhelming majority Thursday plans to scrap nuclear power by 2022, a decision set in motion in the wake of the Fukushima disaster in Japan. ... more | .. |
 Jellyfish halt British nuclear power station A nuclear power station in eastern Scotland had to shut down its reactors after "high volumes" of jellyfish were found on its seawater filter screens, the operating company said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Crews begin preventative burns near US nuclear lab Fire crews in Los Alamos, New Mexico, began targeted burns Wednesday along the western edge of a major US nuclear laboratory to remove fuels as a massive wildfire raged nearby. ... more | .. |
 Sarkozy bucks Europe's anti-nuke trend French President Nicolas Sarkozy's move to buck Europe's anti-nuclear trend and double down on atomic power comes at a key political juncture, analysts say. ... more |
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 Berkeley scientists pioneer nanoscale nuclear materials testing capability Nuclear power is a major component of our nation's long-term clean-energy future, but the technology has come under increased scrutiny in the wake of Japan's recent Fukushima disaster. Indeed, many ... more | .. |
TEPCO meets wrath of shareholders Angry TEPCO shareholders on Tuesday slammed the company for its handling of the nation's worst ever atomic accident after the March quake-tsunami, amid calls for the firm to abandon nuclear power. ... more | .. |
US nuclear material safe despite wildfire: officials Radioactive material stored at the top US nuclear laboratory is safe despite a threatening wildfire which has closed the Los Alamos National Lab (LANL) until Wednesday and forced thousands to evacuate, officials said. ... more | .. |
Bulgaria gets 73.8-mln-euro aid for shut nuclear units Bulgaria signed grant agreements on Tuesday to receive 73.8 million euros ($105.3 million) for energy projects as compensation for shutting down four units at its Kozloduy nuclear plant ahead of joining the EU in 2007. ... more |
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 Panel urges Japan PM to end nuclear crisis A panel set up to advise on recovery after Japan's quake-tsunami Saturday said solving the ongoing nuclear crisis was the top priority, backing temporary tax hikes to pay for reconstruction. ... more | .. |
  Sarkozy touts investments as election race heats up French President Nicolas Sarkozy promised massive investments in education, research and nuclear power Monday, touting his economic record as a top rival entered the 2012 presidential race. ... more | .. |
 China needs improved administrative system for nuclear power safety The People's Republic of China should improve its system for ensuring the safety of its rapidly expanding nuclear power program, experts from the Chinese Academy of Sciences say. Despite havin ... more | .. |
 Japan begins nuclear charm offensive Japan began a campaign Sunday to convince communities hosting nuclear reactors to let operations resume, with several local governments blocking nuclear power generation after the atomic crisis in Fukushima. ... more |
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Philippines launches nuclear tourism In a fresh but ambiguous take on ecotourism, travellers in the Philippines can visit a remote turtle sanctuary and then venture into the heart of a nearby nuclear power plant. ... more | .. |
 TEPCO suspends water recycling due to leak A leak Monday forced Japan's TEPCO to halt the pumping in of decontaminated runoff water being used to cool reactors at its crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, a company spokesman said. ... more | .. |
France to invest one billion euros in nuclear power France will invest one billion euros ($1.4 billion) in future nuclear power development while boosting research into security, President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Monday. ... more | .. |
TEPCO braced for furious shareholder meeting Already battered by the world's worst nuclear crisis in 25 years, Tokyo Electric Power Co. on Tuesday faces furious shareholders whose investments have evaporated after the March 11 disasters. ... more |
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Iran's nuclear plant ready for August launch: Russia Iran's first nuclear power plant is set to start up in early August, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Monday. ... more | .. |
  IAEA states for stricter nuclear controls, funding unclear IAEA members are in favour of strengthening checks on nuclear power plants, but how this should be financed was still up in the air, the UN atomic watchdog's chief said here Friday. ... more | .. |
India to press ahead on nuclear power India's commerce minister called Thursday for more cooperation with the United States on nuclear energy and brushed aside talk of scrapping ambitious plans in the wake of Japan's Fukushima crisis. ... more | .. |
 Japan cleaning radioactive water, says PM aide Despite technical glitches, Japan is confident it can decontaminate vast amounts of radioactive water at its stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, Tokyo's point man on the accident said Thursday. ... more |
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