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Caribbean states want end of nuclear waste shipmentsGeorgetown (AFP) July 20, 2011 The Caribbean Community (Caricom) warned Wednesday of an impending shipment of British radioactive waste through the Caribbean to Japan, and called for an end to what it sees as a dangerous environmental gamble. While the Guyana-based Caricom headquarters could not say the exact date or name of the ship, the 15-nation regional grouping said such shipments threaten the Caribbeans rich but fragile ecosystem. Caricom told the Britain, France and Japan that the practice of shipping hazardous waste t ... read more |
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 German power company EnBW posts loss on reactor closures Germany's third-biggest power company, EnBW, reported on Thursday a loss of 590 million euros ($840 million) in the first half of the year owing to a government decision to shut two of its nuclear reactors. ... more | .. |
Russian nuclear exporter sues Bulgaria's power grid Russia's state-owned nuclear power equipment exporter said Thursday it had taken Bulgaria's national grid operator NEK to the International Court of Arbitration in Paris over project payment delays. ... more | .. |
 New France nuclear reactor delayed to 2016: EDF French energy group EDF announced Wednesday a further two-year delay to its new-generation nuclear reactor at Flamanville in western France. ... 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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Russia charges ex-nuclear director with fraud Russia on Wednesday announced the arrest of one its most senior former nuclear officials for allegedly pocketing state research grants and stealing other people's work off the Internet. ... more | .. |
 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 | .. |
  Merkel plays down future Russian gas dependence 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. ... more | .. |
  Efforts to stabilise nuclear crisis on track - Japan Japan on Tuesday said plans to end the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant by January next year are on schedule, with crippled reactors being "stably" cooled and radiation levels reduced. ... 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 | .. |
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 | .. |
Stabilising Japan nuclear crisis on schedule: PM Japan's embattled Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Tuesday that the first phase of efforts to bring the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant under control is on schedule and near completion. ... more | .. |
  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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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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
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 | .. |
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 | .. |
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 | .. |
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 | .. |
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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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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