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Britain to shut nuclear unit in wake of Japan disasterLondon (AFP) Aug 3, 2011 Britain's government on Wednesday said it planned to shut part of a nuclear plant in Sellafield, northern England, as soon as possible and on commercial grounds following Japan's nuclear disaster. Unions hit out at the decision to close the Sellafield MOX Plant, which employs 800 people. The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, which implements government policy on the management of nuclear waste, said the facility would be closed to ensure taxpayers did not "carry a future financial burden." ... read more |
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  Japan's power supply dilemma The Japanese government is facing the stark reality that the country will experience prolonged power shortages this winter if the nation's nuclear power resources are sidelined. ... more | .. |
  Minor accident in Indian nuclear plant: report Four labourers were exposed to low levels of radiation at an Indian nuclear plant at the end of May after an error in the control room, a report said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
Record high radiation at crippled Japan nuke plant Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) said Monday it had monitored record high radiation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant crippled by the March 11 quake and tsunami. ... 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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  Siemens and Power Machines plan Russian gas venture The German industrial group Siemens said Monday it will form a joint venture focused on gas turbines with the Russian firm Power Machines, as Siemens moves away from nuclear energy activities. ... more | .. |
 German energy group EON to close three sites: report The biggest German energy company, EON, said Monday that it was mulling how to adapt to the country's decision to abandon nuclear energy, after a press report said it planned to close three sites. ... more | .. |
 Protesters urge end to nuclear power in Fukushima An estimated 1,700 people rallied in the capital of Japan's Fukushima region, home to a crippled atomic power plant, on Sunday, calling for an end to nuclear energy, local media reported. ... more | .. |
US to talk nuclear cooperation with Saudi Arabia The United States plans talks with Saudi Arabia on civilian nuclear cooperation, people familiar with the plans said, in a step that has already set off fierce criticism on Capitol Hill. ... more |
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  1 tiny electron could be key to future drugs that repair sunburn Researchers who have been working for nearly a decade to piece together the process by which an enzyme repairs sun-damaged DNA have finally witnessed the entire process in full detail in the laborat ... more | .. |
  Strong quake shakes Japan's Fukushima A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off northeast Japan's Fukushima region, home to a crippled nuclear power plant, early Sunday, but there was no risk of a tsunami, seismologists said. ... more | .. |
 Japan denies censorship over nuclear crisis Japan on Friday denied that a government project to monitor online news reports and Twitter posts about the Fukushima nuclear crisis was an attempt to censor negative information and views. ... more | .. |
End of nuclear in Germany pushes Vattenfall into red Swedish power group Vatenfall on Thursday announced a 154-percent net loss in the second quarter, blaming it on Germany's decision to abandon nuclear power in the wake of the Fukushima disaster. ... more |
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  Inside the innards of a nuclear reactor As workers continue to grapple with the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear powerplant in Japan, the crisis has shone a spotlight on nuclear reactors around the world. In June, The Associated Press re ... more | .. |
  Iran warns Russia on nuke plant delays An Iranian lawmaker says the country will brook no further delays from Russia on launching Iran's first nuclear power plant in Bushehr. ... more | .. |
 Oregon critical of nuclear cleanup plan Oregon says plans to clean up the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in neighboring Washington leave too much radioactive waste at the former nuclear weapons site. ... more | .. |
 Atomic power to grow despite Fukushima: IAEA head The head of the UN atomic watchdog said Tuesday that nuclear power will keep growing in the world despite the crisis at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi plant, which he visited Monday. ... more |
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 HK firm invests in China nuclear plant Despite the fallout from Japan's March disaster at its Fukushima nuclear power complex, China seems determined to advance its agenda to develop civilian nuclear energy. ... more | .. |
IAEA chief visits Japan's stricken nuclear plant The head of the UN atomic watchdog agency visited Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant on Monday to survey efforts to contain the world's worst nuclear disaster in 25 years. ... more | .. |
 South Korea, India sign nuclear cooperation pact South Korea and India signed an agreement Monday to cooperate in nuclear power, providing a legal basis for the South's future participation in atomic plant projects in India. ... more | .. |
 70% in Japan support PM's nuclear-free future: poll Seventy percent of the Japanese public supports centre-left Prime Minister Naoto Kan's policy to make the country nuclear free in future but most people still want him to quit, a poll said Sunday. ... more |
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 Tiny robots could find nuclear plant leaks Small, spherical robots with a camera could someday navigate the underground pipes of a nuclear reactor to check for corrosion or leaks, U.S. researchers say. ... more | .. |
 UN watchdog reviews S. Korea's nuclear safety regulations The UN atomic watchdog said Friday an international team of senior nuclear safety experts has given the thumbs up to South Korea's nuclear safety regulatory programme following a mission there. ... more | .. |
 Japan's Hamaoka atomic plant to build huge seawall Chubu Electric said Friday it will build an 18-metre (60 foot) anti-tsunami seawall to protect its ageing Hamaoka nuclear plant located near a faultline in a region seen as vulnerable to earthquakes. ... more | .. |
 China makes nuclear power breakthrough China said Friday it had hooked its first so-called "fourth generation" nuclear reactor to the grid, a breakthrough that could eventually reduce its reliance on uranium imports ... more |
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New French nuke plant beset by more delays French utility EDF this week announced more delays in its plans to construct one of the biggest nuclear power facilities in the world at Flamanville. ... more | .. |
 Japan names more Fukushima evacuation areas Japan on Thursday recommended 59 more households should evacuate from four areas considered radiation "hot spots" near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, officials said. ... more | .. |
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 |
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 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 | .. |
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 |
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