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Cold War's nuclear wastes pose challenges to science, engineering, societyMiami FL (SPX) Oct 13, 2011 Seven papers published in the current issue of Technology and Innovation, Proceedings of the National Academy of Inventors report on efforts by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to ensure continued safe and secure storage and disposition of 50 years worth of spent nuclear fuel, surplus nuclear materials, and high-level wastes at DOE facilities. "Technology, innovation, development and deployment are key elements in the DOE cleanup effort," said Yvette T. Collazo, Paula G. Kirk and A. Alan Moghis ... read more |
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 Taiwan, China to sign nuclear safety pact Taiwan and China have agreed to cooperate more closely on nuclear power safety and disaster preparedness in the wake of Japan's atomic crisis this year, Taipei authorities said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
China to lead in new nuclear reactors? While most of the world takes a step back from nuclear power in the wake of the disaster in northern Japan, China is continuing on a path of nuclear power expansion. ... more | .. |
 Areva's Finnish EPR reactor delayed again A third generation EPR nuclear reactor being built in Finland by French-German consortium Areva-Siemens will likely be delayed once again, to 2014 from 2013, Finnish power company Teollisuuden Voima (TVO) said Wednesday. ... 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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Second Dutch nuclear rail shipment heads to France A train carrying nuclear waste on Tuesday left the Netherlands bound for a recycling plant in France, the second such shipment that has sparked ire and protests of anti-nuclear activists. ... more | .. |
Green light for nuclear expansion in Britain: minister Britain will press on with plans to expand its network of nuclear power stations, a minister said Tuesday, after a report on the Fukushima disaster found no grounds to restrict the use of reactors here. ... more | .. |
Green, Aboriginal groups lash BHP mega-mine Eco-activists and Aboriginal groups Tuesday condemned Australia's approval of a mammoth BHP Billiton mining pit expansion, warning of an environmental and public health disaster if it goes ahead. ... more | .. |
  Japan starts thyroid tests for Fukushima children Japan's Fukushima prefecture on Sunday began health check-ups of 360,000 children amid worries that radiation from a crippled nuclear plant had exposed them to the risk of thyroid abnormalities. ... more |
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 Australia approves BHP's Olympic Dam expansion Australia on Monday approved BHP Billiton's multi-billion dollar plans to expand its copper and uranium operations at Olympic Dam, but said it must comply with more than 100 strict conditions. ... more | .. |
Australian mine expansion gains approval Australia has granted environmental approval for the massive expansion of BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam mine. ... more | .. |
 Protests thwart India's nuclear plans An increase in anti-nuclear sentiment after the Fukushima disaster in Japan in March has stalled India's ambitious plan for nuclear expansion, officials said. ... more | .. |
 Nuclear contamination found beyond Japan no-go zone High levels of radioactive contamination have been found in soil in the capital of Japan's Fukushima prefecture, a study showed Wednesday, prompting calls to make the area a voluntary evacuation zone. ... more |
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Japan nuclear plant worker dies A worker at Japan's disaster-stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant died Thursday, its operator said, adding that the death was not necessarily related to radioactive leaks. ... more | .. |
 Bulgaria files counter claim against Atomstroyexport Bulgaria has filed an international arbitration court claim against Russian nuclear company Atomstroyexport over delayed payments, Economy Minister Traicho Traikov said Thursday. ... more | .. |
New nuclear power plant site in western Finland: company Finnish power company Fennovoima announced Wednesday it would build the country's third nuclear power plant in the western town of Pyhaejoki. ... more | .. |
Ukraine begins construction of new nuclear waste storage Ukraine launched construction of a new facility Wednesday to stockpile industrial nuclear waste in the contaminated zone around its Chernobyl plant, site of the worst nuclear accident of the last 25 years. ... more |
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Nuclear power essential to cut emissions: UK expert Britain's chief scientific adviser voiced concern Wednesday at moves to abandon nuclear power after Japan's Fukushima crisis, saying it remains vital to combat global warming. ... more | .. |
IAEA experts to assist with Fukushima decontamination The UN atomic agency IAEA said Tuesday it was sending 12 international experts to Japan on October 7-15 to assist the country with clean-up efforts after the nuclear accident of Fukushima in March. ... more | .. |
Nuclear reactor shut down in Japan, cause unknown A nuclear power reactor was shut down automatically in western Japan on Tuesday, but the cause of the suspension was not immediately known, its operator said. ... more | .. |
 TEPCO told to cut jobs, costs after Fukushima disaster Tokyo Electric Power Co. will have to cut 7,400 jobs and slash costs by $33 billion over the next 10 years to pay damages for the Fukushima nuclear accident, a government-commissioned panel said Monday. ... more |
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Plutonium detected outside Fukushima plant: government A limited amount of plutonium has been detected in soil outside Japan's troubled Fukushima nuclear power plant which was crippled by the March 11 quake-tsunami disaster, the government said Friday. ... more | .. |
Japan eases evacuation advisory for zones near nuclear plant Japan on Friday lifted evacuation advisories for five areas near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant as it looks to convince tens of thousands of residents that it is safe to return home. ... more | .. |
French EDF refuses Russian nuclear plant offer: Lithuania France's energy giant EDF has refused a Russian offer to build a nuclear power plant, Lithuania's Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius said after meeting his French counterpart Francois Fillon. ... more | .. |
 India better prepared for nuclear crisis: watchdog India has improved procedures to deal with a nuclear emergency in the wake of the Fukushima crisis in Japan, the country's atomic energy watchdog said Thursday, after criticism of its preparedness. ... more |
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Quake rocks Japan's crippled nuclear power plant A 5.6-magnitude earthquake shook an area of northeast Japan which includes the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant Thursday but there were no reports of damage to the facility, officials said. ... more | .. |
Bulgaria to fix control rod problem at nuclear plant Protective sleeves on the control rods at one of the reactors in Bulgaria's sole nuclear plant need to be replaced as a safety precaution, the plant said in a statement Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Swiss parliament approves nuclear plant phase out The Swiss parliament's upper house Wednesday approved plans to phase out the country's nuclear plants over the next two decades in the wake of the Fukushima disaster in Japan. ... more | .. |
Finnish nuclear authority denies reports of meltdown threat Finland's nuclear safety authority STUK on Thursday denied reports that it had found any new or serious safety shortcomings in the country's nuclear reactors. ... more |
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 Nuclear To Create Up To 55,000 Jobs For Australians By 2050 The independent report, entitled Australia's Nuclear Power Workforce 2020 - 2050 is the result of detailed workforce forecasting which predicts an employment boom across 40+ occupations, including e ... more | .. |
 Japan to advise Vietnam on nuclear power Vietnam and Japan have signed an agreement for a feasibility study for a nuclear power plant in Vietnam. ... more | .. |
 Reactor cooldown at Japan's Fukushima plant The operators of Japan's crippled Fukushima power plant said Wednesday that the temperature of reactor number two had dropped below 100 degrees Celsius as the site slowly recovers from the March 11 tsunami. ... more | .. |
Japan's post-tsunami tourism haunted by atomic fears Seagulls flock around passengers on the deck of a cruise boat, hoping for scraps; hotels and inns show no-vacancy signs and fresh oysters are served in seaside restaurants. ... more |
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