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November 03, 2011
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Belgium moves toward nuclear phase-out
Brussels (UPI) Nov 2, 2011
Belgium's political parties have committed to closing three nuclear power reactors by 2015 under certain conditions. The country's six major parties, which are negotiating to form a new government, reached agreement Sunday that the closure of two older reactors at the Doel plant and another at Tihange would be on the agenda once the new government is formed, the BBC reported. Citing unnamed Belgian officials, the British broadcaster said the shutdowns would be conditional on finding enou ... read more

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Areva says it suspends C.Africa uranium mine project
French nuclear giant Areva said on Wednesday it was suspending a mining project in the Central African Republic for "a year or two" because of a drop in uranium prices since the Fukushima disaster. ... more
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Bangladesh signs deal for first nuclear plant
Bangladesh on Wednesday signed an agreement for Russia to build the first nuclear power plant in the energy-starved South Asian nation, an official told AFP. ... more
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Japan restarts first nuclear plant since disaster
Japan on Wednesday restarted its first nuclear reactor since the Fukushima disaster in March, in a boost to its beleaguered atomic power industry faced with a deeply sceptical public. ... more
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Evacuation after ammonia leak at US nuclear plant
Workers were evacuated from an area of a California nuclear power plant Tuesday after an ammonia leak, but there was no immediate danger to the public, the operator said. ... more
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New fission suspected at Japan nuclear plant
The operator of Japan's tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant said Wednesday it feared nuclear fission had resumed inside one of the reactors. ... more
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Radium likely cause of Tokyo hotspot: city office
Japanese authorities believe radium was to blame for a radiation hotspot at a Tokyo supermarket, a local city office said Tuesday, in another scare for a nation still on edge over Fukushima. ... more
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Japan lawmaker drinks water from Fukushima plant
A Japanese lawmaker has drunk a glass of water taken from a radioactive puddle inside a reactor building at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in a bid to prove decontamination efforts are working. ... more
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Areva finds 12,300 tonnes of uranium in Jordan: report
French nuclear giant Areva has discovered 12,300 tonnes of uranium in central Jordan, state-run media said on Tuesday, as the parched kingdom tries to develop nuclear energy to meet its growing needs. ... more
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Lawyers launch Fukushima compensation team
Japanese lawyers on Sunday launched a legal team to help victims of the Fukushima accident seek compensation from the plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., and the national government. ... more
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Belgium to switch off nuclear, operator sees blackout ahead
As Belgium becomes the latest European nation to agree to switch off nuclear power, operator Electrabel warned Monday of high costs, environmental fallout and increased dependency on foreign suppliers. ... more
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Czechs bet on nuclear power for their future
The Czech Republic is poised to build on its position as central Europe's nuclear hub, seeking greater energy security and shrugging off the concerns of environmentalists and other opponents. ... more
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Japan wins Vietnamese support for nuclear deal
Japan on Monday officially secured support to help build two nuclear reactors in Vietnam, after the Fukushima crisis sparked heavy criticism of Japan's atomic industry. ... more
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Czechs open tender for new reactors at Temelin plant
State-run power giant CEZ on Monday formally asked three selected bidders to submit offers by July 2012 to build two new reactors at the Temelin nuclear power station in the southern Czech Republic. ... more
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Vietnam PM in Tokyo to push atomic power, minerals
Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung arrived in Tokyo Sunday on a four-day visit expected to promote Japan's export of nuclear power plants to his country and joint development of rare earths. ... more
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Greenpeace slams 'alarming gaps' in EU nuclear stress tests
Greenpeace on Friday slammed "alarming gaps" in EU-wide safety checks on nuclear plants, notably for failing to address "the unthinkable" after Fukushima. ... more
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TEPCO asks for $13bn aid for Fukushima: report
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) on Friday asked Japan's government for a reported $13 billion to help pay compensation for the Fukushima nuclear disaster. ... more
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Westinghouse Signs Contract For Design Of Kozloduy Repository
Westinghouse Electric Company has announced the signing of a multi-million dollar contract to de Intermediate Level Waste Repository at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant site in Bulgaria. The c ... more
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Nuclear pollution of sea from Fukushima was world's biggest
France's nuclear monitor said on Thursday that the amount of caesium 137 that leaked into the Pacific from the Fukushima disaster was the greatest single nuclear contamination of the sea ever seen. ... more
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Bulgaria switches reactor back on grid after repairs
Bulgaria's Kozloduy nuclear power plant announced Thursday it had switched one of its reactors back on to the electricity grid, after a month of refuelling and repairs. ... more
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'Iran has problems with nuclear program'
There has been a flurry of reports on Iran's contentious nuclear program that collectively suggest Tehran is having serious problems getting its hands on materials for its key uranium-enrichment centrifuges along with other issues. ... more
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Bulgaria signs deal for radioactive waste depot
Bulgaria signed a deal Tuesday with a Spanish-German consortium for a new radioactive waste depot near its Kozloduy nuclear power plant on the Danube, the energy ministry announced. ... more
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ElBaradei sees growth in nuclear power
Former UN nuclear monitor and Nobel laureate Mohamed ElBaradei expects growth in nuclear energy - particularly in emerging economies - despite the Fukushima disaster caused by Japan's March tsunami. ... more
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CYBER WARS

Japan cyberattackers may have military info: report
Information on military aircraft and nuclear power plants may have been stolen in a series of cyberattacks on Japanese defence contractor Mitsubishi Heavy, a report said Monday. ... more
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Radiation hotspot near Tokyo linked to Fukushima: officials
Radiation levels as high as those in the evacuation zone around Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant have been detected in a Tokyo suburb, and are likely linked to the disaster, officials said Monday. ... more
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TEPCO to raise $262 mln for nuclear payouts: report
Tokyo Electric Power Co., operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, plans to sell part of its stake in a wind power utility to raise funds for compensation payouts, a report said Sunday. ... more
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Japanese village reconsiders nuclear power
The mayor of Tokai, Japan, is calling for the decommissioning of the village's nuclear reactors. ... more
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Small fire stops Swedish nuclear reactor
A small fire in a turbine hall shut down a Swedish nuclear reactor overnight but the blaze was swiftly extinguished, nuclear power plant officials said Sunday. ... more
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Russia's Rosatom better on transparency: watchdog
Transparency at Russia's state nuclear energy concern Rosatom has improved over the past year, but much remains to be done at the behemoth, Transparency International said on Friday. ... more
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TECH SPACE

Greenpeace criticises Japan radiation screening
Greenpeace called on Tokyo to toughen radiation screening and food labelling rules on Thursday after it said low levels of radiation had been detected in seafood sold at Japanese stores. ... more
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China, Taiwan sign nuclear safety pact
China and Taiwan on Thursday signed an agreement to cooperate on the safety of nuclear power in the wake of Japan's atomic crisis this year. ... more
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Pakistan repairs nuclear power plant leak
Pakistani officials were forced Thursday to repair a leak in its oldest nuclear power plant, lying on the outskirts of its economic hub Karachi on the Arabian Sea coast, an official said. ... more
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