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August 05, 2011
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Japan vows to continue nuclear plant exports
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 5, 2011
Japan said Friday it would continue exporting atomic power plants, despite uncertainty over its own use of them as it continues to grapple with a crisis at the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant. Tokyo had actively promoted nuclear plant exports until a massive quake and tsunami on March 11 sent the Fukushima Daiichi facility into meltdown, causing it to leak radiation in the world's worst nuclear accident since the 1985 Chernobyl disaster. Japan reached an agreement last October to provide two ... read more

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Greenpeace urges S. Africa to abandon nuclear plans
Greenpeace urged South Africa Thursday to abandon its plans to expand nuclear power as part of its $127-billion scheme to overhaul the national energy supply. ... more
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Japan sacks top nuclear energy officials
Japan will sack three top energy officials over their handling of the Fukushima atomic disaster and scandals that have eroded public trust in the country's nuclear policy, the government said Thursday. ... more
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Hitachi and Mitsubishi 'to open merger talks'
Japanese manufacturing giants Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy are to start merger talks, reports said Thursday, as they look for growth beyond a shrinking domestic market and battle a strong yen. ... more
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Britain to shut nuclear unit in wake of Japan disaster
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. ... more
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Japan moves closer to nuclear payout
Japan's government moved a step closer Wednesday to multi-billion-dollar compensation payouts for the victims of the country's enduring nuclear crisis, but angry farmers demanded faster action. ... more
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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
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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
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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
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ENERGY TECH

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
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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
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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
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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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TECH SPACE

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
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SHAKE AND BLOW

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
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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
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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
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NUKEWARS

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
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

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
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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
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