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China's nuclear power risky?Beijing (UPI) Aug 29, 2011 By settling for cheap technology, China has "vastly increased" the risk of a nuclear accident, claim diplomatic cables from the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, The Guardian newspaper reports. The U.S. Embassy cables from August 2008, released by WikiLeaks, warned that China's choice of technology would be a century old by the time dozens of China's reactors come to the end of their lifespan. In one of the August 2008 cables, the embassy suggested "continuous high-level advocacy" on behalf of We ... read more |
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  The first nuclear power plants for settlements on the moon and Mars At the 242nd National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS) James E. Werner said that innovative fission technology for surface power applications is far different from the f ... more | .. |
  Anger in tsunami zone over Japan power games As Japan's political elite readies for yet another leadership showdown on Monday, there is widespread anger about the Tokyo power games among survivors of the March 11 quake and tsunami disaster. ... more | .. |
Japan PM 'sorry' over Fukushima no-go zones Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Saturday said he was sorry that some areas close to the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant will remain uninhabitable for a long time. ... 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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Greenpeace seeks nuclear action from next Japan PM Greenpeace on Monday called on Japan's incoming prime minister, Yoshihiko Noda, to take steps to protect children from the Fukushima nuclear disaster, boost renewable energy and phase out atomic power. ... more | .. |
  Japan cuts radiation exposure limits for children Japan on Friday lowered radiation exposure limits for children to below one millisievert per year while at school due to health concerns in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis. ... more | .. |
 Sporian Developing Sensors for Generation IV Nuclear Systems Sporian Microsystems has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to evaluate advanced materials, sensor designs and packaging for use in Generation IV nuclear reactors. Gen ... more | .. |
 Melanin's 'trick' for maintaining radioprotection studied Sunbathers have long known that melanin in their skin cells provides protection from the damage caused by visible and ultraviolet light. More recent studies have shown that melanin, which is produce ... more |
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 Argentina keen for more nuclear power Argentina is keen to increase its capacity for nuclear power production, a major part of the national electricity grid, and has signed deals with Canadian supplier Candu Energy Inc. to help reach that target. ... more | .. |
 Fukushima caesium leaks 'equal 168 Hiroshimas' Japan's government estimates the amount of radioactive caesium-137 released by the Fukushima nuclear disaster so far is equal to that of 168 Hiroshima bombs, a news report said Thursday. ... more | .. |
Lithuania vexed by Leningrad nuke mishap A construction accident at a next-generation prototype Russian nuclear power plant is alarming and shows a lack of transparency, Lithuanian officials say. ... more | .. |
  Russia in talks to build more nuclear plants in Iran: report Russia has put forward "proposals" to build new nuclear power plants in Iran after the completion of the Bushehr project, local media reported Sunday quoting the Islamic republic's atomic chief. ... more |
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 Japan nuclear no-go areas to last 'decades': media Some areas close to Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant will likely remain no-go zones for "several decades", a media report citing an unnamed government official said Monday. ... more | .. |
GE uranium enrichment plans raise fears: report US conglomerate General Electric is seeking permission to build a $1 billion plant for uranium enrichment by laser, a process which has raised proliferation fears, The New York Times said Sunday. ... more | .. |
Nuclear talks, energy to top Kim, Medvedev summit North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Il meets Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Siberia this week for rare talks expected to focus on energy cooperation, Pyongyang's nuclear programme and hunger in the isolated Communist state. ... more | .. |
Romania seeks Chinese boost for nuke plant Romania says it is courting investments from China for its plans to restart a stalled $5.8 billion expansion of its only nuclear power plant. ... more |
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 Tests find thyroid radiation in Japanese children Forty-five percent of children tested in the region around Japan's stricken nuclear plant were found to have traces of radioactive elements in their thyroid glands, an official said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 First quantitative measure of radiation leaked from Fukushima reactor Atmospheric chemists at the University of California, San Diego, report the first quantitative measurement of the amount of radiation leaked from the damaged nuclear reactor in Fukushima, Japan, fol ... more | .. |
 First full post-disaster reactor restart in Japan Japan on Wednesday approved the full resumption of commercial operations of an atomic reactor for the first time since the March 11 quake and tsunami sparked the Fukushima nuclear accident. ... more | .. |
 Status of nuclear power 2010 Riso DTU has made its eighth report in the series: 'Nuclear power and Nuclear Safety', which gives a global overview of nuclear energy with a focus on safety and preparedness. This year's report is ... more |
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Fukushima contaminating China's seas? Chinese sea waters are at risk of being contaminated by radioactive effluents from Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant, which was crippled by the March 11 earthquake, China's ocean watchdog warned. ... more | .. |
 Nuclear weapons a waste of money: Iran Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called nuclear weapons a waste of money Sunday as he prepared to receive a top Russian security official for crisis mediation talks. ... more | .. |
Kyoto rejects disaster wood over nuclear fears Japan's former imperial capital of Kyoto apologised Saturday after rejecting wood from the tsunami-ravaged Pacific coast for a traditional bonfire festival over fears of radioactive contamination. ... more | .. |
 Honda plans nuclear mission for robot: media Japan's Honda is hoping to retool its humanoid robot ASIMO for a nuclear mission so it can join emergency work inside the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant, a press report said Friday. ... more |
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Honda denies nuclear mission for robot Japan's Honda has denied a press report it is hoping to retool its humanoid robot ASIMO to enable it to join emergency work inside the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. ... more | .. |
 Japan to set up new nuclear watchdog Japan will set up a new nuclear regulator under the environment ministry in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, in a bid to give the watchdog more teeth, media reported Friday. ... more | .. |
 Japan to ease residence curbs around nuclear plant Japan plans to lift an advisory telling people living near the no-go zone around the ravaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to evacuate, a government spokesman said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Japan's TEPCO reports loss of $7.4 billion In the wake of the March Fukushima nuclear catastrophe Tokyo Electric Power Co. has reported an operating loss of $7.4 billion. ... more |
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 Germany's EON hit by historic quarterly loss, plans job cuts Germany's biggest energy group, EON, reported Wednesday its first quarterly loss ever as government plans to abandon nuclear energy forced a restructuring plan that could affect up to 11,000 jobs. ... more | .. |
Japan's TEPCO logs $7.4bn quarterly loss The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), Tuesday reported a first-quarter loss of $7.4 billion following the March radiation disaster. ... more | .. |
 Australians in nuclear protest at Hiroshima events Hundreds of Australians turned out Saturday to rally against nuclear power following Japan's Fukushima reactor crisis, at events to commemorate the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II. ... more | .. |
 UN chief heads to Japan as nuclear crisis simmers UN chief Ban Ki-moon arrives in Japan on Sunday, where he plans to visit the Fukushima nuclear disaster zone, as the crippled atomic power plant simmers and a food safety scare deepens. ... more |
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