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Sanctions, flaws hobble Iran nuclear program: studyWashington (AFP) Oct 18, 2011 Iran's nuclear program has been hampered by machine design flaws, equipment breakdowns and problems getting parts because of international sanctions, a US think-tank report said. Tehran's atomic progress also has been slowed by the attack of the Stuxnet computer virus, according to the report by the Washington-based Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS), which was released late Monday. Many of the problems Iran faces are with its centrifuges, the machines that churn out purifie ... read more |
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 TEPCO asks for $9 bln in Fukushima aid: reports Tokyo Electric Power Company will ask for at least 700 billion yen ($9.1 billion) in a first tranche of state aid to help cover compensation for the Fukushima nuclear disaster, reports said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Radioactive emissions from Fukushima plant fall: TEPCO Emissions of radioactive materials from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have been cut by half over the past month, its operator said Monday. ... more | .. |
 UN atomic team urges efficiency in Japan decontamination Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency urged Japan Friday to ensure decontamination efforts in the wake of the Fukushima crisis stay focused on reducing radiation doses to the public. ... 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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UN atomic agency team to conclude Japan mission Experts from the UN atomic agency IAEA will unveil their preliminary findings Friday as they conclude a one-week mission to assist Japan with clean-up efforts after the Fukushima nuclear accident. ... more | .. |
  Old radium bottles blamed for Tokyo radiation A Tokyo radiation hotspot was not linked to the Fukushima nuclear crisis, Japanese authorities concluded Friday after finding old containers of radium powder likely used for luminous paint. ... more | .. |
Radiation hotspot detected in Tokyo A radiation hotspot has been detected in Tokyo, officials said Thursday, but authorities said it may not be linked to the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant. ... more | .. |
World needs joined-up nuclear safety approach: report The global upsurge in the use of nuclear power in countries such as China, Russia and Britain must be accompanied by a greater focus on security and the management of nuclear waste, a report said Thursday. ... more |
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 Cold War's nuclear wastes pose challenges to science, engineering, society 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 continue ... 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 | .. |
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 | .. |
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 |
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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 | .. |
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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
Japan's Ongoing Nuclear Disaster: Radiation Still Leaking, Recovery Still Years Away Richard Wilcox lives in Japan and studies environmental issues, and has published articles on Fukushima in Counterpunch, Dissident Voice and Global Research. "If nuclear power is so 'safe,' why is i ... 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 |
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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 | .. |
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 |
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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 | .. |
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 |
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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 |
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