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July 20, 2011
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Merkel plays down future Russian gas dependence
Hanover, Germany (AFP) July 19, 2011
German Chancellor Angela Merkel played down Berlin's future energy dependence on Russia in view of its nuclear power phase-out, at talks with President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday. Merkel said that Germany, the top importer of Russian gas, would develop its coal-fired plants, energy efficiency and renewable power sources as it closed its reactors by 2022 so that its needs would stay within a "reasonable range". She told a German-Russian forum in this northern city ahead of an annual joint cabine ... read more

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India reveals 'world's biggest' uranium discovery
A new mine in south India could contain the largest reserves of uranium in the world, a government official said in remarks reported Tuesday, signalling a major boost for the energy-hungry nation. ... more
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India reveals massive uranium discovery
A new mine in south India could contain the largest reserves of uranium in the world, a government official said in remarks reported Tuesday, signalling a major boost for the energy-hungry nation. ... more
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India building 25th nuclear power plant
India is moving forward with nuclear power generation despite worldwide concerns about the safety of civilian nuclear power electricity generation after the March disaster in Japan's Fukushima complex. ... more
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Growing energy ties set tone for Merkel-Medvedev talks
The leaders of Russia and Germany will hold a joint cabinet meeting this week amid growing German dependence on the gas-rich country due to Berlin's recent decision to scrap nuclear power. ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Japan to report progress on nuclear crisis
Japan is expected to announce early next week that it is broadly on track in its "roadmap" to stabilise the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, media reports said Friday. ... more
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Japan reactor halted over pressure drop
A Japanese power firm said Saturday it would halt operations at a nuclear reactor because of a technical failure, placing further strain on the country's power supply. ... more
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Lockheed Martin Delivers Nuclear Materials Tracking System to Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Lockheed Martin has completed delivery of the National Source Tracking System (NSTS) to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The system is an Information Technology tool that assists in the acco ... more
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Japan media critical of PM's nuclear-free vision
Several major Japanese newspapers on Thursday criticised Prime Minister Naoto Kan for outlining his vision of a nuclear-free future for the quake-prone island nation. ... more
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Hitachi GE picked for nuclear plant talks: Lithuania
Unfazed by nuclear-safety fears after Japan's Fukushima disaster, Lithuania breathed new life into its atomic power programme Thursday by inviting Japanese-US conglomerate Hitachi GE to start talks on building a new plant. ... more
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Differences in nuclear regulations
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission released recommendations this week based on lessons from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster, declaring that events like those at Fukushima are unlikely to occur in the United States because of stringent safety measures and regulations. ... more
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Japan PM to outline nuclear phase-down plan
Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan was on Wednesday due to outline his plan to reduce the country's reliance on nuclear power and promote renewables in the wake of the Fukushima disaster. ... more
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Japan PM urges nuclear-free future
Japan Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Wednesday that the country must gradually reduce its reliance on atomic power with the eventual goal of becoming nuclear-free. ... more
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Radioactive ash found in waste plants near Tokyo
Japanese waste incineration plants near Tokyo have found high levels of radiation in ash, and officials said Tuesday it may be from garden waste contaminated by the Fukushima nuclear disaster. ... more
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High levels of caesium found in Fukushima beef
More than six times the legal limit of radioactive caesium has been found in beef from Fukushima prefecture, home to Japan's crippled nuclear plant, an official statement said Saturday. ... more
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Japan says plant clean-up will take decades
Japan's prime minister said on Saturday the decommissioning of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant would take decades, in the first government announcement of a long-term timeframe for the clean-up. ... more
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Japan still needs nuclear power: Tokyo governor
Tokyo's outspoken Governor Shintaro Ishihara says Japan still needs atomic power, despite what he expects will be "some hysterical reaction" to the ongoing Fukushima nuclear crisis. ... more
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Japan says reactor 'stress tests' in two phases
Japan said on Monday that its nuclear reactor "stress tests" will be carried out in two stages, prioritising dozens that are now idled, but gave no timeline for when the assessments will start. ... more
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Japan nuclear firm hit by email scandal
The head of a Japanese utility firm apologised to the government on Friday after the company urged staff to send emails from home to a televised meeting calling for the restart of idled nuclear reactors. ... more
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Germany seals nuclear exit by 2022
The German parliament sealed plans Friday to phase out nuclear energy by 2022, making the country the first major industrial power to take the step in the wake of the disaster at Japan's Fukushima plant. ... more
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Checks seen further delaying Japan atomic restarts
Japan's idled nuclear plants are likely to stay offline beyond a summer power supply crunch, say analysts, after a government plan for "stress tests" sparked confusion in regions hosting reactors. ... more
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Niger president says Areva uranium mines safe
Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou said Wednesday that his security forces had made safe the uranium mines in his country run by French state-owned nuclear firm Areva. ... more
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Japan to 'stress test' all nuclear reactors
Japan said Wednesday it will run "stress tests" on all its nuclear reactors in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi atomic accident sparked by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster. ... more
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Japan mayor opts to restart reactors
The mayor of a small town in southwestern Japan approved the restart of two suspended nuclear reactors, the first such decision since the Fukushima nuclear disaster. ... more
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Japan groups alarmed by radioactive soil
Soil radiation in a city 60 kilometres (40 miles) from Japan's stricken nuclear plant is above levels that prompted resettlement after the Chernobyl disaster, citizens' groups said Tuesday. ... more
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Tanzania to mine uranium in game reserve
Tanzania will begin uranium mining in its southern Selous Game Reserve, Africa's second-largest wildlife sanctuary and a UNESCO heritage site, the energy minister said Tuesday. ... more
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German energy giants await London nuclear decision
German energy giants EON and RWE said Tuesday they would wait for London to rule on the future of its nuclear power industry before going ahead with investments in new power plants in Britain. ... more
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Nuclear waste requires cradle-to-grave strategy
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 ... 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
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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
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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
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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
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