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EU funding shortfall for ex-Soviet nuclear plants clean-upLuxembourg (AFP) Feb 8, 2012 The EU faces a shortfall of some 2.5 billion euros to complete de-commissioning of eight ex-Soviet nuclear plants in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia, the European Court of Auditors said Wednesday. In a damning report, assessing 2.85 billion euros of European Union monies already spent on the clean-up agreed with the three states during negotiations to join the EU, the Luxembourg-based court warned that "major infrastructure projects face delays and cost-overruns." Covering work done between 199 ... read more |
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 Prague to scale back nuclear ambition: minister The Czech Republic is to scale back its nuclear energy ambitions, the industry minister said Wednesday in a newspaper interview. ... more | .. |
  Chadbourne Closes More Than 20 Billion in Project Finance Deals Chadbourne and Parke lawyers closed more than $20 billion in project finance deals in 2011, including the world's largest IPP project being built in Saudi Arabia. Other highlights in 2011 included w ... more | .. |
 French nuclear body approves Atmea reactor safety options France's ASN nuclear safety body said on Tuesday it had approved the safety options for the Atmea1 reactor project being carried out by France's Areva and Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). ... 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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  Lavrov to Discuss Space, Nuclear Cooperation in Australia Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will discuss bilateral cooperation in high-tech industries, including space and nuclear power, during his one-day working visit to Australia on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Slovenia nuclear plant cuts output for repair work Slovenia's only nuclear power plant reduced output to one third for repair work, the operator said on Saturday. ... more | .. |
 RWE to implement new savings German energy giant RWE, which has been hit hard by Berlin's decision to phase out nuclear power, said Sunday it was planning for a billion euros (1.3 billion dollars) in new cuts. ... more | .. |
 AREVA and partners submit commercial bid for a new EPR nuclear plant to Fennovoima AREVA, who leads the EPR Team, submitted its commercial bid for the construction of a nuclear power plant at Pyhajoki, in North Ostrobothnia, Finland. With this commercial bid, the EPR Team's ... more |
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  Space Radiation Blamed for Phobos-Grunt Crash Space radiation triggered a glitch in the on-board computer system causing the recent crash of Russia's Mars probe, Federal Space Agency head Vladimir Popovkin said on Tuesday. "Two components ... more | .. |
  Radioactive water leak at Japan nuclear plant: report Some 8.5 tons of radioactive water leaked from a reactor at Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant but it had not flowed outside the reactor building, Kyodo News said Wednesday, quoting the plant's operator. ... more | .. |
 US nuclear reactor turned off after radiation leak A reactor at the San Onofre nuclear power plant near San Diego has been shut down after a radiation leak which was not big enough to cause public harm, the US atomic safety agency said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 UN atomic watchdog green lights Japan's reactor tests The UN's nuclear watchdog on Tuesday gave its seal of approval to Japan's reactor safety checks, but said utilities should beef up plans for managing disasters in the wake of the Fukushima meltdowns. ... more |
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 France faces 79-bn-euro charge for nuclear power: auditor Dismantling France's nuclear reactors and storing their radioactive waste will eventually cost around 79 billion euros ($103.5 billion), the national audit office said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Japan studies flora and fauna near Fukushima plant Japanese scientists are studying how radiation has affected plants and animals living near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, an official said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Japan emissions rising after atomic crisis: report Japanese manufacturer's greenhouse gas emissions are rising after the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster, hurting the country's carbon reduction goals, a report said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 How sea water could corrode nuclear fuel Japan used seawater to cool nuclear fuel at the stricken Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant after the tsunami in March 2011 - and that was probably the best action to take at the time, says Professor A ... more |
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 Radiation fears slow Japan tsunami clear-up Giant piles of debris from Japan's earthquake and tsunami scar the country's once picturesque northeast coast - and the clear-up is hamstrung by fears the rubbish may be contaminated by radiation. ... more | .. |
 UN nuclear agency to set up Fukushima office: report The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog said the agency will open a branch office in Fukushima to monitor efforts to contain the world's worst atomic energy accident since Chernobyl, a report said Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Sandia chemists find new material to remove radioactive gas from spent nuclear fuel Research by a team of Sandia chemists could impact worldwide efforts to produce clean, safe nuclear energy and reduce radioactive waste. The Sandia researchers have used metal-organic framewor ... more | .. |
 Areva order book increases despite Fukushima disaster French nuclear energy giant Areva said Thursday its order book increased by 3.1 percent last year to 45.6 billion euros ($59.8 billion) despite Fukushima nuclear disaster hitting sales. ... more |
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 Mexico activists slam planned mine near nuclear plant Mexican environmental activists on Wednesday slammed the alleged threat from a Canadian gold mining project that would lie only two miles (three kilometers) from a nuclear power plant. ... more | .. |
US changes tack on nuclear deals: newspaper The Barack Obama administration has shifted policy on planned international nuclear cooperation agreements by withdrawing a demand that Jordan and Vietnam give up their rights to produce nuclear fuel, a newspaper reported Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Ban Ki-moon warns UN disrarmament conference may sink UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned Tuesday that the UN Conference on Disarmament could fail because of a three-year stalemate over Pakistan's reluctance to discuss nuclear power. ... more | .. |
Japan seeks Fukushima UN nuclear agency presence Japan is asking the UN's nuclear agency to set up a permanent office in Fukushima to monitor its efforts to contain the world's worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl. ... more |
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 TEPCO 'to be nationalised' for at least 10 years: report The operator of Japan's crippled nuclear power plant will be effectively nationalised for at least 10 years under a plan to provide it with money to fund compensation payouts, a report said Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Egypt probes reports of stolen radioactive material Experts are investigating reports that a safe containing radioactive material was stolen from a site where Egypt plans to build its first nuclear power plant, government newspapers said on Friday. ... more | .. |
 TEPCO uses camera to survey Fukushima reactor The operators of the tsunami-stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant said Thursday they had passed an industrial camera into one of the wrecked reactors, in their first attempt to directly check the interior. ... more | .. |
 Sweden must improve nuclear plant safety: report Sweden should take steps to increase security against attacks at its nuclear plants including introducing armed guards, a government-sponsored report published Thursday said. ... more |
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Romania to sell 10% stake in two energy firms Romania on Wednesday approved the sale of 10 percent of its stakes in two national power firms, one of them specialising in nuclear energy. ... more | .. |
 Japan reactor lifespan up to 60 years: government Nuclear reactors in Japan could still be operating up to 60 years after they were built, the government said Wednesday as it unveiled plans to boost their maximum lifespan by 50 percent. ... more | .. |
Japan probes radioactive apartment block Japan's government was Monday investigating how an apartment had been built with radioactive concrete in the latest scare from the country's ongoing nuclear crisis. ... more | .. |
  Energy-hungry Japan in $34 bln Australia gas deal Japanese energy firm Inpex and French giant Total on Friday announced a huge $34 billion gas project in Australia, as Tokyo looks for alternatives to nuclear power in the wake of the Fukushima disaster. ... more |
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