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Getting rid of a German nuclear plant, one rivet at a timeLubmin, Germany (AFP) Aug 7, 2011 In Germany, where all nuclear power reactors are to close by 2022, clean-up work at one such plant still continues after 15 years, a sign of how long a real end to the atomic age here will take. The Lubmin plant on the Baltic coast was home to five of East Germany's six nuclear reactors and supplied 10 percent of the communist country's electricity when it was taken off the grid in 1990 following German reunification. "It was Russian technology, but it wasn't the same model as Chernobyl," the Uk ... read more |
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 Japan PM in Hiroshima vows nuclear-free future A ceremony on Saturday to mark the anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing was dominated by national soul-searching on atomic power as Japan's prime minister pledged a nuclear-free future. ... more | .. |
 Bayer chief warns firms may leave Germany over energy costs The head of German chemicals and drugs giant Bayer warned Saturday that major companies may consider leaving Germany over rising energy costs linked with Berlin's decision to abandon nuclear power. ... more | .. |
  US fund Blackstone plans two big German wind farms The US investment fund Blackstone plans to invest several billion euros in German wind farms, as the biggest economy in Europe will need the energy when it abandons nuclear power by 2022. ... 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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 Jordan to name nuclear plant builder in November Jordan said on Monday it will announce in November the firm it has chosen to build the parched kingdom's first nuclear plant to meet growing energy needs and desalinate water. ... more | .. |
 Canada's Cameco affected by Fukushima Canada's Cameco Corp. has lessened its demand forecast after Japan's Fukushima disaster, in which the six-reactor complex was damaged in March by an earthquake and a subsequent tsunami. ... more | .. |
  Japan to sack top nuclear energy officials Japan will sack three top energy officials over their handling of the Fukushima atomic disaster and scandals that have fuelled public mistrust in the country's nuclear policy, the government said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Japanese parents live with radiation fear Parents living near Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant are facing a nightmare dilemma: evacuate their children or live with the fear that radiation will make them sick. ... 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 | .. |
Japan vows to continue nuclear plant exports 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. ... more | .. |
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 | .. |
 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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
  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 |
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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 | .. |
 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 |
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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 | .. |
  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 |
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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 | .. |
 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 |
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