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India wants new tests before French reactors orderVienna (AFP) Sept 19, 2011 India wants new test results in light of the Fukushima disaster before finalising a multi-billion-euro order for new reactors with French nuclear energy giant Areva, France's Energy Minister Eric Besson said Monday. Besson told AFP that India's nuclear agency chief Srikumar Banerjee had told him in talks on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the UN atomic watchdog that he wanted a "post-Fukushima certification." The Indian message was however passed on in a "very positive" fashion, Besson sa ... read more |
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 Japan promises 'safer nuclear future' Japan's minister handling the Fukushima crisis told a gathering of the UN atomic agency Monday his country would have a "safer" future, after a massive anti-nuclear rally in Tokyo. ... more | .. |
 Turkey would consider US proposal for nuclear power plant Turkey's energy minister said Monday Ankara would consider a proposal from the United States to build a nuclear power plant in the country's north. ... more | .. |
 Nuclear pull-out to cost Germany 250 billion euros: study Germany's decision to switch from nuclear to renewable sources of energy will require investment of 250 billion euros ($340 billion) over the next decade, a new study found Monday. ... 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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 Rosatom eyes Siemens cooperation despite nuclear exit Russian state nuclear company Rosatom will pursue cooperation with Germany's Siemens even though Siemens has decided to drop its nuclear energy projects, a Rosatom spokesman told AFP on Monday. ... more | .. |
 Thousands protest against nuclear power in Japan Tens of thousands of demonstrators rallied in Tokyo on Monday calling for an end to nuclear energy in Japan after the March 11 disaster that sparked the worst atomic crisis since Chernobyl. ... more | .. |
German giant Siemens renounces nuclear activity: CEO German industrial giant Siemens is turning the page on nuclear energy in line with Berlin's decision to agree to an end to atomic power, the group's CEO Peter Loescher said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Austrians slam reported Czech nuclear plans Austrian politicians reacted angrily to reported plans by the Czech Republic to vastly increase its nuclear energy to account for 80 percent of its electricity production. ... more |
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 Fukushima: France's EDF to add safety backups France's nuclear power operator plans to add safety backups to its plants following the Fukushima disaster, says a report made public on Friday by the country's atomic watchdog. ... more | .. |
  Saudis 'eye Pakistani nukes' to face Iran Saudi Arabia has been beefing up its military links with Pakistan to counter Iran's expansionist plans and this reportedly includes acquiring atomic arms from the only Muslim nuclear power or its pledge of nuclear cover. ... more | .. |
  Tsunami protection wall for Japan atomic plant A Japanese electricity firm is to build an 18-metre (60-foot) high barrier to protect a nuclear plant from tsunamis, the company said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Brazil looks to expand nuclear energy output Brazil is planning to expand its nuclear energy output by building five more reactors to augment the two currently in operation, Energy Minister Edison Lobao said Thursday. ... more |
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 Nuclear plant firms adopt landmark code of conduct The world's nuclear power plant exporters announced Thursday a first-ever code of conduct, which they hope will raise safety standards, prevent proliferation, and enhance environmental protection. ... more | .. |
 Today's plants far safer than Fukushima: US expert Today's nuclear reactors are "much safer" than the Japanese plant damaged in this year's earthquake and tsunami, a US expert said Thursday, citing dramatic improvements that could prevent similar disasters. ... more | .. |
  Terahertz radiation's impact on cellular function and gene expression Terahertz (THz) technologies show promise for myriad medical, military, security, and research applications ranging from the detection of cancer to airport security systems to shipment inspection to ... more | .. |
 Areva suspends some uranium production after Japan quake French nuclear giant Areva is suspending uranium production at two plants because of low demand from Japanese power stations in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, a spokeswoman said Thursday. ... more |
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 Iran nuke chief to attend IAEA meeting Iran's nuclear power chief says he will attend an International Atomic Energy Agency meeting in Vienna after offering to reduce tensions with the West. ... more | .. |
Post-Fukushima UN 'action plan' approved The UN atomic agency's board approved Tuesday a global nuclear safety "action plan" but critics said it falls well short of lofty promises made in the wake of the Fukushima disaster six months ago. ... more | .. |
UN atomic agency approves safety plan: diplomats The UN atomic agency's board approved Tuesday a global safety "action plan" six months after Japan suffered the world's biggest nuclear accident in 25 years, diplomats said. ... more | .. |
  Japan PM warns of industrial 'hollowing out' A strong yen could "hollow out" Japan's industrial heart and undermine recovery from the March quake-tsunami disaster, the new prime minister warned Tuesday in his first major policy speech. ... more |
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Japan's nuclear disaster - six months on Six months after Japan's massive March 11 earthquake and tsunami sparked the world's worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl, emergency crews are struggling to stop radiation seeping out. ... more | .. |
 Japan trade minister resigns over Fukushima comments In an early embarrassment for Japan's eight day-old government, the economy, trade and industry minister resigned Saturday over comments deemed insensitive to evacuees from crisis-hit Fukushima. ... more | .. |
 UN agency tackles post-Fukushima safety, Iran A global safety "action plan" in the wake of Japan's Fukushima disaster and growing suspicions that Iran is developing nuclear weapons will dominate a meeting of the UN atomic watchdog next week. ... more |
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One dead, four injured in French nuclear plant blast One person was killed and four injured in a blast at a nuclear site in the south of France on Monday as the government sought to play down fears of a radioactive leak. ... more | .. |
Italy says vulnerable to neighbours' nuclear mishaps Italy said Monday the blast that killed one person and injured four at a nuclear site in France highlighted its own vulnerability to such atomic incidents on the territory of its neighbours. ... more | .. |
 Westinghouse In Collaborative Effort to Supply Nuclear Power Plants In China and United States Westinghouse Electric reports that the acquisition of Shaw Group's 20 percent ownership stake in Westinghouse by its current majority owner Toshiba Corporation would have no impact on any of the fou ... more | .. |
 Rebalancing the nuclear debate through education Better physics teaching with a particular emphasis on radioactivity and radiation science could improve public awareness through education of the environmental benefits and relative safety of nuclea ... more |
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 Two radiation generators mark major milestones in helping protect the US Two remarkable pulsed-power machines used to test the nation's defenses against atomic weapons have surpassed milestones at Sandia National Laboratories: 4,000 firings, called 'shots,' on the Saturn ... more | .. |
 Research on US nuclear levels after Fukushima could aid in future nuclear detection The amount of radiation released during the Fukushima nuclear disaster was so great that the level of atmospheric radioactive aerosols in Washington state was 10,000 to 100,000 times greater than no ... more | .. |
Iran nuclear plant to fully power up by March Iran's first nuclear power plant will be linked to the national grid with its full 1,000-megawatt capacity by the end of the Iranian year in March, a senior Iranian atomic official said on Monday. ... more | .. |
 Russia says ready for more nuclear cooperation with Iran Moscow's energy minister Sergei Shmatko on Sunday promised further nuclear cooperation with Iran, after Russia built the Islamic republic's first atomic power plant despite US objections. ... more |
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